Kathmandu: Former Nepal PM and president of the main opposition CPN-UML K P Sharma Oli on Friday promised to "withdraw Kalapani, Limpiadhura and Lipulekh areas from India through dialogue" if his party forms a government. Which is a disputed border area between Nepal and India.

In fact, both India and Nepal claim Kalapani as an integral part of their territory. India claims the area as part of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand and Nepal as part of Dharchula district. Launching the 10th General Conference of the Nepalese Communist Party (Unified Marxist-Leninist) at Chitwan, 160 km south of Kathmandu, Oli claimed that if his government is formed, he would "withdraw disputed areas like Limpiadhura, Kalapani and Lipulekh through dialogue," he said, 'we are in favour of solving problems through dialogue, Not by enmity with neighbours. Oli expressed confidence that CPN-UML will emerge as the biggest political force in next year's general election.

On May 8, 2020, Bilateral relations had deteriorated after India opened the 80 km long strategically important road connecting the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand with Dharchula. Nepal opposed the inauguration of the road, claiming that it passes through its territory. A few days later, Nepal brought a new map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiadhura as its territories. India had reacted sharply to the move.

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