New Delhi, May 3 -- India on Sunday rejected Nepal's recent territorial claims over Lipulekh Pass terming the unilateral artificial enlargement as "untenable" as Kathmandu objected to Kailash Mansarovar route being undertaken through the region.

MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in response to media queries regarding comments made by the Foreign Ministry of Nepal on the border issue in the context of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra that India's position in this regard had been consistent and clear.

"Lipulekh Pass has been a long-standing route for the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra since 1954, and the Yatra through this route has been going on for decades. This is not a new development", he said.

Jaiswal further said that with regards terr...