Rajnath tells Nepal to check radical centres along border

A Joint Working Group led by the surveyor generals of both the countries are also meeting in Kathmandu.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asked Nepal to check the growth of religious fundamentalist groups that have mushroomed in the bordering areas. Singh, who is in Nepal to attend the sixth Saarc meeting of interior ministers, also asked for a bilateral agreement to deal with human trafficking.

Asking Nepal to act tough on the growing number of fundamentalist centres in Terai region and other areas, Singh said these institutions are being run by groups possibly linked to terror outfits.

Singh discussed these issues during a meeting with Nepal’s PM Sushil Koirala and Deputy PM and Home Minister Bamdev Gautam. He said that several nationals from Pakistan and Bangladesh were settling in the border areas and it was a cause of concern for India’s security.

Singh also extended help to expedite the construction of the Nepal Police Academy, which is being built with India’s help in Paltan.

“He underlined the need for more focused effort to control the activities of criminal elements, terrorists and other insurgent groups along the Indo-Nepal border. He expressed concern on the smuggling of fake currency notes and human trafficking. He stated that there is a need for evolving bilateral mechanism for dealing with the issue of human trafficking,” a Home Ministry statement said.

Deputy PM Gautam said that several steps have already been taken to check cross-border crime and assured full cooperation to India. He further stated that he will ensure that there is no security threat to India due to Nepal.

Singh also took up the issue of missing border pillars and asked for an early consensus on the disputed area. A Joint Working Group led by the surveyor generals of both the countries are also meeting in Kathmandu.

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