Minister without portfolio Satyanarayan Mandal alleged that India was planning to send Indian soldiers in plain clothes into Nepal, a statement the Indian embassy has taken strong exception to.

Speaking at a press meet in Biratnagar on Monday, Mandal said there was a threat of the Indian Army entering Nepal after the promulgation of the new constitution. “India cannot send Army in uniform, so there’s a chance of soldiers entering Nepal in plain clothes,” he claimed.