Nepali Prime Minister Says Lord Ram Was Nepali – Free PDF

NEPALI PM CLAIMS

• Speaking at an event on the occasion of the 206th birth anniversary of Nepal poet BhanubhaktaAcharya, who translated Valmiki Ramayanin Nepali, Oli said Ayodhyawas an area west of Birgunj, a town bordering Bihar.

BIRGUNJ

• As an entry point to Nepal from Patna and Kolkata, it is known as the “Gateway to Nepal”.
• The town has significant economic importance for Nepal as most of the trade with India is via Birgunj and the Indian town of Raxaul.
• According to the 2011 Census, Birgunj had a population of 133,238.

K.P OLILOGIC

• He accused India of cultural encroachment by “creating a fake Ayodhya.”
• “Till now we have remained under the belief that Ram, the man Sita married, was an Indian… he was not, he was a Nepali,” Oli said.
• “BalmikiAshram is in Nepal and the holy place where King Dashrath had executed the rites to get the son is in Ridi. Dashrath’s son Ram was not an Indian and Ayodhyais also in Nepal,” he claimed.

K.P OLILOGIC

• Oli questioned how Lord Rama could come to Janakpur to marry Sita when there was “no means” of communication. He further said that it to be impossible for Lord Rama to come to Janakpur from present Ayodhyathat lies in India.
• “Janakpur lies here and Ayodhyathere and there is talk of marriage. There was neither telephone nor mobile then how could he know about Janakpur,” Oli said.

JANAKPUR

REASONS BEHIND THESE WILD CLAIMS BY NEPALIPRIME MINISTER

• In 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited Janakpur in DhanusaDistrict of Nepal and had inaugurated a direct bus service to Ayodhyaas part of a ‘RamayanCircuit’ to promote religious tourism. He had also visited the 20th century Janaki temple, dedicated to Sita, where he offered special prayers.
• Modi had also announced a Rs 100 crore package to develop Janakpur.

CONCLUSION

• Nepali Prime Minister K.P Oli hasbeenconsistentlyanti-India in his statements
• India has decided thus far to focus more on people to people relations with Nepal by not reacting to K.P Oli’s statements

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