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External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Saturday conveyed India’s “deep disappointment” to Maoist leader Prachanda over his attack on the country,saying his “baseless propaganda” vitiates the age-old and time-tested relations between the two countries.
During a meeting with Prachanda here,Krishna asked the Maoists to fulfill their peace process commitments and join consensus on concluding the peace process and drafting of the new constitution by the targeted date of May 28.
Krishna “conveyed deep disappointment at the baseless attacks on India by the Maoist leadership which vitiates the age-old and time-tested friendly relations between India and Nepal and peoples of the two countries,” External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash told reporters after the hour-long meeting with Prachanda.
Prachanda has recently been engaged in a vicious attack on India,accusing it of interfering in Nepal’s internal affairs.
Krishna “emphasised that such baseless propaganda has a negative impact on Indian public opinion,” Prakash said.
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