Kathmandu: Nepal government has levelled three charges against the country’s ambassador to India Deep Kumar Upadhyaya to justify its decision to recall him, with officials today saying he was working ‘against national interest’.
“Envoys should follow government’s directives and maintain diplomatic decorum,” Minister for Defence Bhim Rawal told reporters here.
In a late night development, Nepal yesterday recalled Upadhyaya over charges of non-cooperation and indulging in anti-government activities.
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Upadhyaya, a leader of opposition Nepali Congress who was appointed as Nepal’s envoy to India in April last year, is being seen as the first casualty of the cancellation of Nepalese President Bidhya Devi Bhandari’s planned visit to India.
The diplomat has been also charged with siding with the Nepali Congress opposition in supporting a threat by the Maoist party to topple Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s government, according to reports.
