In a map issued by Nepal's Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives & Poverty Alleviation, the areas have been shown as falling under its territory.
As Nepal claimed Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limpiyadhura areas under its territory in a new map released on Wednesday, India hit back strongly on Wednesday, saying such artificial enlargement of territorial claims will not be accepted.
In a map issued by Nepal's Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives & Poverty Alleviation, the areas have been shown as falling under its territory.
This comes a day after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday asserted that Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura belong to Nepal and vowed to "reclaim" them from India through political and diplomatic efforts.
Responding to media queries on the revised map of Nepal, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, "The Government of Nepal has released a revised official map of Nepal today that includes parts of Indian territory. This unilateral act is not based on historical facts and evidence. It is contrary to the bilateral understanding to resolve the outstanding boundary issues through diplomatic dialogue."
Such artificial enlargement of territorial claims will not be accepted by India, he said.
"Nepal is well aware of India’s consistent position on this matter and we urge the Government of Nepal to refrain from such unjustified cartographic assertion and respect India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. We hope that the Nepalese leadership will create a positive atmosphere for diplomatic dialogue to resolve the outstanding boundary issues," he added.
The fresh border row started after India inaugurated the construction of a key road connecting the Lipulekh pass with Dharchula in Uttarakhand. Lipulekh pass is a far western point near Kalapani, a disputed border area between Nepal and India.
Earlier on Tuesday, Oli told the Nepalese Parliament that the territories belong to Nepal "but India has made it a disputed area by keeping its Army there".
"Nepalis were blocked from going there after India stationed its Army," he said.
Kalapani has been claimed by both India and Nepal claim as an integral part of their territory. While India says the area is part of Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district, Nepal claims it a part of Dharchula district.
Officials in Pithoragarh say that both Kalapani and Lipulekh figure in land records as part of villages on the Indian side of the border.
Citing records, Dharchula sub-divisional magistrate AK Shukla said all the land in Lipulekh, Kalapani and Nabhidhang on the border traditionally belongs to the residents of Garbiyang and Gunji villages of Dharchula sub-division in Pithoragarh district.
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