Democracy For Nepal: 8 Parties Need To Declare 205 Constituencies Of Equal Population

Thursday, January 25, 2007

8 Parties Need To Declare 205 Constituencies Of Equal Population

Madhesi Movement Is April Revolution Part 2
Look Who Is Talking
बराबर जनसंख्याबाला २०५ सीट
मधेश जल रही है
Girija Koirala Is A Crook

In April, there were no talks. There were basic demands. And when those demands were met, the revolution came to a halt. Same thing now. There are four basic demands.

Citizenship papers to all Madhesis, not to 33 lakh but to 60 lakh.
205 constituencies based on equal population.
Reserved constituencies for the DaMaJaMa.
A fresh census before the elections.

Talks? What talks? The eight party coalition needs to come out saying they agree to the basic demands. And the street action will come to a halt. That is how you do it.

There is this disdain in the Prime Minister's invitation for talks. All problems will be solved by the constituent assembly. Don't you know? Are you stupid? That is the tone. That will not work.
There is also this disrespectful ignorance. Baluwatar is acting up. Girija is acting like he does not know why the Madhesis are out in the streets. The world knows, but Girija does not.

In April, the king kept inviting the eight parties to suggest a name for a new Prime Minister. That was the royal disrespect. The king kept suggesting the people are out in the streets because the filthy political parties want the kursi, and that is all there is to it.

Girija is doing a repeat performance. All the Madhesi leaders want is some chiyapan at Baluwatar. That is all there is to it. If he will offer tea, things will quieten down. Girija is the Pahadi Bahun supreme. Prachanda is his minion. Krishna Bahadur Mahara said yesterday, look what happens when we Maoist leaders step outside of Kathmandu for a few days! Mahara lives on another planet.

The Prime Minister needs to give a speech of concession like King Gyanendra gave a speech of concession. That is the only way the streets will calm down.

This is also a good opportunity for the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF) to change from being an organization to becoming a full-fledged political party. You have to ride this momentum. If this street action does not result in the four basic demands being met, it will have been in vain. If this street action does not result in a total electoral annihilation of the Pahadi parties from the Terai during the constituent assembly elections, it will have been in vain.

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In The News

Violence spreads to more Terai dists in Nepal Zee News, India spread to five other districts there leaving dozens injured and prompting authorities to clamp curfew. ..... Curfew was imposed for the fifth consecutive day today in Lahan ..... MPRF activists took to streets defying prohibitory orders. ..... forms 33-45 per cent of Nepal's population. ..... Curfew was also imposed in Morang, Parsa, Birgunj, Janakpur and Dhanusha ..... MPRF cadres vadalised offices and shops and clashed with Maoists and police ..... In Dhanusha, nine protestors were injured when police opened fire to disperse them. In Janakpur, protesters torched a police station and officers opened fire, injuring at least a dozen people ...... Terai districts of Udaypur, Saptari and Biratnagar remained paralysed due to a strike called by the forum ...... A team comprising members from eight human rights groups and civil society organizations will soon visit the violence affected areas, president of Human Rights Organization of Nepal (Huron) Sudip Pathak said ...... Some eight districts of terai are under the grip of violence that spread after the Maoists allegedly killed a young demonstrator belonging to the Madhesi People's Rights Forum in Siraha district on Friday.
Tense Southern Nepal: Terai Demonstrations United We Blog, Nepal Himali, Pahadi and Madheshi ..... Forum activists vandalized 18 trucks loaded with production materials and destroyed 11 buses that were parked in the bus park. ..... police fired 18 rounds in air and 24 tear gas shell. .... In Jaleshwor of Dhanusha, Madheshi Peoples’ Right Forum (MPRF) organized a demonstration in which activists were armed with lathis. ..... Forum activists set ablaze the CPN Maoist office in Jaleshwor after vandalizing it. ..... Forum activists burnt effigies of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and CPN Maoist chairman Prachanda in Jaleshwor’s Mahendra Chowk. ..... More than half a dozen private shops were burnt by the angry mob as thousands hit the street of Janakpur.
A second front Economist, UK the peace process will involve a constitutional assembly, for which elections are due in June. The ethnic group known as Madhesis, who dominate the Terai, fear they will be cheated. ...... Nepal's censuses have always underestimated Madhesi numbers. ..... They probably make up more than 40% of the population but are barely represented in the bureaucracy, army or police and their “Nepaliness” is constantly questioned. ...... constituencies are gerrymandered so that “one hill vote is equal to 20 Terai votes”. ....... Nepalganj turned into communal violence as hill-people sacked and burnt Madhesi businesses in a two-day spree, condoned by the local authorities. ..... By sowing communal tension, the palace may hope to postpone the election. Consistent accounts place royal agents in the Terai stirring things up, as well as in India, appealing to religious fanatics by linking the future of Hinduism, Madhesis and the royal family. Hridesh Tripathi, a cabinet minister who leads a Terai-based party, says it is to be expected that the palace “will use all forms of conspiracy”. The Madhesis' grievances give the plotters some fertile ground.
Nepal's Maoists rule out talks with Terai protesters IRNA, Iran the powerful Maoist guerrillas ruled out talks with the protesting groups, saying they were instigated by King Gyanendra and Hindu fundamentalists. .... Janakpur town in Dhanusha district, a well-known pilgrimage destination for Hindu devotees from both India and Nepal, remained under curfew from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. after demonstrations threatened to go out of control Wednesday ..... At least 20 people were hurt in clashes with police in the town when a mob tried to torch the police station during the closure. ..... Protesters also torched the office of the Maoist guerrillas in the town. ..... The unrest also spread to Udaypur district where a separate ethnic group, the Kirant Workers' Party, called a general strike Wednesday to press their demand for an autonomous Kirant state. ..... The rebel leader accuses the groups, who are at loggerheads with his party, of being used by King Gyanendra to create unrest and sabotage a vital election that will put monarchy to vote by June. ...... He also says the groups have been infiltrated by Hindu fundamentalists, who are trying to save monarchy from extinction. ..... 'We have Maoists as well as Nepali Congress and Unified Marxist-Leninist party leaders (two of the biggest parties in the ruling alliance) joining our demonstrations,' said Upendra Yadav, chief of the Forum. "Our protests will continue till the government agrees on an autonomous Madhes state," he said.
Nepal: Madhesis Warn Of Further Violence Stratfor
MJF Ready For Talks With Govt: Yadav Himalayan Times, Nepal The movement in the Terai would be stopped provided the government and eight political parties were ready for democratic federal republic and proportional representation system in the constituent assembly, he said, adding that the election system based on existing constituencies was unacceptable to his party. ...... "We want federal democratic republic, elections must be held on proportional representation basis and proportional representation are ensured in the state mechanism," Yadav, who severed ties with the CPN-UML about 14 years ago, said. .... it was not against any class or community but against the state that discriminated against the Madheis people for centuries.
MJF sets conditions for talks with govt Nepalnews.com, Nepal He said the Home Minister should resign on moral grounds for the "clack down" on the MJF activists and government should punish the murderer of Ramesh Mahato ...... the government should come positively about the demands of Madhesis, which include an independent Terai province and proportional representation system in the upcoming constituent assembly elections. ....... his group shared no link with the factions Terai Janatantrik Morcha (JTMM) ...... Last few days have seen worst violence in Lahan, Janakpur, Birgunj and Biratnagar where MJF activists have intensified their protests
Curfew Clamped In Biratnagar, Birgunj, Janakpur, Lahan Himalayan Times, Nepal
Curfew clamped in Janakpur 15 persons were injured after police opened fire to curb the demonstrators. .... The demonstrators set on fire residence of former minister Rajiv Parajuli and vandalised two motorbikes there.
Eight-hour curfew imposed in Lahan

Repected Sir,

You must be aware of the on going protests in Nepal that left hundres injured and killed a half dozen Madheshi rights activists . Did you see Prachanda saying ,I am not ready to talk with a strengthless organisation.What is he ready for War or Blood bath.WE are ready for that .What is his definition of strength guns and arms.We think its socio economy.We can block the supplies and leave the Vilo-philic brainless , hilly species to starve in hunger.

Our new problem is that both Government and maoists are trying to hide the on going situation from international community.Upto some extent they have succeeded to create an illusion that the issue is not that big deal..He even blamed us for being pro-king or Hindu fandamentalists to defame us . Imagine a half dozen people killed and hundreds injured in any country , Wont that be a big issue??. we feel that The international community and media is ignoring us and looking into the issue through governments perspectve. WE are trying create the true picture of ongoing protests before the international community and media please put your efforts to gather their attention. Its now or never for us.

Regards,
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