Open trading points soon: Nepal PM tells India

Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Friday requested India not to delay the opening of the trading points to ease the supply of essential goods into Nepal, amid road blockade on the border by Madhesi protesters over the country’s new Constitution. “I hereby request government of India to ensure Nepal’s transit rights are not affected by any delay at the border checking points,” Koirala said, a day after India emphasised that it can only take goods up to the border and beyond that it is the responsibility of the Nepalese side to ensure adequate safety and security for the trucks. The agitating Madhesi groups have imposed a blockade and stalled supply of essential goods from India to Nepal via road, causing <g data-gr-id="7">shortage</g> of essential goods in the country.