A meeting of the National Security Council on Wednesday discussed incidents of communal disputes in various places of the country.

A statement from Col Ramkaji Thapa said that rising issues of religious and communal intolerance were discussed during the meeting.

During the council’s meeting held at its secretariat in Singha Durbar and chaired by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, security challenges were also discussed.

“The incidents relating to national security, including religious and communal intolerance that has taken place in some parts of the country in recent times, the state of provincial security, growing misuse of social media and its effects on national security, and their mitigation and solution were discussed,” reads the statement.

Minister for Defence Purna Bahadur Khadka, Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat, Minister for Foreign Affairs NP Saud, National Security Adviser Shanker Das Bairagi, Chief Secretary Baikuntha Aryal, Chief of Army Staff Prabhuram Sharma, and Defence Secretary Kiran Raj Sharma among others were present in the meeting.

The current state of international, regional and national security was also reviewed. The council also approved the fifth annual report of the National Security Council, which will be submitted to the President.