Nepal will print the controversial map on the new one rupee coin, India has already expressed its objection.

Nepal government has decided that it will issue a new coin of one rupee. This coin will have the same disputed map of Nepal, in which Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani have been shown as part of Nepal. There is a border dispute going on between India and Nepal regarding these three areas for a long time. Nepal says that these three areas belong to it. At the same time, India says that Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani are part of Uttarakhand. India has already made it clear that this dispute should be resolved through talks between the two countries.

Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) spokesperson Guru Prasad Paudel said on Saturday that the central bank will issue a new coin of one rupee. However, the bank has not yet received the final design of the coin officially. Still, he is confident that the new coin will have the same map in which the three disputed areas will be shown as part of Nepal.

Controversy came to light in 2020

This controversy first came into discussion in May 2020. At that time the then Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli’s government had released a new official map of Nepal. In that map also, Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani were shown as part of Nepal.

Interestingly, on July 20, the Nepal government had decided to remove the map of Nepal from the one rupee coin and replace it with a picture of a Buddhist monastery. But this decision was opposed by opposition parties and common people. After increasing pressure on the government, this decision was changed and now it has been decided to retain the map on the coin.

New coin smaller and lighter than before

According to Nepal Rastra Bank, the shape and metal of the new coin will be different from the earlier coin. The new coin will be smaller and lighter than the previous one, but only the disputed map of Nepal will be printed on it. With this decision of Nepal, the India-Nepal border dispute has once again come into limelight. India has been continuously saying that such a sensitive border dispute can be resolved only through bilateral talks.

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