Chairman of the UCPN (Maoist), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has said that India should take initatives to immediately end the unofficial border blockade imposed on Nepal. 

During the meeting with Indian Ambassador Ranjit Rae at his residence in Lazimpat, Kathmandu on Sunday, Chairman Dahal said that the border blockade imposed by India for the past few months would hamper the friendly relations between the two countries. 

He was of the opinion that the southern border points should be opened soon as problems surfaced in Tarai-Madhes would be ended within few days with the activism of the major political parties. 

In response, Indian Ambassador Rae said India has also wanted to the end of border blockade soon, said Dahal's chief personal aide, Jokh Bahadur Mahara, quoting Ambassador Rae. RSS