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Mayor Balen to PM Oli: Others have called us beggars, let us live as Nepalis

Mayor Shah wrote, “Dear Prime Minister, America has called us corrupted, India has called us beggars, China does not respect us, forget that I am a mayor, Will you just give us a basis to live as a Nepali?”
By Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) has urged Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to provide a basis for living as a Nepali.


Writing on social media on Friday, Mayor Shah said that others have begun calling Nepalis as beggars and urged PM Oli  to provide a basis for living as a Nepali.


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Mayor Shah wrote, “Dear Prime Minister, America has called us corrupted, India has called us beggars, China does not respect us, forget that I am a mayor, Will you just give us a basis to live as a Nepali?”


US President Donald Trump has cut the aid provided to Nepal, calling it a ‘fraud’. This decision has sparked fresh debate and discussions in Nepal


At a press conference held at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, last Tuesday, Trump announced that $39 million (about Rs 5.43 billion) had been withheld from Nepal, including $20 million for fiscal federalism and $19 million for biodiversity conservation.




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