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October 14, 1962
Himalayan Times
Ihrss
NEPAL WILL NOT PLAY SECOND FIDDLE
Mahendra Hits Out At India
Kathmandu. October 8
King Mahendra today
declared that Nepal wag
never prepared to play
second fiddle to any
country. Nepal however
wanted to maintain, in
tbe right manner, coope-
ration and traditional
relatione of friendship a id
goodwill with India.
The declaration was
contained in a message
to the nation on the
occasion of Dusierah,
Nepal's biggest national
festival.
"We know from bit-
ter experience", the King
a»«erted, ' the evils ot
party politics, mutual ri-
valries and petty-miuded-
neaa inherent in it Now
we are determined not
to become a plaything in
the hands of any foreign
Power. We will undergo
any trouble for the wt>l
fare and defence of our
oountry and we will no
ver bargain our country
from fear of anybody's
threat, whatever the* na-
ture and dimension the
threat m»y have."
The King aaid Nepal
had always been an inde-
pendent and peace-
loving nation adhering to
the Hindu religion and
was always dssirous of
friendly relatione with ony
friendly country including
India.
The King prefaced his
message with the remark
that Dusserah was the
day of rejoicing for the
Nepftlese people and "it
is a matter for regret
that on this day of our
great religious festival I
have to draw your at-
tention repeatedly to the
possibility cf our age old
friendly relations wilb a
friendly oountry, India,
being spoiled, despite all
our wishes to the oontrary
by the activities of ele-
ments engaged in obstruc-
ting the peeoefu! flow of
Nepalese life because they
have found a haven in
India."
Not content "with
getting shelter and en-
couragement from India"
these elements have tried
to creat misunderstanding
between the two countries.
"That au unfriendly
inoident - and behaviour
affecting the peace-loving
people of Nepal was got
up reoently from the
Indian border on the oc-
casion of this national
festival of oura is highly
objectionable.
The facts demanded
that India should soviso
VIOLENCE AGAINST
INDIANS
Kathmandu, Oct. 12
Indians in Kathms.adu.
are concerned at {-lis way
the Nepale«» Preas hava
began openly inciting the
people to violence against
Indians in Nepal,
The Hindi meekly,
Naya Samaj, ia its latsse
issue said they;. etae?
foreignere were astonished,
to see the freedom in
which Indians move about
in Nepal. 'Che paper ad-
ded it was becoming im-
possible to curb tho fury
of the Nepalese people
against Indians consider-
ing that in Indie Heps,,
lese were being "man-
handled insulted and jai-
led".
It asked if itfepalesQ
were so treated in India*
why should Indians be
safe in Nepal ?
The Naya Samaj addsd
that tho Nepalese felt thai
India had transgressed the
limit of Nepalese tolerance
and love for peaes.
FOR SALE
A Remington Type-
writer (Devanagari Script'
iu workiug condition.
Approximate Price Es,
460/- Apply to St. iiugus.
tine's Sohooi, Kftlimpong.
her thinking on ihio aatt
ter from the standpoint
of tb.8 welfare of both
countries, he oaM.
Himalayan Times
Ihrss
NEPAL WILL NOT PLAY SECOND FIDDLE
Mahendra Hits Out At India
Kathmandu. October 8
King Mahendra today
declared that Nepal wag
never prepared to play
second fiddle to any
country. Nepal however
wanted to maintain, in
tbe right manner, coope-
ration and traditional
relatione of friendship a id
goodwill with India.
The declaration was
contained in a message
to the nation on the
occasion of Dusierah,
Nepal's biggest national
festival.
"We know from bit-
ter experience", the King
a»«erted, ' the evils ot
party politics, mutual ri-
valries and petty-miuded-
neaa inherent in it Now
we are determined not
to become a plaything in
the hands of any foreign
Power. We will undergo
any trouble for the wt>l
fare and defence of our
oountry and we will no
ver bargain our country
from fear of anybody's
threat, whatever the* na-
ture and dimension the
threat m»y have."
The King aaid Nepal
had always been an inde-
pendent and peace-
loving nation adhering to
the Hindu religion and
was always dssirous of
friendly relatione with ony
friendly country including
India.
The King prefaced his
message with the remark
that Dusserah was the
day of rejoicing for the
Nepftlese people and "it
is a matter for regret
that on this day of our
great religious festival I
have to draw your at-
tention repeatedly to the
possibility cf our age old
friendly relations wilb a
friendly oountry, India,
being spoiled, despite all
our wishes to the oontrary
by the activities of ele-
ments engaged in obstruc-
ting the peeoefu! flow of
Nepalese life because they
have found a haven in
India."
Not content "with
getting shelter and en-
couragement from India"
these elements have tried
to creat misunderstanding
between the two countries.
"That au unfriendly
inoident - and behaviour
affecting the peace-loving
people of Nepal was got
up reoently from the
Indian border on the oc-
casion of this national
festival of oura is highly
objectionable.
The facts demanded
that India should soviso
VIOLENCE AGAINST
INDIANS
Kathmandu, Oct. 12
Indians in Kathms.adu.
are concerned at {-lis way
the Nepale«» Preas hava
began openly inciting the
people to violence against
Indians in Nepal,
The Hindi meekly,
Naya Samaj, ia its latsse
issue said they;. etae?
foreignere were astonished,
to see the freedom in
which Indians move about
in Nepal. 'Che paper ad-
ded it was becoming im-
possible to curb tho fury
of the Nepalese people
against Indians consider-
ing that in Indie Heps,,
lese were being "man-
handled insulted and jai-
led".
It asked if itfepalesQ
were so treated in India*
why should Indians be
safe in Nepal ?
The Naya Samaj addsd
that tho Nepalese felt thai
India had transgressed the
limit of Nepalese tolerance
and love for peaes.
FOR SALE
A Remington Type-
writer (Devanagari Script'
iu workiug condition.
Approximate Price Es,
460/- Apply to St. iiugus.
tine's Sohooi, Kftlimpong.
her thinking on ihio aatt
ter from the standpoint
of tb.8 welfare of both
countries, he oaM.