Nepal has dismissed rumours that the government was mulling expulsion of Indian envoy Ranjit Rae. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa tweeted that some media speculation regarding Nepal govt mulling expulsion of Indian Ambassador Rae is baseless and aimed at damaging Nepal-India relations.
Media speculation was rife that the Nepalese government was mulling Rae’s expulsion in the backdrop of cancellation of President Bidhya Devi Bhandari’s maiden foreign visit to India and the controversy surrounding the recall of Nepal’s envoy to India Deep Kumar Upadhyay by the Nepalese government.
Nepal had on Friday cancelled the visit of its President to India hardly 72 hours before her departure for Delhi.
Though no reason was assigned for cancellation of the trip, it was believed to indicate Nepal’s unhappiness with India over the latter’s alleged meddling in the internal affairs of the Himalayan nation.