Sunday, June 24, 2007

छाता संगठनको कुरा फेिर ल्याउने िक नल्याउने

मई १२ िदउँसो १ बजे सेन्ट्रल पार्क दक्िषण पूर्व कोणा
न्यु यर्कमा छाता संगठनको अावश्यकता

शिनवार UNDF ले नेपालबाट हास्य कलाकार िझकाइ गरेको सांस्कृितक कार्यक्रममा गइयोमान्छेहरू अाउन चािहं िढलो अाए तर अाएपिछ अोइिरएर अाए। Indoor यित धेरै नेपाली भेला भएको मैले देखेको छैनमनोज गजुरेल भनेको मेरो अनलाइन पेनपाल जस्तोसंसारको कुनाकाप्चाबाट मसँग अनलाइन अाएर च्याट गिरराख्ने मान्छेबल्ल भेंट भयोपिहलो पटक

कार्यक्रम शुरू हुनु अगािड मगर संगठन चलाएर बसेका लव गाउँलेले छाता संगठनको कुरा बारे फेिर पहल गर्नुस् भनेर भनेअाफ्नो कम्पनी अोबामाले मेरो सबै समय खाइिदएको अवस्था कहाँ गाडी फर्काउने?

मैले छाता संगठनकालािग पहल गरेको हो पक्कैतर न्यु यर्कका पहिरयाहरूमा राजनीितक चेतनाको व्यापक कमी देिखयोसंगठन चलाउने, कोठे राजनीित गर्ने समय समयमा कार्यक्रम गर्ने, तयित अिहेलेत्यो भन्दामािथ जान सक्या छैनत्यो सानो समस्या होठूलो समस्या यो हो िक मै हुँ भनाउने पहिरयाहरूलाई मधेशी नेतृत्व कदािप पिन स्वीकार्य छैनत्यस मानिसकताकालािग उनीहरू अाफ्नै खुट्टामा बन्चरो हान्न तयार छन्

न्यु यर्कका अिधकांश पहिरयाहरू भनेका मधेशी क्रान्ितका िवरूद्ध नेपालमा िवषवमन गर्ने पहिरयाका फोटोकपी हुन्राजनीितक रूपले खट्न परे बरू िहस्पािनककालािग खटौंला तर यी पहिरयाहरूकालािग खट्न तयार छैनअोबामाकालािग खट्ने न्यु यर्कका सबैभन्दा सक्िरय मािनसहरू मबाट प्रभािवत छन्तर पहिरयाहरू त्यस क्याटेगोरीमा पर्दैनन्

मधेशी क्रान्ितको २१ िदन अप्िरल क्रान्ितको १९ िदनको दोस्रो अध्याय होत्यसलाई िहंसावादी, राजावादी िहन्दु कट्टरपन्थी खेल भन्ने पहिरयाहरू भाँडमा जाउन्त्यो prejudice बोलेको होमनोज गजुरेलले त्यसैमा हाँमा हाँ िमलाएको ज्यादै नमजा लाग्योगणतन्त्रको नारा िदने मधेशी क्रान्ित राजावादी िक राजावादी िगिरजा बाहुन राजावादी? मुस्िलम शहीद पैदा गर्ने मधेशी क्रान्ित िहन्दु कट्टरपन्थी िक िगिरजा बाहुन प्रचण्ड बाहुन िहन्दु कट्टरपन्थी? कमल थापालेभन्दा झन्डै दुइ गुणा बढी शहीद पैदा गर्ने कंस िसटौला िहंसावादी िक मधेशी क्रान्ित?

बरू देश टुट्ला तर मधेशीहरूलाई असमानता सह्य छैन

िटकट चािहं सबैले काट्नैपर्छ, तर तपाईं हाम्रो नेपालको अध्यक्षको नाताले अितिथको रूपमा अाउनुस् भनेर टेक गुरूङजीले हप्तौ अगािड भनेको होिरबनको तक्मा पिन िभडाइयोतर उद्घोषक किहले नसप्िरने पहिरया शैलेश श्रेष्ठले अरू सब संगठन ितनका अध्यक्षहरूको नाम भने, मेरो भनेनन्हुन स्टेजबाट मेरो नाम भिनएको सुन्न गएको पक्कै होइन, तर अाफ्नो संगठनकालािग मैले अाक्षेप िलनै पर्छमैले िरबनको तक्मा मम खाएको अलुिमनमको भाँडोमा फाल्िदएँ

यो किहले नसप्िरने पहिरया शैलेश श्रेष्ठको पिहलो बदमाशी होइनहाम्रो नेपाल राजनीितक स्पन्सर रहेको डा देवेन्द्र राज पाण्डेको कार्यक्रममा पाण्डेको ठ्याक्क अगािड मैले बोल्ने िनर्धािरत िथयोतर उद्घोषक किहले नसप्िरने पहिरया शैलेश श्रेष्ठले मेरो नाम चट गरेर, डा देवेन्द्र राज पाण्डेलाई बोल्न डाकेर तयहाँबाट टाप कसेशैलेश श्रेष्ठ, अानन्द िवष्टहरू भनेका कोठे राजनीित गर्ने मािनसहरूमेरो नाम त्यसरी िझक्दा उसलाई स्याबासी िदने मािनसहरू को को हुन् भन्ने कुरा सहजै अनुमान गर्न सिकन्छ

आनंद िवष्ट भनेको राजनीितक सुझबुझ भएको मान्छे होइनअमेिरकािभत्र अमेिरका बािहरको राजनीितक दलको शाखा खोल्न पाइन्न भन्ने कुरा िवष्टलाई पिन थाहा छैन, िवष्टका काँग्रेसी िवपक्षीहरूलाई पिन थाहा छैन जस्तो । Illegal काम गरे जस्तै Illegal दुइ दुइ
शाखा खोलेर उनीहरू डेढ वर्षदेिख मारामार गरेको गर्यै छन्काठमाण्डुका िगिरजाहरूले जानीजानी नचाएको कुरा िवष्ट िवष्टका िवपक्षीहरूलाई थाहा लािगसक्या छैन‍। कुनै िदन लाग्लाअमेिरकाका काँग्रेसीहरूलाई काठमाण्डुका िगिरजाहरूले कठपुतली बनाएर छोिडिदएका छन्

नेपालको काँग्रेसको रोग न्यु यर्कका काँग्रेसीहरूमा पिन कोठे राजनीितको रोगअप्रजातान्त्िरक चिरत्रको रोगमधेशीलाई देिख नसहने रोग

समानुपाितक िनर्वाचनको बाहुन फर्मुला मधेशी िवरूद्धको षडयन्त्र हो
तराईमा िहंसाको राजनीितक समाधान छ
जनजाित र दिलतले पार्टी नखोल्नु मानिसक दासता हो
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A Fair Formula For 240 Seats For Proportional Elections


240 seats have been allocated for direct elections. Of those 120 seats will be in the Terai. That is fair as long as there is no attempt at gerrymandering. All those 120 constituencies should be demarcated north to south, from the Nepal-India border in the south to the Churia hills in the north. That is how it has been done in the past. The first attempt was to do so much gerrymandering that none of the current Madhesi MPs would win. That was the Pahadi way to insult the Madhesi Kranti one more time.

There are 240 seats to be allocated through proportional representation. The current formula for that is bogus. It has been designed to favor the three Bahun parties - Congress, UML, Maobadi - and to marginalize the Sadbhavana and the MJF. This is unacceptable.

What would be a fair formula?

Political parties may contest for the proportional election seats only in those districts where they also contest the directly elected seats. And their formula for the list for the proportional election seats will follow the population composition of those districts alone and not the national population composition, as is being suggested right now.

Completely Proportional Elections To The Constituent Assembly
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एक मधेशी पार्टी

In The News

Govt to fix poll date Sunday NepalNews
OHCHR raises alarm over YCL activities
JTMM-Goit kills Maoist leader in Saptari
PM should take responsibility if CA polls fail: Nepal
Maoists call indefinite strike in Sarlahi; MJF shut down Parasi
Maoists threaten Madi victims
Trouble in Maoists' Madhesi front; Matrika Yadav steps down growing dispute between his faction and the one led by MP Prabhu Shah. .... MP Ram Kumari Yadav has been brought in as the new chief of the front for the time being. ..... They have had head-on confrontation against other organisations such as Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) and two factions of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM). The Maoists and MJF have demanded ban on each other.

UML rejects Maoists' plan on sharing local bodies NepalNews the plan presented by the Maoists on sharing of local bodies – equally among the three big parties, the Nepali Congress, UML and the Maoists.
Maoists disagree with Madi memorial
Cabinet fails to finalise election date, committee formed for PLA integration
Power still lies in Army Headquarters and Royal Palace, claims Prachanda
Deuba doubts CA elections in Mangsir "In the hilly regions, the Maoists continue to spread terror and violence. They seize vehicles even of police and have not returned properties they have captured. On the other hand, there is violence in Terai region. Elections cannot be held without improving these situations."
Prasai presented before court
Tamrat Samuel appointed UNMIN’s deputy chief

Poudel says PM never spoke about ousting Maoists from govt NepalNews
Yami unveils plan of east west highway in north building tunnel way linking capital valley with Terai as well as building ropeways and railway lines. .... half a dozen north-south roads linking India and China.
UN chief welcomes PLA verification
Nepal govt not doing enough to protect journos: IFJ
Nepal ranked 21st in Failed States Index the third annual Failed States Index 2007. .... topped by Sudan followed by Iraq and Somalia. ..... "Using 12 social, economic, political, and military indicators, we ranked 177 states in order of their vulnerability to violent internal conflict and societal deterioration. The index scores are based on data from more than 12,000 publicly available sources collected from May to December 2006. The 60 most vulnerable states are listed in the rankings" ...... Afghanistan is ranked at 8th position while Pakistan stands at 11th position. Bangladesh is at 16th position; Sri Lanka stands at 25th position and Bhutan at 47th position ...... rampant corruption, predatory elites who have long monopolisd power, an absence of the rule of law, and severe ethnic or religious divisions. ........ there are many paths to success, there are many paths to failure for states on the edge

Local bodies to be formed by mid-July NepalNews the local bodies, too, will be run by eight party understanding
Thakur wants end to status-quo
Maoists to organise agitation in Madhes soon ruled out any agreement to reduce the number of PLA fighters to 15,000 as reported in some media. "There has been no such agreement

PM vows to act tough on YCL NepalNews Talking to the representatives of the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) at his Baluwatar residence Tuesday, Koirala said he would take strong measures to check the violent activities of the YCL. ...... MJF representatives had gone to Baluwatar to submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister, demanding ouster of the Maoists from the government and a ban on YCL. ...... Koirala is also said to have assured the MJF that the government is committed to fulfill the demands of the Madheshi people. He also said the activities of YCL would feature in the next meeting of the eight parties. ..... Last week, the meeting of the CPN-Maoist central secretariat had decided to take a proposal of putting a ban on MJF to the government.

MJF demands ban on YCL NepalNews Talking to reporters after the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the MJF central committee in Janakpur Monday, party chairman Upendra Yadav even said the Maoists should immediately be expelled from the coalition government and there should be a ban on the YCL. ...... Yadav said also his party was ready to hold talks with the government but accused the latter of not taking any initiative to for talks on the demands of the party. ....... The meeting dismissed the old central committee and re-organised an ad hoc committee until the general convention, which is scheduled for October.
Maoists Barring Leaders from Visiting Villages: Deuba Himalayan Times accused the Maoists of preventing leaders of other parties and security personnel from going to the rural areas in the Far West. ...... "The Maoist cadres placed stones on the roads during my visit to the Far West," he said, adding that the Maoists have not improved their conduct. "How could the constituent assembly (CA) polls be held when the Maoists are threatening people?" he asked. ..... they are still not respecting the 12-point agreement ..... he would update himself on the latest development on the party unification front after returning to the capital.
Rains spur PLA fighters to fan out in villages

Hydraulic failure Gorbachev Nepali Times By 2100, one to three billion people worldwide are expected to suffer from water scarcity. Global warming will increase evaporation and severely reduce rainfall—by upto 20 percent in the Middle East and North Africa—with the amount of water per person possibly halved by mid-century in these regions. This sudden scarcity of an element central to human life will exacerbate conflicts worldwide. ...... the most violent water wars take place today within rather than among states, fuelling ethnic strife, as communities seek to capture the resource. In Darfur, recurrent drought has poisoned relations between farmers and nomadic herdsmen, and the war we are helplessly witnessing today follows years of escalating conflict. Chad risks falling prey to the same cycle of violence. ..... Agriculture accounts for more than 70 percent of water use in the world. ..... the dramatic shrinkage of the Aral Sea, Lake Chad, and the Dead Sea ..... The Cold War ended peacefully thanks to realism, foresight, and strength of will. These qualities should be put to work to stave off major water wars. This also demands innovation in global governance, which is why we support the creation of a UN Environment Agency, endowed with adequate legal and financial resources.
“A mobile telecom revolution” two billion mobile subscribers globally. It took us over ten years to get the first billion, and five years to get the next. Eighteen months ago we believed the total would reach three billion by 2009. Now, however, we think that will happen by the end of this year. .......... Markets like Nepal will go through a revolution and not have to wait 10 years to get to where Australia or Singapore are today. ...... the GDP of a country increases by 0.6 percent per 10 percent increase in mobile penetration. ........ Nepal does not have very high fixed teledensity, so the demand and potential of mobile internet is going to be significant in the future. ..... for a lot of people in countries like Nepal, the first time they ever talk on the phone will be on a mobile device

MPRF for Maoist ouster, YCL ban Kantipur MAHOTTARI, June 19 - The Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF) has demanded the 'ouster' of the CPN (Maoist) party from the government and imposing of a 'ban' on its youth wing, the Young Communist League (YCL). .... the MPRF central meeting held on Sunday at Bakhari Secondary School of Ankar VDC, Mahottari district. Speaking at a press conference organized here on Monday, MPRF chairman Upendra Yadav accused the Maoists of violating the Peace Accord and of not storing away all their arms in the UN-monitored containers. ..... Yadav termed the Maoist proposal to the government to ban the MPRF as 'anti-Madhesi' and 'anti-democratic.' ..... demanded that the government find out the condition of MPRF Kathmandu chairman Jitendra Shah, who was abducted from his house at Koteshwor on Thursday
Indefinite curfew re-imposed in Birtamod
ँराजतन्त्रप्रति मोह छैन’
ँराजसंस्था कमजोर छैन’ कमल थापाले राजसंस्थाको शक्ति कमजोर नभएको दाबी गरेका छन् ..... 'कञ्चनपुरको सीडीओलाई करिब एक सय उद्दण्ड माओवादी गएर कुटपिट गर्दा प्रहरी आएन । कुनै दिन एक हजारले गिरिजाबाबुलाई बालुवाटारबाट अपदस्थ गर्दा पनि त्यही नियति हुने हो ।' ...... मंसिरमा पनि चुनाव गराउने ग्यारेन्टी गर्न नसक्नुमा आठ दलको दोष भएको .... 'आठ दल आफ्नै अन्तरकलहले समाप्त हुन्छ ।' भेलामा शाहीकालका मन्त्रीहरू टंक ढकाल, जगत गौचन र दुर्गा श्रेष्ठ पनि थिए ।
माओवादीलाई सरकारबाट हटाउन माग
गाउँमा राजनीतिक माहोल छैन ः आचार्य लोकतान्त्रिक गणराज्य अभियानका अगुवा नरहरि आचार्यले ग्रामीण क्षेत्रमा संविधानसभाका लागि राजनीतिक माहोल नबनेको बताएका छन् ।
संविधानसभा र गणतन्त्रको सवाल

Thapa warns against republic NepalNews if monarchy is abolished, the Prime Minister, too, will be abolished ...... "If the King is abolished, the PM will have to share the fate similar to CDO of Kanchanpur. No one will be able to protect him then," said Thapa ..... Thapa predicted that the future of eight parties will end with monarchy. He said democracy cannot exist in the absence of monarchy. ...... Thapa went on to claim that morale of nationalist forces, too, will soar and they will work to 'capture' power from the streets. "We will not allow them to finish off monarchy," he said, at the programme, which was held in the hall of Ex-Army Association in Pulchowk after the authorities denied them the Birendra International Convention Center (BICC). ..... Constituent Assembly cannot take place in Mangsir. ..... "It will be unfortunate for Girija and Prachanda if monarchy is abolished."
Second phase verification to begin today
PM denies making comments favouring 'minor King'
EC to govt: Fix poll date immediately
CA will decide monarchy's future, anyway: PM
Prachanda raps PM remarks on monarchy; Deuba says it’s Koirala’s ‘personal opinion’ Deuba, who is on a tour to the far-west region, said there were no discussions in the eight-party meetings about deciding monarchy's fate before the CA polls. ..... unity between the Nepali Congress and his party would accelerate as soon as he returned to the capital. ...... On Sunday, talking to a team of Pakistani journalists in his Baluwatar residence, Koirala said he had told the king that monarchy could be saved if King Gyanendra and Crown Prince Paras abdicated before the November polls.
Republic will come if King, Crown Prince do not step down ahead of CA: PM
Curfew continues in Birtamod
India steps up vigil along border to bar entry of refugees, Maoists
Deuba asks Maoists to return seized lands

Prachanda sees conspiracies galore NepalNews Contrary to the claims made by many senior leaders of the ruling coalition that the eight-party unity is intact, CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda has said it is heading towards a disaster. He also claimed that the morale of the eight party leaders is at its all time low. .... “The increasing violence and mayhem in Terai plains has increased the danger of the country seeing a counter revolution. I have also learnt from my sources that there are even conspiracies to compel us to return to the jungle (to take up arms against the state) before this Dashain, but I tell you we are very committed to the peace process.” ...... He further said that the Madheshi people are already over and done with the movement for their rights and there are only criminal activities going on in the name of the Terai movement.
Maoists find Carter's assurance positive
Carter to urge Bush administration to have communication with Maoists
MK Nepal claims JTMM not receiving Indian support The central meeting of the Loktantric Madheshi Sangathan, a Madheshi wing of CPN-UML party, has kicked off in Birgunj from Saturday. Altogether 50 representatives are taking part in the two-day event that began with the aim to ensure the rights of the Madheshi community and draw a long-term solution to the Terai unrest. ...... the two-factions of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) involved in low-intensity armed activities in the Terai are not receiving any kind of assistance or support from India. ..... CPN-UML had opened the Madheshi organisation under the leadership of Madheshi leader Raghubir Mahaseth two years ago in order to increase its reach to the Madheshi community.

Saturday, June 16, 2007

समानुपाितक िनर्वाचनको बाहुन फर्मुला मधेशी िवरूद्धको षडयन्त्र हो


समानुपातिकमा महिलालाई ५० प्रतिशत समानुपातिक प्रणालीअन्तर्गत मधेसी महिला र पुरुष हरेकले १५.६ प्रतिशत, दलित महिला र पुरुष हरेकले ६.५ प्रतिशत, उत्पीडित जाति/आदिवासी जनजाति महिला र पुरुष हरेकले १८.९ प्रतिशत, पिछडिएका क्ष्ाेत्रका महिला र पुरुष हरेकले २ प्रतिशत र अन्यमा महिला र पुरुष हरेकले १५.१ प्रतिशत सिट प्राप्त गर्नेछन् । राष्ट्रिय जनगणना २०५८ को आधारमा केन्द्रीय तथ्यांक विभागले छुट्याएको 'अन्य' समूहमा बाहुन, क्षेत्री, ठकुरी र चुरौटे परेका छन् ।
House approves CA bill proportional seats to women, Dalit, Madhesis, Janajatis and others for the 240 seats set aside for proportional representation-based elections during the CA. .... Of the total 497 seats of CA, 240 each have been set aside for first-past-the-post and PR based elections. The remaining 17 members will be nominated by the cabinet. ...... for Madhesi men and women, 15.6 percent each have been set aside. For Dalits men and women, 6.5 percent each have been allocated and for ethnic Janajatis men and women 18.9 percent each have been set aside. Two percent each have been allocated for men and women, respectively, of backward region and 15.1 percent each have been earmarked for men and women from 'other' category. The PR-based elections will follow the closed (list) system model. ..... a political party cannot field its candidates in less than 10 percent of seats. .... Nine districts have been named as backward region including Achham, Kalikot, Jajarkot, Jumla, Dolpa, Bajhang, Bajura, Mugu, and Humla.

31% Madhesi
13% Dalit
38% Janajati
4% Karnali
30% Bahun, Chhetri
Total = 116%

This must mean 6% of the Dalits will be said to be Madhesi, hence eating into the Madhesi share of the seats, and Tharus are perhaps being counted as both Janajati and Madhesi, and so there is a second overlap. And the Madhesi Bramhinss are being counted as Bahuns which is highly misleading. How do you take the total to 100%? Hill Janajati are perhaps 30%, and the additional 8% are perhaps Tharu. And so Madhesi population including Dalit, Tharu and Terai Brahmins is closer to 40-45% of Nepal's population. This does not take into account the fact that Nepal has never had a fair census in its history. And this also does not accomodate the fact that there are millions of Madhesis who have been denied citizenship papers.

समानुपाितक िनर्वाचनको बाहुन फर्मुला मधेशी िवरूद्धको षडयन्त्र हो

नया फर्मुला सािरएको छ। २४० सीटकालािग प्रत्यक्ष िनर्वाचन गर्ने। २४० सीटकालािग समानुपाितक िनर्वाचन गर्ने। त्यस २४० मा मधेशीलाई लगभग ३१%, दिलतलाई १३%, जनजाितलाई ३८%, कर्णालीलाई ४% र बाहुन क्षेत्रीलाई ३०%। र १७ सीट क्यािबनेटले िनर्धारण गर्ने। शायद त्यसमा िवशेषग्यहरूलाई ल्याउने होला। समानुपाितक िनर्वाचनमा सहभागी हुन चाहने पार्टीले मधेशीलाई लगभग ३१%, दिलतलाई १३%, जनजाितलाई ३८%, कर्णालीलाई ४% र बाहुन क्षेत्रीलाई ३०% को फ्रमुला अपनाउनै पर्ने छ। ३१%, १३%, ३८%, ४% र ३०% लाई जोड्दा ११६% हुन्छ। हुनुपर्ने १००% हो। पक्कै पिन तराईको दिलतलाई मधेशी र दिलत दुवैमा िगन्ती गिरएको हुनुपर्छ। थारूलाई मधेशी होइन िक जनजाितमा गिनएको हुनुपर्छ। मधेशी ब्राह्मीनलाई बाहुन क्षेत्रीमा गिनएको हुनुपर्छ। र नेपालमा अिहलेसम्म किहले पिन िनष्पक्ष जनगणना नभएको तथ्य त अाफ्नो ठाउँमा छँदै छ।

झट्ट हेर्दा खेिर लाग्न सक्छ बाहुनहरूले पस्केको समानुपाितक िनर्वाचनको फर्मुला प्रगितशील छ भनेर, तर िनयालेर हेर्दा थाहा हुन्छ यो फर्मुला तराईका दुई पार्टीहरू सद्भावना (अानन्दी) र मधेशी जनािधकार फोरमलाई माइनस गर्न बनाइएको हो भनेर। संघीय सरकारको अवधारणालाई मान्नु भनेको क्षेत्रीय पार्टीहरूको अवधारणालाई मान्नु हो। तर यस फर्मुलामा क्षेत्रीय पार्टीहरूलाई कुनै स्थान छैन। यो फर्मुला नेपालमा बहुदलीय, समावेशी लोकतन्त्र होइन िक काँग्रेस, एमाले र माअोवादीको तीनदलीय व्यवस्था लाद्ने षडयन्त्र हो। काँग्रेस, एमाले र माअोवादी तीन वटै बाहुन पार्टीहरु हुन्। यो फर्मुला अनुसार संिवधान सभाको चुनाव हुन िदने हो भने नेपालको राष्ट्रपित अागामी २० वर्ष कुनै न कुनै बाहुन नै हुनेछ। यो फर्मुला मधेशी, जनजाित, दिलत र मिहलालाई टोकन बनाउने उपाय हो।

मधेशी क्रान्ितले यी बाहुन पार्टीहरूलाई संघीय सरकारको अवधारणा तर्फ धकेलेको हुन सक्छ तर यीनीहरूले संघीय सरकारको अवधारणालाई हृदयंगम गरेको चािहं देिखंदैन। मधेशी क्रान्ितले प्रत्यक्ष िनर्वाचनका चुनावी क्षेत्रहरू ४९% तराईमा राख्ने िनर्णय गराउन बाध्य पारेको हुन सक्छ, तर बाहुनहरूको बदिनयत त्यसको लगत्तै देिखहाल्यो। अिहलेका सबै मधेशी सांसदहरूले चुनाव हार्ने गरी उनीहरूको संसदीय क्षेत्रहरूलाई बाङगोिटङगो िकिसमले कोर्ने प्रयास गिरयो जसको िवरोधमा मधेशी सांसदहरूले संसदलाई एक मिहनाभन्दा बढी अवरूद्ध गर्नुपर्यो।

मधेशी सांसदहरूको िनर्वाचन क्षेत्र िबगार्िदने, मधेशी पार्टीहरूलाई माइनस गर्ने िकिसमको समानुपाितक िनर्वाचनको फर्मुला ल्याउने अािद व्यवहारबाट थाहा हुन्छ बाहुन भनेको भाइरस हो, mutate भइरहन्छ। मधेशी बन्दुकधारी समूहहरूसँग माअोवादीसँग जस्तो अादरपूर्वक शान्ित वार्ता नगर्नु त्यसै रवैयाको अर्को पाटो हो। र यो रवैया भनेको संिवधान सभाको िनर्वाचन नै िबथोिलयोस भन्ने इच्छा व्यक्त गर्नु हो। लोकतन्त्रवादीहरूले राजाको नगर िनर्वाचन िबथोल्नु परे जस्तै सामािजक न्यायका िसपाहीहरूले बाहुनहरूको खोक्रो संिवधान सभाको िनर्वाचन िबथोल्नु नपर्ला भन्न सिकंदैन।

गर्नु पर्ने भनेको पुर्ण रूपले समानुपाितक िनर्वाचन हो। क्षेत्रीय, जातीय पार्टी खोल्न पाउने र पुर्ण रूपले समानुपाितक िनर्वाचन गर्ने। नत्र भने छन् त प्रचण्डको पार्टीमा जनजाित र मिहला, तर ती सबैलाई प्रचण्ड बाहुनले भेंडा-बाख्रा भन्दा बढी िगनेका छैनन्। िगिरजा बाहुनको पार्टीमा मधेशीहरूको के हैिसयत छ? एमालेको केन्द्रीय सिमितमा एक जना मधेशी, माअोवादीको केन्द्रीय सिमितमा एक जना मधेशी, यो के ठट्टा हो?

भारत जस्तो भयावह जनसंख्या भएको देशमा संसदमा हाराहारी ५०० सदस्य छन्। नेपाल जस्तो सानो देशको संिवधान सभामा ५०० सीट राखेर यी तीन बाहुन पार्टीका नेताहरूले के मजाक गर्न खोजेका हुन्? सीट संख्या घटाएर ३०० पुर्याए हुँदैन? ती ३०० सीटकालािग पुर्ण रूपले समानुपाितक िनर्वाचन गरे हुँदैन? कुनै पिन पार्टी िलस्टमा प्रत्येक तेस्रो नाम मिहला हुनै पर्ने िनयम हुने गरी? नेपालको सामािजक न्यायको मुद्दाको एक मात्र िनकास मधेशी, जनजाित र दिलत पार्टी खुल्नु र ती पार्टीहरू ३०० सीटकालािग पुर्ण रूपले समानुपाितक िनर्वाचनमा चुनावी प्रितस्प्रधामा जानु हो।

सोझो अौंलाले घ्यु अाउँदैन। अौंला टेढ्याउनु पर्ने हुन्छ। बन्दुकधारी मधेशी समूहहरूसँग अादरपुर्वक शान्ित वार्ता गिरंदैन भने, तीनबाहुनदलीय व्यवस्था लाद्ने प्रयास रोिकदैन भने मधेशीले फेिर सडक तताउनु नपर्ला भनेर भन्न सिकंदैन। संिवधान सभाका दौरान एक हप्ता नेपाल बन्द गर्न कित नै गार्हो होला र?


तराईमा िहंसाको राजनीितक समाधान छ
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Friday, June 15, 2007

तराईमा िहंसाको राजनीितक समाधान छ


तराईमा िहंसाको िबग्िबगी बढ्दै गए जस्तो देिखन्छज्वाला, गोइत, टाइगर, कोबरा अन्य हितयारधारी समूहहरू सक्िरय छन्उनीहरू सबैको संगठन मजबूत हुँदै गए जस्तो देिखन्छयस िहंसाको समाधान सेनाको प्रयोग हुँदै होइनत्यताितर सोंच्नु पिन हुँदैनमाअोवादी जनयुद्धको एक मात्र समाधान राजनीितक िथयोत्यसै गरी तराईको िहंसाको एक मात्र समाधान राजनीितक

अिहले तराईमा बढ्दै गएको िहंसाको बीजारोपण भएको पिवत्र
मधेशी क्रान्ित प्रित त्यित बेला िगिरजा, िसटौला प्रचण्डहरुको अपमानपूर्वक रवैयाले होिवश्व इितहासमा कहीं नभएको अप्िरल क्रान्ितलाई अपमनापूर्वक जनअान्दोलन दुई भनी नामाकरण गर्नेहरू त्यसै गरी मधेशी क्रान्ितलाई अप्िरल क्रान्ितको दोस्रो अध्याय मान्न तयार भएनन् अिहले पिन छैनन्अिहले बढ्दो िहंसाको राजनीितक कारण त्यसै अपमानलाई मान्नुपर्छअिहले तराईमा बढ्दै गएको िहंसाको नैितक िजम्मेवारी िगिरजा प्रचण्डको हो मुख्य रूपले

अप्िरल क्रान्ित जनान्दोलन दुई होइनिवश्व इितहासको अाफ्नो िकिसमको यो पिहलो क्रान्ित हो मधेशी क्रान्ित त्यस अप्िरल क्रान्ितको दोस्रो अध्याय होअप्िरल क्रान्ितले एउटा सत्ता ढाल्योमधेशी क्रान्ितले ३८ शहीदलाई सम्मान गर, गृह मन्त्रीले राजीनामा देउ भन्नू जायज िथयोगृह मन्त्रीको राजीनामा संिवधान सभाको पूर्ण समानुपाितक िनर्वाचन मधेशी क्रान्ितको िनकास िथयोत्यो िनकास खोज्ने प्रयास गिरएन

अिहले तराईमा बढ्दै गएको िहंसाको राजनीितक समाधानको पिहलो खुड्िकला भनेको गृह मन्त्रीको राजीनामा नै होदोस्रो खुड्िकला हो संिवधान सभाकालािग पूर्ण समानुपाितक िनर्वाचनको घोषणायी दुई कुरा गिरसकेपिछ तेस्रो चरण हो तराईका सबै हितयारधारी समूहहरूसँग अादरपूर्वक शान्ित वार्ता

अादरपूर्वक शान्ित वार्ता भनेको के? अादरपूर्वक शान्ित वार्ता भनेको जस्तो िक माअोवादीसँग गिरयोयी सबै समूहहरूका िगरफ्तार कार्यकर्ताहरूलाई िरहा गर्ने, सबै मुद्दाहरू िफर्ता िलने, ियनीहरूका लडाकुहरूलाई माअोवादी लडाकुहरूलाई जस्तै क्रान्टोनमेन्टमा राख्ने व्यवस्था गर्ने, तलब भत्ता िदने यी सबै समूहहरूलाई अाफ्नो राजनीितक मुद्दाहरू सरकारकोमा होइन, जनताकोमा लाने, संिवधान सभाको चुनाव लड्ने भन्नेयिद गोइतलाई तराई नामको अलग देश चािहएको हो भने त्यो नाराकासाथ जनताकोमा जाअोस्

संिवधान सभाको चुनावमा तराईमा दुई िकिसमका राजनीितक पार्टीहरूको पत्ता साफ हुन्छएउटा हो तराईमा दूई देिख चार राज्यको एजेण्डाकासाथ नजाने पार्टीहरू अर्को हो अलग देशको एजेण्डाकासाथ जाने पार्टीहरू

देशका सबै जल्दाबल्दा नया पुराना
राजनीितक मुद्दाहरूको िछनोफानो गर्ने भनेको संिवधान सभाले होतर तराईमा बढ्दै गएको िहंसाको सकेसम्म चाँडो राजनीितक समाधान खोिजएन भने संिवधान सभाको चुनाव नै िबथोिलने ठूलो संभावना मधेशी क्रान्ितका दुई अाधारभूत माग क्रान्ित शुरू भएको तीन िदनमा नै िगिरजाले पुरा गिरिदएको भए संिवधान सभाको चुनाव अिहलेसम्म भइसक्थ्योत्यसैले भन्छु यो अन्तिरम संसदले तुरून्तै दुई कुरा गरोस्एकगणतन्त्रको घोषणादुई, िगिरजाको खारेजीअिन बल्ल देश संिवधान सभाको चुनावितर लाग्छ

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'कोइराला मेरो हिरो' ८२ वर्षे कार्टरले आफ्नै उमेरका नेपाली नेताको मुक्तकण्ठले प्रशंसा गरे । ..... नेपालमा शान्ति र प्रजातन्त्रको भविष्य कोइरालामै अडेको बताए । ..... बीपीको ज्यानको सुरक्षाका लागि कार्टरले आपmनो प्रशासनबाट राजा वीरेन्द्रलाई दबाब दिएको दुवै नेताले सम्झना पनि गरे । स्र्रोतअनुसार कोइरालाले कार्टरलाई त्यसका लागि आभारी दिए । ...... कार्टर सेन्टरले ९ देशका १३ जना पर्यवेक्षकहरूमार्फत नेपालभरि चुनावी वातावरणको अध्ययन गरिरहेको छ ।
समानुपातिकमा महिलालाई ५० प्रतिशत समानुपातिक प्रणालीअन्तर्गत महिलालाई ५० प्रतिशत सिट दिने ऐतिहासिक व्यवस्था गर्दै संविधानसभा निर्वाचन सदस्य ऐन बिहीबार संसद्मा सर्वसम्मतिले पारित भएको छ । ..... समानुपातिकमा व्यवस्था भएको २४० मध्ये महिलाले १२० सिट प्राप्त गर्ने भएका छन् । समानुपातिकबाट प्रतिनिधित्व सुनिश्चित भएकाले यो व्यवस्थाअन्तर्गत संविधानसभाको कम्तीमा एक चौथाइ भाग महिलाले ओगट्ने निश्चित भएको छ । पहिलो हुनेले निर्वाचित हुने र समानुपातिक गरी महिलालाई ३३ प्रतिशत सिट छुट्याउने व्यवस्था पनि ऐनले गरेको छ । ...... संविधानसभामा करिब ३६ जना मधेसी महिला, १६ जना दलित महिला, ४६ जना जनजाति महिला, चारजना पिछडिएका क्ष्ाेत्रका महिला र ३० जनाभन्दा बढी अन्य महिलाले प्रतिनिधित्व गर्नेछन् । ...... समानुपातिक सिट निर्धारण जनसंख्याका आधारमा गरिएकाले महिलाले ५० प्रतिशत सिट प्राप्त गरेका हुन् ...... समानुपातिक प्रणालीअन्तर्गत मधेसी महिला र पुरुष हरेकले १५.६ प्रतिशत, दलित महिला र पुरुष हरेकले ६.५ प्रतिशत, उत्पीडित जाति/आदिवासी जनजाति महिला र पुरुष हरेकले १८.९ प्रतिशत, पिछडिएका क्ष्ाेत्रका महिला र पुरुष हरेकले २ प्रतिशत र अन्यमा महिला र पुरुष हरेकले १५.१ प्रतिशत सिट प्राप्त गर्नेछन् । राष्ट्रिय जनगणना २०५८ को आधारमा केन्द्रीय तथ्यांक विभागले छुट्याएको 'अन्य' समूहमा बाहुन, क्षेत्री, ठकुरी र चुरौटे परेका छन् । ....... मधेसीबाट उम्मेदवार चयन गर्दा दलित, आदिवासी, जनजाति र अन्य समूहसमेतको जनसंख्या प्रतिशतको आधारमा समानुपातिक प्रतिनिधित्व हुने गरी उम्मेदवारको सूची तयार गर्नुपर्नेछ । दलहरूले सूची जनसंख्याको आधारमा समानुपातिक रूपमा तय गरे/नगरेको माथि निर्वाचन आयोगले छानबिन गर्नेछ । नभए सच्याउनुपर्नेछ । ...... आफूले रोजेका उम्मेदवारको सूची निर्वाचन अगावै दलहरूले आयोगसमक्ष प्रस्तुत गर्नेछन् । ...... पिछडिएको क्षेत्रलाई १० सिट प्राप्त हुनेछ । पिछडिएको क्ष्ाेत्रमा अछाम, कालिकोट, जाजरकोट, जुम्ला, डोल्पा, बझाङ, बाजुरा, मुगु र हुम्ला जिल्ला मानिएको छ । मानव विकास सूचकांक र मानव गरिबी सूचकांकका आधारमा पिछडिएको क्षेत्र निर्धारण गरिएको हो । कर्णालीका सबै जिल्ला र तीसरहका अरू चार जिल्ला पारिएको छ ।
फोरममाथि प्रतिबन्धको प्रस्ताव
त्रिपाठी एकीकरण प्रक्रियाप्रति असन्तुष्ट सद्भावना नेता हृदयेश त्रिपाठीले एकीकृत सद्भावनाअन्तर्गत गठन गरिने तदर्थ राष्ट्रिय कार्यसमितिको सदस्यमा आफू नरहने जनाएका छन् । उनले बुधबार विज्ञप्ति जारी गरी एकीकरणको प्रक्रियामा षड्यन्त्र भएको जनाउँदै त्यसप्रति असन्तुष्टि व्यक्त गरेका छन् । उनी सद्भावना -आनन्दीदेवी) का महासचिव थिए । एकीकरण प्रक्रियामा गृहकार्य र पारदर्शिताको अभाव रहेको टिप्पणी गर्दै साधारण सदस्य रहेर पार्टीभित्रका अलोकतान्त्रिक, अवसरवादी र षड्यन्त्रकारी शैली तथा प्रवृत्तिविरुद्ध संघर्षरत रहने उनले जनाएका छन् । उनले आफू भारतबाट उपचार गराएर फर्केको दिन सञ्चार माध्यमबाट एकीकरण भइसकेको सुन्दा आश्चर्य लागेको उल्लेख गरेका छन् । सद्भावना नेता भरतविमल यादवले समेत पार्टी एकीकरणकै दिन उपाध्यक्ष र केन्द्रीय समितिको सदस्यबाट पदत्याग गरेका थिए । हाल उनी सद्भावनाका साधारण सदस्य हुन् । यादवले पार्टी एकीकरण प्रक्रियाप्रति असहमति व्यक्त गर्दै पदत्यागको घोषणा गरेका थिए ।
फोरम कार्यकर्ताको अपहरण
संसद्बाटै गणतन्त्र घोषणा गर्न सकिन्छ'
संविधानसभा पूर्वाधार
बन्द मधेस 'गाडी नै चढेर आएँ । तर मलाई ल्याउने चालकले जय मधेस भनेर नारा लगाए', उनले भने । मधेसी फोरमका कार्यकर्ताले गाडी रोकेर जय मधेस भन्न लगाएछन् र गाडी छोडेछन् । ..... शरीर पसिनाले निथ्रुक्क छ । हेटौंडा-पथलैयाबीच कालोपत्रे पग्लिएपछि सडक कार्यालयले मसिनो गिट्टी छरेको छ । गाडी सन्तुलनमा राख्न पुष्करलाई धौधौ परेको छ । पथलैया पुगेपछि भुपेन्द्रको प्लाष्टिक चस्माको प|mेम तातोले तन्कियो र सिसा फुत्त खस्यो छ । बन्द भने अझै निरन्तर छ । ..... तापक्रम यतिविघ्न बढेको थियो कि दिलीपको चस्माको सिसा पनि एकाएक बीचबाट चर्कियो । ....... बिहीबार बिहानै मधेसका एक प्रमुख जिल्ला अधिकारीले भन्दै थिए, 'हामी पनि साह्रै दिक्क भइसक्यौं । यी राजनीतिक समस्या हुन् । दलहरू समवेदनशील भए भने समाधान हुन्छ ।'

Prachanda requests Carter's help in withdrawing US terrorist tag NepalNews
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UNMIN, OHCHR launch probe on YCL leaders’ killing the murder of YCL central committee member Binod Panta and Rupandehi district committee member Sheshmani Lamichhane ..... The UN mission also stated that it expected that the second stage verification would proceed in the next few days.
YCL leader killed in ‘clash’ with MJF cadres Jeetendra, YCL vice-chairman of Lumbini zone, was killed in the clash that had ensued after MJF activists engaged in a verbal dispute with a team comprising YCL cadres, rights activists and media persons that had gone to inspect the barrage that India had built by encroaching upon Nepalese land in Gunwaha ......... the MJF activists used hand grenade, homemade weapons, machetes and spears against the YCL cadres. ...... YCL activists had set fire to the house belonging to MJF leader Om Prakash Yadav in Shivapur, a place at some distance from Gunwaha, which is considered an MJF stronghold, irate locals had attacked YCL cadres ...... Following the clash, armed cadres of the forum including the local residents of Shivapur village fled to India for safety. ...... large number of government security personnel have been deployed ...... reports from Jhapa say that local administration has prevented MJF from holding its central assembly in Bhadrapur of Jhapa ..... MJF’s central vice-chairman Kishor Kumar Biswas and some other leaders were to address the assembly. ...... killing of their leader Dasarath Thakur aka Rohit by cadres of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-Goit) ...... four people were injured in a clash between Maoists and Nepali-Congress (Democratic) cadres in Ramechhap ..... The dispute resorted at the village council meeting had resulted in a violent scuffle.
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"Madhesis Are Fighting For Themselves, Their Identity And Nationalism" - Bimalendra Nidhi The Diaspora is positively opinionated about the establishment of federal set-up and regional autonomy as well as proportional representation according to population in the constituent assembly....... Political decision has already been made in favor of establishing Federalism in Nepal. We are however, yet to work on the modalities, such as the symmetrical or asymmetrical model which guides power allocation between the Centre and the States; the optimum number and size of the regional states; federal system based on ethnic line, or resource allocation, or based on socio-cultural distribution shaped by history, geography, population etc. We need more debates and discussions before deciding on a final structural and functional modality. I personally believe in giving more power and autonomy to the states, and hence prefer the U.S.A. asymmetric model, where the powers, authorities and privileges of central authority is outlined in the Constitution, while the remaining powers and authorities are bestowed to the States. ...... I am proud to be a Madheshi ..... Nepali Congress (Democratic) was the most proactive political party to have accepted Madheshi issue in its political agenda ...... My mother was bold enough to endure the pains of both her husband and son going to jail ...... She was very hopeful that the Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala would be affirmative in his second address to the nation in February 2007, and when I briefed her after the address, she gladly said, "I was telling you, they have to submit to our demands!", and she died, contented, the very next day.