Nepal lodges protest with India over Amit Shah’s purported statement By IANS| Published: 16th February 2021 6:11 pm IST Kathmandu, Feb 16 : Nepal has expressed its concern over the “objectionable remarks” allegedly made by Indian Home Minster Amit Shah on “plans to expand” his Bharatiya Janata Party in neighbouring countries. According to Kathmandu Post, Nepali Ambassador to India Nilamber Acharya telephoned Arindam Bagchi, Joint Secretary in-charge of Nepal and Bhutan at India’s Ministry of External Affairs, to express displeasure at the statement and seek clarification. The Indian side has assured that they will clarify the matter during their regular press meet on Thursday, while taking note of Deb’s statement and saying that they have also noticed some reports circulating in various Indian newspapers, which is unfortunate.