Hope deadlock in Nepal will end soon: Indian envoy

India’s Ambassador to Nepal on Tuesday expressed hope that the political deadlock in the Himalayan nation over the new Constitution would soon end as talks between the agitating Indian-origin Madhesis and the government are in progress.

Speaking at an interaction programme on Nepal-India relations, Ranjit Rae said India is ready to assist Nepal in its development process amid the ongoing political crisis.

The relations between Nepal and India are based on people-to-people ties and nothing can spoil it, Rae pointed out at the event organised by the Nepal-India Friendship Society under the theme ‘Nepal India relations and the ongoing political crisis in Nepal’.

A host of speakers stressed on the need to end current political impasse in the country by addressing the demands of the Madhesi community and help strengthen Nepal-India ties, at a time when the relations have reached an all-time low. The Indian envoy’s remarks come a day after he called on deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa, who sought India’s help in easing the supplies of essentials like LPG and fuel in the landlocked country and told Rae that Nepal is heading towards a humanitarian crisis due to the ongoing blockade.