New Delhi: The BJP on Monday questioned the Maoists’ right to rule Nepal and said their victory in the constituency assembly elections was not a “good sign” for India.
"The coming to power of Communists in Nepal was in no way a good sign for India and this should be accepted," said senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh at the party’s National Executive in Delhi.
"The CPN-M (Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist) has only one-third majority," said Singh, a former external affairs minister.
"There was no need to hurry with the elections in Nepal. We had requested UN observers to first ensure that all the weapons (of the Maoists) were surrendered. The figures given of the number of people who surrendered was inflated," he said.
"During the Nepal elections, there was rigging and intimidation, especially in the rural areas." Singh alleged that Nepal Maoists have ties with Naxalites in India.
To a question about declaration of Nepal as a secular republic, he said the development was "very negative". The question is not about ideology but about the ‘Sanatan Dharma’, as the journey of ‘Chardhams’ is not complete without a trip to Pashupatinath in Nepal, he said.
Singh alleged that the UPA government's Nepal policy has reached a "dead end" and said it acted in haste while praising the election results.
The BJP national executive passed a resolution on "foreign policy, national security and the UPA Government’s disastrous governance".
The resolution expressed satisfaction over elections in Nepal but underscored the need for "great restraint in the utterances and conduct of the CPN-M".
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