Kathmandu, 24 May: A 204 year old historical document has confirmed that Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani are the Nepali territory, reports Parshuram Kafle in Naya Patrika daily.
On 4 March, 1816, Nepal and British East India Company had signed Sugauli Treaty. Article 5 of the Treaty has accepted Kali River as the border river. Therefore, eastern part of the Kali River is Nepali territory.
On 4 February, 1817, Chautariya Bam Shah had written a letter to the British resident (ambassador) Edward Gardner protesting British India for not evacuating the territory even after the treaty. In the letter, it is stated that the said territory belongs to Nepal as per the treaty.
In response to the letter, the ambassador had confirmed that the territory belong to Nepal. The British ambassador had written that the Governor General of British India has welcomed Nepal’s claim. He has stated that as per the instruction from the Governor General, he had written the letter confirming that the area will not be taken as the Indian territory, therefore, the acting commissioner in Kumau will be directed to immediately surrender the territory to Nepal.
Accordingly, the then principal secretary Adam had written similar letter to the acting commissioner in Kumau on 22 March, 1817.
These evidences confirm that eastern part of the Kali River as Nepali territory.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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