India has described as groundless and misguided reported references in the Jain Commission interim report casting aspersions of a very serious nature on their majesties the King and the Queen of Nepal.
Government regrets that such aspersions have been made and disassociates itself from the reports, the external affairs ministry spokesman said in response to queries.
He said India holds their majesties the king and queen of Nepal in the highest esteem and deeply cherishes her traditional friendly relations with nepal.
Asked to comment on media reports in this regard, the spokesman said the government has seen an article in a leading Indian weekly on the interim report of the Jain Commission which contains references to reports casting aspersions of a very serious nature on their majesties the King and queen of Nepal.
He said the reports are groundless and misguided. The government regrets that such aspersions have been made and disassociates itself from the reports.
According to reports, the Nepalese authorities have taken strong exception to the unsubstantiated references to Queen Aishwarya in the Jain Commission interim report regarding a plot to assassinate Rajiv Gandhi.
The Jain Commission report, the media reports said, quotes a Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) letter stating that the Queen of Nepal has asked Major General Aditya Shamsher Jang Bahadur, an honorary aide-de-camp to King Birendra, to arrange for the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi for which Rs 10 crore would be made available.
The RAW letter, the media reports said, says the report about the Queen is unverified.
One report said there have been demonstrations outside the Indian embassy in Kathmandu.
Meanwhile, Nepal army chief Dharmpal Barsingh Thapa has reportedly cancelled his scheduled visit to India. The Nepalese side has not given any official reason for cancellation of the five-day visit from December 5, the reports said.
