<p>Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood, who met Maoists chairman Prachanda on Thursday, said he has raised the issue of anti-India rhetorics by the CPN-Maoist party.<br />Last year, Prachanda had accused India's "naked interference" for the political crisis in Nepal.<br /><br />"During my talks with Prachanda, I told him that he wants to have good relations with India and at the same time his party's cadres are carrying out anti-India activities," Sood told the Republica national daily.<br /><br />"When asked how can the two be reconciled? We would like to see all anti-India activities come to an end," Sood was quoted as saying by the myrepublica online, the website of the Nepali newspaper.<br /><br />In an exclusive interview, Sood denied Maoists' charges that India was responsible for toppling Prachanda-led government last year. He said it was lack of trust between the Maoists and other parties that led to fall of the government.<br /><br />Sood had also discussed with Prachanda his party activities targeting Indian Joint Ventures.<br /><br />"The Maoists have prevented some Indian companies from doing their work and I have taken up the issue with Prachanda and Nepal government," the envoy said.<br />Sood said that India would like to ensure that the 1,800-km open border between the two counties does not become a source of vulnerability for India over which it has security concerns.<br /><br />The Maoists need to take concrete action to reestablish trust, he pointed out.<br />In reply to a question, Sood said both India and China wanted to see stability in Nepal as any instability in the country is a cause of concern for both the countries.<br />India would very much like that the Constituent Assembly produce a new constitution; he said adding "We have no agenda other than to support economic development and Nepal’s emergence as a stable multi-party democratic state.<br /><br />Tens of thousands of Maoist supporters assembled in the heart of the capital on Saturday to force Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to quit so as to form a government led by the former rebels.<br /><br />The Maoist cadrers raised slogans like 'scrap Indo-Nepal Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1950', 'topple the puppet government, 'Madhav Nepal quit country' and 'foil conspiracy hatched by regressive forces'. </p>
<p>Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood, who met Maoists chairman Prachanda on Thursday, said he has raised the issue of anti-India rhetorics by the CPN-Maoist party.<br />Last year, Prachanda had accused India's "naked interference" for the political crisis in Nepal.<br /><br />"During my talks with Prachanda, I told him that he wants to have good relations with India and at the same time his party's cadres are carrying out anti-India activities," Sood told the Republica national daily.<br /><br />"When asked how can the two be reconciled? We would like to see all anti-India activities come to an end," Sood was quoted as saying by the myrepublica online, the website of the Nepali newspaper.<br /><br />In an exclusive interview, Sood denied Maoists' charges that India was responsible for toppling Prachanda-led government last year. He said it was lack of trust between the Maoists and other parties that led to fall of the government.<br /><br />Sood had also discussed with Prachanda his party activities targeting Indian Joint Ventures.<br /><br />"The Maoists have prevented some Indian companies from doing their work and I have taken up the issue with Prachanda and Nepal government," the envoy said.<br />Sood said that India would like to ensure that the 1,800-km open border between the two counties does not become a source of vulnerability for India over which it has security concerns.<br /><br />The Maoists need to take concrete action to reestablish trust, he pointed out.<br />In reply to a question, Sood said both India and China wanted to see stability in Nepal as any instability in the country is a cause of concern for both the countries.<br />India would very much like that the Constituent Assembly produce a new constitution; he said adding "We have no agenda other than to support economic development and Nepal’s emergence as a stable multi-party democratic state.<br /><br />Tens of thousands of Maoist supporters assembled in the heart of the capital on Saturday to force Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to quit so as to form a government led by the former rebels.<br /><br />The Maoist cadrers raised slogans like 'scrap Indo-Nepal Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1950', 'topple the puppet government, 'Madhav Nepal quit country' and 'foil conspiracy hatched by regressive forces'. </p>