They have urged the protesters to avoid using 'no-man's land' to stage their peaceful protest activities to exert pressure on the government over their demands. "The term no-man's land itself is clear. No man's land is not the area to stage any kind of activities. This is not appropriate in view of the security," said former foreign secretary Madhu Raman Acharya.Acharya said any protests on the no-man's land may create problems in bilateral relations if the protests turn violent. "Who will take the responsibility if anything untoward happens?" asked Acharya. Various agitating Madhes-based parties have stepped up their protest activities focused on the no-man's land to obstruct supply of Nepal-bound cargo.
Another former ambassador Hiranya Lal Shrestha said protesters should fight from the Nepali territory. "Going to the no-man's land for their protests either means they want to fight against another country or want to receive blessings from it. We should keep the neighbor in its proper place," he said.
Shrestha urged the agitating Madhes-based parties to avoid the no-man's land while staging protests. "Talks are only way to resolve the demands," he said.
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