मधेशी सांसदहरुद्धारा संसदको वहिष्कार
प्रदर्शन हस्तक्षेपको आलोचना
मधेसीको प्रदर्शनमा लाठी प्रहार
Over a dozen protestors injured in police action
MPs flay police intervention
Probe excesses, MPs demand
मधेसीको प्रदर्शनमा लाठी प्रहार
अतुल मिश्र
काठमाडौं, भदौ २६ - प्रहरीले मधेसी समुदायको शान्तिपूर्ण प्रदर्शनमा सोमबार लाठी प्रहार गर्दा ५० जना घाइते भएका छन् ।बृहत् लोकतान्त्रिक मधेसी मोर्चाको आह्वानमा संविधान सभाअघि नागरिकता, जनसंख्याको आधारमा संविधानसभाको निर्वाचन क्षेत्र निर्धारण, राज्यको सम्पूर्ण संरचनामा मधेसीको सामानुपातिक सहभागिता लगायतका माग गर्दै भद्रकालीबाट निस्केको करिब तीन सयको जुलुसमाथि प्रहरीले बिनाकुनै चेतावनी लठ्ठी प्रहार गरेको थियो ।
'प्रहरीले एक्कासि बिनाकुनै चेतावनीको टाउको ताकेर नै सबैलाई प्रहार गरे,' जुलुसमा सहभागी पंकज जालानले भने ।
प्रदर्शनकारीलाई प्रहरीले खेदेर भृकुटीमण्डपको बजारसम्म पुर्याएका थिए । शान्तिपूर्ण विरोध गरिरहेका मधेसीप्रति राज्यले अमानवीय व्यवहार गरिनु निन्दनीय रहेको सद्भावना -आनन्दीदेवी) का महासचिव राजेन्द्र महतोले बताए ।
महतोले लोकतन्त्रमा समेत आफ्नो माग शान्तिपूर्ण रूपमा राख्दा दमन गरिनु लोकतन्त्रकै उपहास र मधेसी समस्याप्रति बेवास्ता रहेको बताए ।
जनआन्दोलनबाट स्थापित संसद्, सरकार, सात राजनीतिक दल, माओवादी, मानव अधिकारवादी संघसंस्था र नागरिक समाजसमेतले मधेस र मधेसी समुदायप्रति जारी शोषण, दमन र उत्पीडनविरुद्घ आफूहरूलाई उभ्याउन नसकेको आरोप मोर्चाको छ ।
नेपाल सद्भावना पार्टीका दुवै समूहले सोमबार प्रेस विज्ञप्ति जारी गरी शान्तिपूर्ण जुलुसमा गरिएको अन्धाधुन्ध लठ्ठी प्रहारको भत्र्सना गरेका छन् । यस घटनाले सरकारको मधेसीप्रतिको नीति स्पष्ट भएको जनाएको छ ।
मोर्चाको माग पूरा गर्न आग्रह गर्दै दुवै पार्टीले शान्तिपूर्ण जुलुसमा सरकारी दमनले घाइते भएकालाई उचित क्षतिपूर्ति दिन सरकारलाई भनेको छ ।
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This act of blunt police brutality that seriously injured 50 of the 300 Madhesi activists has to be condemned in no uncertain terms. It was the Madhesis who launched the April Revolution on January 12 in Janakpur. Is this what a grateful nation does to that community? The April Revolution might not have earned the Madhesis total equality yet, but it sure earned them the right to peacefully protest.
When the Maoists peacefully protest, they do not get beat up like this. But when peaceful Madhesi political activists come out into the streets, they are subjected to violence. It is hard to believe this is the act of a so-called democratic government born out of the April Revolution. This incident proves this is a government of people who stayed home during the April Revolution. How could they be so not in tune with the April Revolution?
If the two Congress parties can think of coming together, why can't the Sadbhavana? This incident should push the two factions to come together all over again. This is time for the Madhesis to think in terms of real power. The state structure has to reflect the Madhesi share of the national population. Anything less in unacceptable. And that can only happen if the Madhesi political consciousness attains heights never before achieved.
Embrace Hindi, Embrace Sadbhavana
Pride in Maithili is all good, pride in Bhojpuri is all good, but it is Hindi that brings the Madhesi identity together.
Madhesis in the Congress are fine as are the Madhesis in the UML, or the RPP and the Maobadi party. But all of them will have to admit they are token Madhesis. They are one or two where they ought to be 20 in number. They are members of parties that have long denied Madhesis their due equality.
Power flows through the ballot box. It is time for the Madhesis to take the final step and embrace the Sadbhavana. Mahi magne dhungro lukaune kam garna bhayena.
The Sadbhavana has to be united, and it has to be embraced so that it grows like the BJP grew in India, by leaps and bounds. The Sadbhavana should be made to grow from two to 100 MPs. That has to be the goal of the constituent assembly elections.
There has to be a 50-50 chance of a Madhesi becoming President, Speaker, Chief Justice, Commander In Chief, Chief of Police.
It is high time Madhesis all over the world stopped apologizing for being Madhesi. The iron is hot. This is the time to strike. Mitti geela hai. A month of work before the constituent assembly elections is worth five years of work after. Let's roll.
The Sadbhavana is the only party in the seven party alliance that has a map for federalism. It has had it since its inception. The Sadbhavana has talked of a constituent assembly since its inception. It has talked of the citizenship issue, of federalism, of language rights since its inception. The Sadbhavana has talked of Janajati rights since its inception. The Sadbhavana is well positioned to also grow in the hills and mountains. It will grow by leaps and bounds.
No wonder the seven party Bahuns have been dragging their feet on the constituent assembly question, on issues of social justice.
March In Janakpur, March In Biratnagar, Birgunj, March In Bhairahawa, Nepalgunj
The march has to spread like wildfire. Kathmandu is not entirely enough. Organize, organize, organize. Nothing has been earned in April. All that will be earned has yet to be earned.
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