Ram Manohar Sah: Himalayan Double Standard

The political border of Indo-Nepal has divided a single piece of land on globe, but this has not been able to create fence between other spheres of life. The recent family tie-up of “Who is who” of Nepalese with Indian, especially among ruling circle has reiterated the same truth. Nepal has witnessed a lot of change in shape and size of its map in last 260 years. With this changing shape of border on map, the border of country will also change so quickly in people’s heart, one can’t assure of it.

It needs a full fledged discussion on the chronology of migration of people across border since time immemorial and purpose behind migration. There has never been one way migration. People from both side of the boarder have migrated for their ease of living. The rise of society in Darjeeling, Uttaranchal and Terai, in the last 260 years is the proof. Recent migration was not plain natural phenomenon, but more of state initiated and state supported by then rulers.

In the recent Nepalese politics, there has been a lot of buzz about migration across boarder. Some of the people have strong reservation about migrations. In stead of talking about migration in narrow sense, why people are not open to broader discussion? Till date, based on Nepal recent censuses, Nepal has witnessed migrant from hill side moving to different region, be it Terai or Darjeeling, or Uttaranchal. If so, why is the same hilly people raising question of migration, isn’t it question of bulling? Nepal is also sharing long boarder with Tibet, then why is people not talking migration from that side of boarder? There has also been case of reverse migration of people from Uttaranchal and Darjeeling to Himalayan kingdom, then why people’s mouth is closed on these migrations?

Migration in Terai was thing of the past. But even if there still exist migration from across the boarder, as claimed by few people, then this is a question of comfort. Local people are more comfortable with the mix of people from other side of border. On the other hand question should be raised, why Teraian people are not comfortable with the mixing of hilly people? Is it only due to difference of culture or more to do with difference of attitude?

There has always been the surrogate treatment to Nepalese Teraian people. Who so ever had been the ruler in last 260 years, has treated Terai as an asset, but Teraian as liability. This partial behavior of state has given rise to misunderstanding in the whole society of Nepal. People have even started to raise question of nationality and loyalty of Teraian people. But big question is, why is this acid test only for Teraian? Is this just a psychic mentality or a ploy? The test parameter is on two words, nationality and loyalty. For any particular group of people the degree may differ, but targeting these people only for political mileage, is more of the concern. The degree of either loyalty or nationality may surpass the average degree of nationality or loyalty for a particular group of people attached with any particular land in specific conditions. The nationality and loyalty is the function of time, geographical location, people origin, and state responsiveness. For example; large portion of present day Himachal, Uttaranchal, UP, Indian Terai was part of Nepal once upon a time; if this claim is true, what should Nepalese expect from the people of these land to behave like, where should they show their Nationality and loyalty? And has this land been a part of Present day Nepal, what would have been the loyalty and Nationality of these people? A large portion of current Nepal (generally known as naya mulk or new country) was part of India before 1856 AD, then what about the nationality and loyalty of people from these lands? Why was Teraian given special connotation as “Madhesi”, instead of absorbing these people in mainstream politics? For almost two century now, Gurkhas had been serving in Indian (and British) army, where does the loyalty of these brave Himalayans lies? Many of the rulers of present Nepal have Indian maternal side. Where should the loyalty and Nationality of these mother and son duo lie? King Mahendra’s maternity side was from Sitapur, Kheri of India. If Teraian people have family and cultural relationship with India, then Nepal should bank upon this point to strengthen friendly bilateral relation.

Migration problem has taken a big platform since restoration of democracy Nepal in 1950’s. Before that even people of Nepal (especially Teraian) had to take intra-transit permit for any type of movement. Permit was to the check the migration of people. While talking about migration problem, people generally ignore Indo-Nepal 1950 AD treaty. According to treaty, either country has given equal freedom for each others citizen for the purpose of migration and owning of real estate. Using this treaty privilege, some of the decedent of then Rana rulers is still holding real estate in India. Some Ranas have recently claimed ancestral treasures from India (Kantipur 2006-02-23). Using the same treaty, many Nepalese are still holding few of the Indian Government post. Given this condition, why is fuss over Indian owning land in Nepal? If Nepal thinks there is genuine case of migration from India to Nepal, then Instead of punishing poor migrants, why hasn’t Nepalese Government raised migration issue with Indian Government in any of the bilateral talk so far? Both countries can form a task force to resolve citizenship issue on mutual basis, instead of creating hassle for common people.

In the globalize world, when Nepalese people are talking of possibility of dual citizenship, then how much is it relevant to raise citizenship issue in Nepal for Teraian?

There are a numerous questions waiting to be answered. It’s the collective responsibility of state, civil society, policy makers and others to think about the questions in the given context. The Teraian people feels there is undeclared double standard in handing state affairs. Teraian fills uncomfortable with the unreasonable target of state and farcist attitude of some people for some of the critical issues exclusively related toTeraian. The past mentality of state of perceiving Teraian as liability should be changed; otherwise the uneasiness of Teraian in its own land can create Terai as nonprofitable liability for Nepal. In the current changing political environment, Teraian are hoping against the hope. Let’s hope their hopes become stronger with fulfillment of their expectations.

Ram Manohar Sah

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Anti-king protests continue nationwide Civil Society leader Dr. Devendra Raj Pandey said, "The parliament should declare Nepal a democratic republic as soon as possible." ...... "The Rayamajhi Commission's report should be made public and the king should be punished for violation of human rights," Pahadi said. ..... protestors across the country today vandalized statues of the monarchs chanting slogans against the monarchy. ...... Protestors wrecked the statue of late King Mahendra in Putali bazaar, Syangja, Biratnagar and Hetauda. ..... in Banepa, late King Tribhuvan's statue was vandalized. .... Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal has welcomed the message extended by King Gyanendra on the occasion of Democracy Day. ...... A press statement, issued today by Party President Rabindra Nath Sharma, states that some slogans, processions and expressions made against King Gyanendra were against principles of natural justice and violation of fundamental rights.
Maoist excesses go unchecked Maoists here said that they have plans to collect three million rupees from district dwellers within five days. ...... the collected amount would be spent for the mass meeting at Butwal which is scheduled to be addressed by their chairman Prachanda. ...... the district committee of the CPN-Maoist has already held discussions with industrialists, shopkeepers, and businessmen in the district in this regard. ..... the donation would be voluntary. ...... A group of Maoists from People's Liberation Army (PLA) beat up 63-year-old Tom Lal Bhusal of Saudiyar VDC-2, Beruwa on Sunday. .... The PLA men, who are locals of the same village working under the Maoist fifth division Jwar Memorial Brigade, were on vacation ...... Months have passed since Maoist Chairman Prachanda abolished all "peoples' courts" and "peoples' government" run by them. However, over a dozen people continue to be 'detained' at a labor camp. ...... we will hand them over to the police soon after the formation of the interim government
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February 21, 2007

Press Statement

Interim Constitution has already suspended King's power, and Gyanendra Shah has no rights to give any message to the nation without the approval from the "PARLIAMENT". NSU USA & Canada Chapter harshly condemns the Gyanendra Shah's message, he gave on Democracy Day. The Interim legislature should declare Republic Nepal without any hesitation.

We urge Nepal's Government to take serious action against "ROYALISTS" as per the recommendation of the Rayamajhi Commission. NSU USA & Canada supports the on-going protest programs by Nine Student Unions demanding to take serious action against King.

The King's undemocratic message paved an easy way to declare Nepal, a Republic State. Now we don't want the mistake to repeat again and again. Monarchy never can be nationalistic and the king cannot be the symbol of national unity. Nepal will never make any progress until monarchy is abolished. No one can save the king who disregards citizens and always lives a lavishly materialistic life. The monarchial and conventional forces are working with hooks or by crooks to instigate coup in favor of the King. The Royal Palace is using Saam, Daam, Danda, Bhed (a policy of diplomacy, money, punishment and division) to enhance the King's position in the Interim Constitution. King Gyanendra, who used to listen more and speak less, has changed his strategy and is speaking more in an effort to unify all the pro-monarchist and conventional parties. So, we must be aware of the King Men's acts. The ratification of the Interim Constitution suspended the Monarchy and placed it inside the coffin and now the time has come to bury the coffin for good.

Lastly, and again we urge eight party leaders to declare Nepal, a republic state as soon as possible for the better future of Nepal and Nepalis.

Sincerely,

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Somnath Ghimire

President

NSU USA & Canada Chapter

Bahun Federalism Is No Federalism At All

Proposed Constitution

Federalism is just a word for the Bahuns. They feel the pressure, and so they say it, but their heart is not in it. Now that they are forced to pay lip service to the word, their next step strategy is to offer federalism in word but not in deed, and that includes the Maoist Bahuns.

Maoist federalism is the Soviet model, the Chinese model. In the Chinese model, Tibet is an autonomous region, but we all know what that means.

We want a federalism whose shape is democratically decided by the people. The Madhesi Movement has clearly shaped the boundaries of the Madhesh state, but these Bahuns are using all their powers to malign the very concept of that Madhesh state. They have not stopped talking disrespectfully of the Madhesi Movement and its martyrs.

First they will offer MahendraPath federalism. You will have decentralization, you will have reorganized zones and development regions. They will want to create regions, not states.

When they say federalism, they mean decentralization. You are talking apples and oranges.

When you say federalism in Nepal, you are talking of about 10 states. And just like in India, they are going to be ethnic, lingual states. The Madhesi want that. The Janajati want that.

Federalism is about democracy. If the people want federalism, they are going to get federalism. If the Madhesi people want a Madhesh state, that is what they are going to get. No force on earth can prevent the creation of a Madhesh state. Who are the Bahuns?

The Bahuns are not preparing to obstruct the creation of the Madhesh state. They are preparing to lose elections. They are preparing to get wiped out of the Madhesh.

The concept of a Madhesh state is the Madhesi Movement's gift to me.

The Bahun mindgame is not taking the Bahuns anywhere this time.

If they were democrats, they would compete to match their political programs with the aspirations of the people. But they are not democrats, they are Bahuns. They are not driven by the democratic spirit, they are driven by Bahun prejudice.

First they will pay lip service to federalism. Then they will want to go into the elections without any specific map. They will tell us all that will be decided in the assembly. Then they will come up with a map in the assembly that does not grant the Madhesi and the Janajati their states. And then they will try to suggest that such are regions and not states, just bigger and better districts. That is their gameplan.

And if all fails, and they are forced to give the Madhesi and the Janajati their states, they will do all to make sure those states have as little power as possible.

We have to understand their gameplan, and we have to defeat the same.

We want a Madhesh state that will have its own parliament. The Madhesh state will retain at least half the revenue it generates. As for the other half that goes to the center, the Madhesh will have MPs that are proportionate in number to the population of the Madhesh. The center should not have any power to dismiss a democratically elected state government.

We have to get very specific about the federalism that we want. Otherwise these Bahuns are going to play mindgames every step of the way.

It is urgent that the Janajati Movement produce a specific map for federalism.

Work To Defeat Them

The goal of the Madhesi Janajati Movement should not be to convince the Bahuns to change their minds. The goal should be to defeat them. The goal should be to force upon them fair procedures for the constituent assembly and then to beat them at the polling booth.

The Madhesi Janajati Movement needs to work to form its own political party.

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वार्ता सुरु भएन, पुनः आन्दोलन तयारी 'हामीले सरकार कति संवेदनशील छ भनेर हेर्‍यौं, तर कुनै किसिमको गम्भीरता पाइएन,' फोरमका अध्यक्ष उपेन्द्र यादवले कान्तिपुरस“ग भने- 'अब हामीस“ग थप आन्दोलनको विकल्प रहेन ।' उनले बैठक सोमबार बिहान पनि बस्ने बताए । उनले भने- 'हामी समीक्षा गर्दै भावी कार्यक्रम बनाउ“दै छौं ।' महासंघको पर्ूवघोषित कार्यक्रमअनुसार आइतबार भेरी, कर्ण्ााली, सेती र महाकाली अञ्चल बन्द गर्‍यौं । आदिवासी जनजातिले फागुन १६ गतेसम्मको कार्यक्रम यसअघि नै र्सार्वजनिक गरिसकेका छन् । उनीहरूले दोस्रो चरणको आन्दोलन फागुन १६ गते नेपाल बन्द गरेर टुंग्याउने तय गरेको छ । .... वार्ता नै नगरी संविधान संशोधनको प्रक्रिया अघि बढाइएकोमा मधेसी तथा आदिवासी जनजातिहरू थप आक्रोशित बनेका छन् । ...... दुवै पक्षले वार्ताप्रति सरकारको धारणा हलुका रहेको स्पष्ट भएको प्रतिक्रिया दिएका छन् । 'सम्बोधनमा भएको कुरामात्र रहेको हु“दा यसले आदिवासी जनजातिलाई छु“दैन भन्ने हाम्रो पर्ूवअडान कायमै छ,' महासंघका अध्यक्ष पासाङ शर्ेपाले भने- 'साथै वार्ताबिना नै संविधान संशोधन प्रक्रिया थालनी गर्नुले वार्ताप्रति सरकार गम्भीर नरहेको स्पष्ट पारेको छ ।' ...... फोरमका अध्यक्ष यादवले पनि सरकारको रबैया वार्ता उन्मुख नभएको बताएका छन् । 'उहा“ आफैं संविधान बनाउनु हुन्छ, आफैं उल्लंघन गर्ने र संशोधन गर्ने गरिरहनुभएको छ,' उनले भने- 'वार्ता गर्ने भनिसकेपछि त्यसपछिको निष्कर्षा पो संशोधन हुनुपर्ने हो । यो उहा“हरूको अहंकार हो ।' ...... आदिवासी जनजातिले जातीय, भाषिक र क्षेत्रीय आधारमा संघीय राज्य प्रणाली र सूचीमा आधारित पर्ूण्ा समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणालीको माग गरेका छन् । साथै अन्तरिम संविधानमा रहेको सम्पर्ूण्ा विभेदकारी व्यवस्थाहरूको खारेजीको माग गरेको छ ।
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राज्य पुनःसंरचनाको आन्दोलन तर्राई, पहाड र हिमालमध्ये तर्राई र हिमाल वर्षौंदेखि पछि पर्दै आएका छन् । ...... मधेस तीनवटै भू्भागमध्ये सबैभन्दा पछि परेको क्षेत्र हो । स्रोतसाधनले अगाडि तर विकासमा पछाडि पारि“दै आएको छ । ...... राज्यको कुनै पनि क्षेत्रमा मधेसको उचित प्रतिनिधित्व छैन । देशमा जुन शासक आए पनि मधेसलाई उपयोग गर्ने प्रवृत्ति फेरिएन । मधेस र मधेसीहरूको इतिहासलाई उपेक्षामात्र गरिएको छ । सरकारलाई मधेस चाहिने तर मधेसीचाहि“ नचाहिने, मधेस नेपालको भूभाग हुने तर त्यहा“ बसोबास गर्ने मधेसीलाई विदेशीजस्तो व्यवहार गर्ने । त्यस विरुद्ध आवाज उठायो भने राष्ट्रियताप्रति प्रश्न गर्ने गरिएको छ । ....... देशमा जति पनि राष्ट्रघाती सन्धि-सम्झौता भएका छन्, त्यसमा कुनै पनि मधेसी मूलको व्यक्तिको हस्ताक्षर छैन । सेनामा मधेसको प्रतिनिधित्व न्यून छ । प्रहरी प्रशासनमा एकाध प्रतिशतमात्रै छ । निजामती क्षेत्र फरक छैन । न्याय क्षेत्र उस्तै हो । ...... ००७ सालको राणाविरोधी आन्दोलन, ०३६ सालको जनमत संग्रह, ०४६ सालको पञ्चायतविरोधी आन्दोलन, ०६२-६३ को १९ दिने ऐतिहासिक आन्दोलनमा मधेसी जनताको भूमिका उल्लेखनीय छ । प्रत्येक आन्दोलनमा मधेसका जनताले बलिदानीपर्ूण्ा योगदान दि“दै आएका छन् । प्रत्येक शासकले त्यसलाई उचित मूल्याङ्कन गरेको छैन । मधेसको उचित मूल्याङ्कन र अवसरको बा“डफा“डको आवाज उठ्यो भने कुनै एउटा अवसरवादी पात्रलाई ल्याएर राख्ने गरिएको छ । ........ मधेसी जनता दिनदिनै गरिबीको रेखामुनि घस्रि“दैछन् । रिनमा डुब्दै गएका छन् । ....... दोस्रो ऐतिहासिक जनआन्दोलनबाट प्राप्त अन्तरिम संविधानमा मधेसबाट उठाइ“दै गरेको आवाज समेट्न सकिएन । ...... मधेसको आन्दोलन यति सशक्त ढङ्गले उठेको यो पहिलोपटक हो । मधेसमा आन्दोलन चर्को भयो भने काठमाडौंमा विखण्डनवादीको आरोप लाग्ने गरेको छ । आन्दोलनको मुद्दा समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणालीलाई धेरै दलले उठाएका छन् । समानुपातिक प्रणाली समग्र देशका लागि मागिएको हो, नकि मधेसका लागिमात्र । यसलाई कसरी विखण्डनवादी भन्न सकिन्छ - ....... तेस्रो प्रमुख माग भनेको संघीय शासन व्यवस्था हो । यो माग पनि देशका धेरैजसो प्रमुख राजनीतिक दलहरूलेे आफ्नो नीति बनाएकै छन् । ..... मधेस आन्दोलनका आयोजकले गणतन्त्रको नारा लगाएका छन् । ..... संविधानसभा चुनाव मधेसीको लागि त्यत्तिकै आवश्यक छ । .... आगामी राज्य पुनःसंरचनाको खाका र प्रक्रियाबारे अहिल्यै गम्भीर गृहकार्य थालनी गर्न आवश्यक छ ।

Nepal Sarkar Needs To Set Up A Tribunal

There is an urgent need for the Nepal Sarkar to set up a tribunal that will look into the role of the state security forces in Nepalgunj in the last week of December, and also during the 21 days of the Madhesi Movement in eastern and central Terai.

This demand is basic. It is procedural. There is no way any legitimate, democratic government could avoid this. And if the Nepal Sarkar makes an attempt to sidestep this basic step, it will have lost its legitimacy and will be a legitimate target of a mass movement to get rid of it to install a more democratic, more representative government in place.

And if the Nepal Sarkar fails to do so, the Madhesi Diaspora will be compelled to take this matter into its own hands and in collaboration with the willing members of the larger Nepali Diaspora take this to the international courts as necessary.

A major crime has been committed in Nepal in the last week of December, and during the 21 days of the Madhesi Movement. Crime has to be followed by trial.

The public has a right to know what happened. Who gave the orders? When? Under what circumstances? And if national and international laws were broken, the guilty have to be brought to justice.

It is against the laws, for example, to shoot above the waist when the police are engaged in crowd control. But most martyrs were shot in the head. That is but one example.

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Krishna Sitaula's Resignation: Why It Is Important

चुनावी जंग

The Nepal Sarkar has not declared as martyrs all those who died during the course of the Madhesi Movement. The Pahadi Bahuns in power have not called the Madhesi Movement by its proper name to date. They talk of the unrest in the Terai, they talk of the violent protests, they do not refer to it as the Madhesi Movement.

चुनावी जंग

They to this day have not given credit for the Madhesi Movement to the ordinary Madhesis who came out in all towns and all villages. They keep saying the royalists from Kathmandu and the Hindu supremacists from India were behind it. Madhesis are cowards. How could it have been possible for them to organize a mass movement for equality? That is their thinking.

चुनावी जंग

They unleashed state terror upon the Madhesi Movement. They never formally apologized. The only formal apology would be the Home Minister's resignation. That is basic to the democratic form of government. The Home Minister shows no sign of going. Girija Koirala is the real culprit behind this major show of disrespect to the Madhesi Movement.

चुनावी जंग

Krishna Sitaula's resignation is being opposed saying he played a key role in the peace process with the Maoists. That might have been true, but the state terror unleashed upon the Madhesi Movement is the reason his resignation is being demanded. His role in the peace process is not relevant.

चुनावी जंग

And it is not possible there are no third generation Congress leaders capable of filling in. The obvious name is Aftab Alam. But maybe he is too much of a Madhesi for the Pahadi Bahuns who run the Congress party.

चुनावी जंग

The basic show of disrespect towards the Madhesi martyrs by the Pahadi Bahuns continues. That is what Girija's intransigence on this question is about. And they should be made to pay at the ballot box.

चुनावी जंग

And the Pahadi Bahuns in power have consistently maligned Upendra Yadav and the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum. They want to now say they already took care of all the Madhesi grievances, and all the credit for that good work goes to the Pahadi Bahuns in power.

चुनावी जंग

This is a chess game we are dealing with. And we have to beat them at it. All this goes on to show royal dictatorship is easier to tackle. You can see things in black and white. Bahunbaad is a lot of grey zone. But it can be tackled.

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One option is to go back onto the streets in huge numbers. For that a strong Madhesi-Janajati alliance would be necessary. And it would only conclude with a fundamental restructuring of the interim parliament and the interim government.

चुनावी जंग

But I am beginning to think the better option might be for the Madhesi-Janajati to make use of the constituent assembly elections instead. I am not discounting the first option altogether. But I am also cultivating the second.

चुनावी जंग

If the Pahadi Bahuns are not listening to our genuine demands, if they are being disrespectful of the martyrs of the Madhesi Movement, it should be easier for us to make our case to the people. And we should perhaps do it.

चुनावी जंग

There is a strong need for a political party that would be the Janajati version of the Sadbhavana. And there is a strong need for a Madhesi Alliance.

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The best option would be for the big parties themselves to take up the agenda of the Madhesi, and the Janajati, but they show no signs of doing it. If all the parties were to come up with a map for a federal Nepal that includes a Madhesh state, and that gives clear powers to such a state, that would soothe many nerves, but I think the Pahadi Bahuns keep talking of federalism like it were disintegration.

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Federalism is a heightened form of democracy, it is not disintegration. Democracy is the answer to the ageold Madhesi and Janajati grievances.

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चुनावी जंग

We will get a Madhesh state, through a movement, or through the ballot box. Either way, we will get it. We will get it both ways. It is not either or. We will get it if the Janajatis come along, we will get it if the Janajatis do not come along. We will get it regardless. No Pahadi Bahun opposition will prevent the realization of a Madhesh state. There will be hell to pay at the ballot box for all those who might not come out in clear support of the Madhesh state. The people have awakened. There is no going back.

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The Madhesi Movement demands an immediate declaration of a republic. It is Girija who talks of a ceremonial monarchy. But Girija and his minions keep badmouthing the Madhesi Movement saying the royalists were behind it. They thought Kamal Thapa was doing it, it was not Upendra Yadav's doing. The Madhesis are cowards, how could they possibly rebel? That has been their thinking.

The Madhesi Movement has produced martyrs that are disproportionately Muslim. Hindu Madhesis and Muslim Madhesis have stood as one in the Madhesi Movement. But the Bahun chattering classes in Kathmandu have accused the Madhesi Movement of having been instigated by the Hindu supremacists. They mean to suggest the Madhesi Muslims are Hindu supremacists.

During the course of the movement, the Pahadi police in Janakpur barged into the Muslim slum near the Janaki temple, and mercilessly beat up Muslim women and children who were busy going about their daily chores. That is Hindu supremacist terror. The state is responsible.

The Madhesi Movement has produced substantially more martyrs than did the April Revolution, and the state terror unleashed in April was by a dictatorial regime, whereas the state terror unleashed during the Madhesi Movement was by a supposedly democratic regime. They kill people and injure them in the hudreds, and turn around and accuse the Madhesi Movement of being violent.

They say Krishna Sitaula does not need to resign, but the April Revolution that produced fewer martyrs got rid of an entire regime. Come election time, there will be hell to pay.

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UN registration of Maoist arms, armies completes "The report will include the number and types of weapons registered and will be submitted to the government and the Maoists in the next few days," said the UN official. ...... they have been maintaining that they have 35,000 PLA fighters. ..... The government and the Maoists said in their arms agreement that those recruited into the Maoist army after May 25 last year (when the ceasefire code of conduct was signed) and those less than 18 years of age will not be registered. ...... the two sides—the Maoist and the UN—would soon make public the official number of the PLA fighters and their weapons.
MPRF's uneasy truce ends today Home minister's resignation and formation of a high level commission to probe into the Terai movement were the two main conditions that MPRF had set for talks. .... With both demands not fulfilled even by the MPRF's deadline, the forum is preparing for fresh demonstrations. ...... Upendra Yadav warned that the forum would begin an armed movement if the Home Minister doesn’t resign by Sunday evening.
Terai: Ending the Deadlock the country’s southern plains, the Terai is seemingly heading towards another round of turbulence and tumult. ...... 49% of total electoral seats to 20 Terai districts and 51% seats to the 55 hilly and mountainous districts ...... the Terai-based Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi), CPN-UML, Maoists and other parties, which had criticized the PM’s first address calling it incomplete, welcomed his second address. ...... The recent mass rebellion in eastern and central Terai has shaken the foundations of our historically fixed discriminatory system. And leaders of all parties have been forced to realize that the Madhesi people and other communities can go to any extent to claim the rights they have been denied throughout Nepal’s 238-year-old history. ....... Sitaula is responsible for the deaths in Terai in the same way as the home minister of the erstwhile royal regime was for the killings and suppression during the April uprising. ....... what about the Maoists? Who first killed an MPRF cadre in Lahan and later forcibly took away the dead body? Don’t they have any role in turning the general mood in Terai unexpectedly violent? And the Prime Minister himself, who could recognize the level of the Terai crisis only in his second address?
Big 4 for amendment at once, differences linger arrived at the conclusion that the demands of Madhesi, women, janajati and other groups should be included in the amendment bill. They, however, still have differences over whether to table the bill simply on the basis of the PM's address or only after the suggestions of the agitating groups are incorporated ...... the time constraints before the Constituent Assembly election," said UML leader Amrit Bohara
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वार्ताप्रति ज्वाला सिंह विश्वस्त गुणराज लुइ“टेल/श्यामसुन्दर शशि जनकपुर, फागुन ५ - जनतान्त्रिक तर्राई मुक्ति मोर्चा -ज्वाला सिंह) समूहका अध्यक्ष ज्वाला सिंह -नागेन्द्र पासवान) ले सरकारले आह्वान गरेको वार्ताप्रति विश्वस्त भएको बताएका छन् । 'वार्ता भनेको लेनदेन हो,' नेपाल-भारत सीमा क्षेत्रको एउटा गाउ“मा बिहीबार कान्तिपुरस“गको भेटमा उनले भने- 'सरकारले हाम्रो समस्या सम्बोधन गरेर अधिकार दियो, मधेसको समस्या बुझ्यो भने युद्धमा र्फकनु जरुरी भयो र -' मोर्चाले सरकारभन्दा एक कदम अघि बढेर फौजी कारबाही बन्द गरिसकेको उल्लेख गर्दै सिंहले वार्ताका लागि आफ्ना साथीहरूमाथि सरकारले लगाएका झूटा मुद्दा फिर्ता गर्नुपर्ने, मधेस आन्दोलनमा मारिएकालाई सहिद घोषणा गर्नुपर्ने, उच्चस्तरीय छानबिन आयोग गठन गरी कारबाही गर्नुपर्ने र सरकारले युद्धविराम घोषणा गर्नुपर्ने माग गरे । माओवादीको मूल प्रवाहीकरणपछि मधेसका समस्यालाई सम्बोधन नगरेको भन्दै झन्डै एक सय पचास कार्यकर्ता आफ्नो पार्टर्ीी आएको र त्यसमध्ये केही हतियारसहितका भएको दाबीसमेत उनले गरे । ..... हरेक आन्दोलन र क्रान्तिमा मधेसीको पचास प्रतिशत सहभागिता भए पनि राजनीतिक परिवर्तनपछि अधिकार सुनिश्चित गर्ने बेला सत्ताले धोका दिएका कारण 'स्वतन्त्र तर्राई राज्य स्थापना' गर्न सशस्त्र युद्ध सुरु गरेको ज्वाला सिंहले बताए । ..... ४२ वषर्ीय पर्ूवपत्रकार ज्वाला सिंह ..... तर्राईका तीन समस्या उपनिवेशिक, वर्गीय र जातीयलाई सरकारले समाधान गर्न सक्यो र संघीय राज्यअर्न्तर्गत आत्मनिर्ण्र्ााो अधिकार र स्वशासन दियो भने वार्ता सफल हुने बताए । मोर्चाले सशस्त्र संर्घष्ाबाट तर्राई कब्जा, वार्ताबाट समस्या समाधान र जनमत संग्रहबाट स्वतन्त्र तर्राई निर्माणजस्ता रणनीतिक उपाय सोचेको समेत उनले जनाए । ..... मधेस आन्दोलनका क्रममा आफ्नो मोर्चाको भूमिका भए पनि मधेसी जन अधिकार फोरमलाई बढ्ता जस गएको पनि उनले बताए । 'मोर्चा फोरमभन्दा धेरै अगाडि छ,' उनले भने- 'हाम्रा साथीहरू पूरै सहभागी भए । उहा“हरूभन्दा अघि तीन वर्षेखि हामी सहभागी छौं ।' मोर्चासहितको आन्दोलनले तर्राईमा उचाइ हासिल गरेको उनले बताए । आफ्नो मोर्चालाई पहाडी विरोधी संगठनका रूपमा चित्रण गरिएकालाई उनले झूटो भएको बताए । 'भिडन्तबाहेक कुनै पनि पहाडेलाई हामीले मारेका छैनौं,' उनले भने- 'हामीलाई कमजोर पार्न यस्तो प्रचार गरिएको छ ।' ... दलित समुदायका उनले सशस्त्र संर्घष्ामा लाग्नुपरेको कारणबारे भने- 'क्रान्तिकारिता गरिबीबाट पनि हुन्छ । सत्ताको उत्पीडनबाट पनि हुन्छ ।'
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सिटौलाको सङ्कट गृहमन्त्री कृष्णप्रसाद सिटौलाको राजीनामाको मागको आडमा पर्दापछाडिबाट कसले कस् तो खेल खेल्दैछ - नेपाली काङ्ग्रेसका सभापति गिरजिाप्रसाद कोइरालालाई नै अन्तरमि सरकारको पनि प्रधानमन्त्री बनाउनुपर्ने कुरामा माओवादीहरू सहमत छन् । तर, यो कुराले बा“की दलहरूको मन अमिलिएको देखिसकिएको छ । खास गरेर एमाले यो कुरामा असहमत भएर पनि सहमत हुन बाध्य भएको छ । अरू दलले यस बहसमा भाग लिने हैसियतसम्म पनि बनाउन सकेका छैनन् । ....... नेपाली काङ्गे्रसकी केन्द्रीय सदस् य तथा सांसद सुजाता कोइरालाले भारतको राजधानी दिल्लीमा पुगेर गृहमन्त्री कृष्णप्रसाद सिटौलाको राजीनामा मागेकी छन् । सिटौला माओवादीहरूप्रति बढी लचिलो भए भन्ने सुजाताको मुख्य आरोप छ । ..... अहिलेसम्म राजनीतिक दलहरू गाउ“ पस्न सकेका छैनन् ..... अहिलेसम्म पनि माओवादीले ग्रामीण समाजलाई भयमुक्त नगराएको उनीहरूको आरोप छ । ...... अन्तरमि सरकार गठनका लागि सबभन्दा पहिले वर्तमान सरकारको विघटन जरुरी छ । किनभने, अन्तरमि सरकार निर्माणको अर्थ माओवादी दल अहिलेको सरकारमा थुपुक्क जोडिन जाने होइन । ..... प्रधानमन्त्री कोइराला र व्रि्रोही नेता प्रचण्ड दुवै जेठभित्र संविधानसभाको चुनाव गराउन दृढ देखिएका छन् । तर, यसका विपरीत सात दलका नेताहरूमा चुनावप्रतिको हतासा बढ्दै गएको छ । सात दलको सरकारका प्रविधि र संरचनाहरू अन्योल र अलमलमा देखिएका छन् । अहिले स्वयम् नेपाली काङ्ग्रेसका नेताहरूले गृहमन्त्री सिटौलाको राजीनामा माग्नु त्यही हतासा, अन्योल र अलमलको सङ्केत हो । ........ सिटौला फागुन ३ गते सा“झ प्रधानमन्त्री गिरजिाप्रसाद कोइरालालाई भेट्न बालुवाटार पुगे । पार्टर्ीीभापति तथा आफ्ना राजनीतिक गुरु कोइरालालाई उहा“कै शयनकक्षमा भेटेर गृहमन्त्री सिटौलाले भने, "मेरो राजीनामा खल्तीमा छ, तपार्इं जुन बेला माग्नुहुन्छ, त्यो तयार छ ।" ....... कोइरालाको जवाफ थियो, "आवश्यक पर्‍यो भने मागा“ैला, अहिले तिमीस“गै राख ।" ....... 'सतिले सरापेको देश' भन्दै गृहमन्त्री सिटौलाको ह“सिलो मुहारमा अहिले निराशाका धर्सर्ाा देखिन थालेका छन् । ....... २००७ सालमा हुने भनिएको संविधानसभाको निर्वाचन भा“ड्न तत्कालीन गृहमन्त्री विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइरालालाई विभिन्न प्रपञ्च रचेर गृहमन्त्री पदबाट राजीनामा दिन बाध्य पारएिको थियो । ..... शाही शासनकालमा नगरपालिकाको निर्वाचनमा उत्साहजनक मतदान भएको तर्राईका तिनै जिल्लाहरूमा मधेशी आन्दोलनको आडमा घुसपैठ गरेको दरबारले सरकारलाई संविधानसभाको निर्वाचनको बाटोमा अघि बढ्न नदिन छिर्के हान्ने प्रयास गररिहेको अनुमान सही सावित हुन थालेको छ । ....... सिटौलाको पार्टर्ीीङ्क्तिभित्रबाट मात्र होइन, सरकारमा सहभागी अन्य दलहरूले समेत उनको विकल्प खोज्न थालेको । ..... सुजाताले आफ्ना सहयोगीहरू सुरेश मल्ल, पुष्कर ओझा, शिवकुमार बस्नेत, सुरेन्द्र चौधरीलगायतका काङ्ग्रेस सांसदहरूलाई उपयोग गर्दै सिटौलाको राजीनामा माग्ने अभियान शुरू गरेपछि त्यो अभियानको अर्को फेर अहिले फोरमका अध्यक्ष यादवले समात्न पुगेका हुन् । व्यवस् थापिका-संसद्को पुस ३ गतेको बैठकमा विशेष समय लिएर गृहमन्त्रीको हैसियतमा सिटौलाले मधेश आन्दोलनका क्रममा आफूबाट भएका कमी-कमजोरीप्रति जनतासमक्ष क्षमा मागे । ....... ५७ वषर्ीय सिटौला भने 'आगामी जेठसम्ममा संविधानसभाको निर्वाचन गराएरै छाड्ने अठोट गिरजिाबाबुले गरसिकेको र त्यो अठोट पूरा गर्न उहा“लाई कसैले पनि रोक्न नसक्ने' बताउ“छन् । ....... उनको राजीनामापछि आफू गृहमन्त्री हुने दाउमा नेपाली काङ्ग्रेसकै गोविन्दराज जोशी र खुमबहादुर खड्का ..... मैले राजीनामा दिनु उडाउ“दै गरेको जहाजबाट हामफाल्नु हो’ ...... अहिलेको अवस्थामा मैले राजीनामा दिनु भनेको उडाउ“दै गरेको जहाज छोडेर आफू हामफाल्नु हो । न त्यो जहाज ब“च्छ, न त आफू नै बा“चिन्छ, न यात्रु नै बा“च्छन् । .... प्रधानमन्त्री र गृहमन्त्रीबीच निरन्तर संवाद र अन्तरक्रिया हुन्छ । जुन ढङ्गले म अगाडि बढेको छु, त्यसमा उहा“को पर्ूण्ा साथ, र्समर्थन र सहयोग छ ।

Bill to amend constitution registered at the parliament NepalNews will now be amended to state that Nepal will head towards federal democratic structure through the Constituent Assembly (CA)...... The existing constituencies in hills and mountains won't be reduced but the number of those in Terai where population has increased will be increased proportionally. .... proportional representation-based elections to be held simultaneously by treating the whole country as a single constituency. ..... a high-level five-member Electoral Constituency Fixation Commission will be formed to be led by a former judge of Supreme Court (SC) and including geographic, demographic and social experts as members. ..... calls for providing proportional representation of Madhesis, women, Janjatis, Dalits, disabled people and other minorities in all structure of the state. ..... The bill, however, does not have any provision regarding the election of Prime Minister. There were calls to insert provision whereby two-third of MPs should elect and/or remove the PM. ...... the issue of whether to provide temporary voters with the opportunity to cast their votes in the CA elections
No disintegration in the name of federalism, says Deuba

The janajatis are trying to replicate the tarai uprising, but can they? Nepali Times indigenous groups have now taken to the streets..... They also want ethnic-based federal units and a new national flag. ..... The Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) held a fake-khukuri procession in Kathmandu this week, shut down the Valley on Thursday, and has announced a series of crippling shutdowns across the country in the coming month. ..... Activist S S Thapa says although the number of seats for the madhesi people has increased, the legislature will still be dominated by high castes. ..... The first seed of dissent was planted when there was obvious hesitation in appointing janajati members to the interim constitution drafting committee. “Is the government waiting for us to take up arms to take us seriously?” asked rights activist Padma Ratna Tuladhar. ..... Just as a tarai faction of the Maoists broke away from the Maoists to undertake a militant movement, similar splits are already appearing among hill ethnic groups. ..... a lack of strong central leadership among various janajati groups even though there is an effort to unite 12 janajati organisations under a political party called the Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch...... The credibility of the Maoists has also been waning rapidly among the janajati groups. In fact the Maoists dissolved their ethnic autonomous regions, launched amidst great fanfare after entry into parliament and now stress “democratic centralism”. Some Rai and Limbu groups have launched a splinter group in the name of Khambuwan. Pushpa Kamal Dahal has summoned Kirati leaders to convince them to stay on board, but dissent is growing at the grassroots.

मधेशी, जनजातीहरूको आन्दोलन-17.02.07 BBC News