The Indian Embassy has expressed its concerns over the comments made by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare CP Mainali. 

In a statement on Sunday, the embassy said its attention has been drawn towards Minister Mainali’s comments during an interaction programme in Kathmandu on Saturday.

“The Embassy strongly condemns such baseless and malicious comments, which divert attention from the real issues facing the country and vitiate the age-old historical, familial and civilizational ties between India and Nepal,” read the statement.

The Embassy reiterated that India's only objective is peace, stability and prosperity in Nepal. 

“India hopes that internal issues facing the country will be resolved through political dialogue and reconciliation. India will support all efforts in this regard,” the statement added.