The king pulled a coup and asked for three years. He was going to organize city elections within a year, and then within a year and a half of that, he was going to organize the parliamentary elections. And democracy would be back on track. What was missing in that offering? Basic democracy.
Now Girija is asking for four years. One year to digest the glow of the April Revolution. And elections will be held to an assembly where over half the people will be appointed by Pahadi Bahuns, and the other half will be elected where the Pahadi Bahuns are the ones who get to decide who gets the party tickets, and who not. That assembly will take three years to write a new constitution for the country. What is missing in the offering? Basic democracy. Social justice.
Democracy is one person, one vote. Anything else is a deviation.
The basic demand of the Madhesi Movement is that the 205 constituencies be drawn based on equal population. That is what makes the Madhesi Movement a movement for democracy.
African Americans started out in America as less than human. A white man was one peson. But a black person was not counted as one person. A black person was only counted as one third a person. This was in 1776.
The Pahadis want to do the same thing to the Madhesi in Nepal. Nepal is being born for the first time. In that Nepal, the Pahadis do not want the Madhesis to be counted as full human beings.
If 5,000 Pahadis can make for one constituency, and there are 200,000 Madhesis in another, you are saying that 40 Madhesis count for the same as one Pahadi. That is worse than where even the blacks started out in America in terms of a headcount.
That is not happening.
Meet the basic demands now.
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The Madhesi Movement will not stop until the basic demands are met.
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Minister Thakur to Hold Talks with Agitating Groups Himalayan Times The government on Thursday appointed Minister for Agriculture and Cooperative Mahantha Thakur convener for holding talks with the Madhesi agitating groups. Government sources said members of the talks team would be appointed by Friday's cabinet meeting upon consultation with the parties in the government.
CPN-UML Seeks Eight-Party Meet on Terai Crisis The CPN-UML on Thursday urged the eight political parties to take measures to restore peace by addressing demands of a federal system of governance and proportional representation in election. The CPN-UML standing committee meeting, chaired by general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, called for holding meeting of the eight parties to fully address the demands. The meeting also stressed the need to call the meeting of the interim legislative parliament to discuss the demands. The party also urged the government to implement the Rayamajhi commission's report and take action against those who suppressed the movement.
Amnesty, HRW concerned over Nepal rights violation Daily Times, Pakistan Amnesty International said on Thursday it was “gravely concerned” by the outbreak of violence in Nepal’s southern plains and urged Kathmandu to punish security forces if they are found guilty of rights violations. ...... Amnesty said many of the dead were believed to be victims of police shooting and urged “a prompt, independent, impartial and thorough investigation”. ...... “Wherever there is sufficient evidence, prosecute anyone suspected of human rights abuses in proceedings that fully respect international fair trial standards,” the group said. ........ It was concerned police were using excessive force. ...... The Madhesis complain of widespread discrimination, including under-representation in parliament, political parties, army and the police, despite being the majority in an area home to almost half Nepal’s 26 million people. ...... The group has been leading protests in south and southeast Nepal since Jan. 19 that have left at least 11 people dead and crippled daily life in the area.
Nepal Maoists warn peace process in danger Radio Australia, Australia Maoists in Nepal have threatened to launch street protests if the government delays this year's assembly elections. .... Maoist chief Prachanda has accused the government of trying to delay the elections.
सत्ताधारी सात पहाडी पार्टीको घैंटोमा अझै घाम लागेको छैन
सरिता गिरी: अशान्त मधेस, नया नेपाल
माघे क्रान्ित, राजावादी र िहन्दु कट्टरपन्थीबारे
डटे रहो
शान्ित वार्ता क्या, िवजय घोषणा करो
बराबर जनसंख्याबाला २०५ सीट
मधेश जल रही है
िफर से कह दो एक बार इन्िकलाब
पहाडी मधेशी दंगा, मधेशी जनजाित गठबंधन, र िनर्णायक, अिहंसात्मक अन्ितम अान्दोलनको खाँचो
सद्भावना रोडम्याप
नेपालमा दमजम अान्दोलनको अावश्यकता
नेपालमा संसारको नम्बर एक लोकतन्त्रको स्थापना हुन सक्छ
राजतन्त्र, बाहुनवाद र भर्ष्टाचार समाप्त पारौं
राजतन्त्र, बाहुनवाद र भर्ष्टाचार समाप्त पारौं
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