Foreign Minister NP Saud said that the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi has been directed to send a report on the map placed in the Parliament building of India. Speaking at a meeting of the International Relations Committee of the House of Representatives held in Singha Durbar on Tuesday, Minister Saud said the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi has been directed to send a report on the map by inquiring with the India side. He also informed the Committee about the caption written in the mural placed in the newly constructed Indian Parliament building which states the expansion of the empire during the time of Emperor Ashoka.

“The Committee is aware of the official opinion from the government of India that this is not a political issue. The Nepali Embassy in New Delhi has already been directed to send a report on this issue by holding discussions with the Indian side,” he said.

Saying that the government’s attention has been drawn towards the mural placed in the Indian Parliament building, Minister Saud said that the committee, committee members and the government all are clear and firm on Nepal's international borders. He also made it clear about the interview he had given to an Indian media about the mural during Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s recent visit to India. “I also want to make clear what I spoke on this issue during an interview with an Indian media a few weeks ago. At that time, the information related to the mural was not fully received. In the lack of clear information, it was not the right time to make concrete comments on the issue,” he said. Minister Saud said that the government is fully committed not to let any encroach upon even an inch of Nepal’s land.