With the political crisis in Nepal deepening after last week?s postponement of Constitutional Assembly polls, India will be sending Prime Minister?s special envoy, former foreign secretary Shyam Saran, there on Wednesday to press for early return to democracy.

Meanwhile, reacting to remarks made by a retired Army general Ashok Mehta, foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon on Tuesday said, ??They do not in any shape or form represent views of the government of India. He speaks purely for himself.??

Mehta in an interview to BBC Nepal Service Radio said that India might send in the Army to Nepal regardless of whether the neighbouring country asks for any such help or not.

Saran, also a former Ambassador to Nepal, will hold talks with all the parties in Nepal to help the country come out of the ?difficult? situation.

According to sources, India has been closely watching political developments in Nepal after the Maoists pulled out of the interim government, demanding abolition of the monarchy and changes to the election process.

New Delhi has repeatedly stressed that it is for the people of Nepal to decide what form of government they want. India is in favour of elections and a legitimate democratic process in Nepal that can bring much-needed peace and stability to the neighbouring country, said sources.

Last week, India expressed disappointment at the postponement of polls, a crucial element of the peace process, and said such a move threatened to undermine the credibility of the democratic process in the neighbouring country.

“The repeated postponement of elections erodes credibility and affects the process of democratic transformation and legitimisation in Nepal,” the external affairs ministry said in a statement.

Nepal’s ruling parties agreed to the Maoist demand to postpone the elections, scheduled for November 22, to choose the Constituent Assembly. The Nepalese Parliament is now expected to convene on October 11 to discuss the Maoists’ demands.