Issuing a press statement on Monday, the Indian Embassy said Home Minister Singh has denied making any such comments during an event held in Maharajgunj, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
“The Madhes issue, he said, was required to be addressed by the Nepalese themselves,” reads the statement.
The minister was reported to have said, “Although the Madhesi problem is an internal issue of Nepal, the Indian government will protect the interests of the one crore Indians living there.”
The Indian minister's remarks come at a time when a group of Constituent Assembly (CA) members representing various Madhes districts are meeting top Indian political leaders to solicit Indian support in the ongoing Madhesh stir.
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