2 months ago
1
The India-Nepal borderline volition stay closed from midnight of March 2 to midnight of March 5 successful presumption of the general elections scheduled successful Nepal connected March 5, officials said connected Friday (February 27, 2026).
Sudhir Sharma, successful complaint of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) astatine Rupaidiha, Bahraich, told PTI that Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an authoritative connection dated February 26 regarding the closure.
According to the letter, each borderline outposts on the full agelong of Banke territory adjoining India volition stay closed from 12 a.m. connected the intervening nighttime of March 2 and 3 till 12 a.m. connected March 5 to guarantee that the predetermination process is conducted successful a free, fair, fearless and credible environment.
Mr. Sharma said that the import and export of goods done the ICP would stay suspended during the period, but the question of indispensable medicines and different captious commodities volition not beryllium stopped.
Commandant Ganga Singh Udawat of the 42nd Battalion of Sashastra Seema Bal said instructions person been issued to enforce “restricted movement” astatine the borderline from the nighttime of March 2 till the nighttime of polling connected March 5, pursuing a connection from the Nepal administration.
He said further vigilance is already being maintained astatine the border, and radical are being allowed to transverse lone aft thorough checking and verification of individuality documents. Citizens of some the countries person been advised to debar crossing the borderline during the restricted play unless perfectly necessary.
Mr. Udawat added that a ample fig of Nepali voters reside successful India for employment and concern purposes. Such voters, arsenic good arsenic earnestly sick patients and indispensable goods, whitethorn beryllium allowed crossed the borderline nether the supervision of information forces.
