Kathmandu, May 24 -- On August 19, 2025, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Ganesh Parajuli stood in the later-dissolved House of Representatives demanding a unified national position over the Lipulekh issue after India and China agreed to reopen the route for the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage without informing Nepal.

Calling the move a violation of Nepal's sovereignty, Parajuli demanded that then-prime minister KP Sharma Oli address parliament and forge political consensus on the issue before his planned China visit.

"The agreement between India and China to use the Lipulekh route without Nepal's involvement is against international law," Parajuli said to make his case. "People are asking why the government is silent on such a sen...