Hamro Nepal Press Release: Only A Political Outlet To The Madhesi Movement
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Hamro Nepal, "world's first digital democracy organization," is deeply saddened by the recent incident in Gaur where a political clash has resulted in more than 25 deaths. This should never have happened, and this should not be allowed to repeat. A thorough investigation has to be conducted, and the guilty have to be brought to justice.Hamro Nepal is sorry to note that the local police stayed away when they could have engaged in crowd control. This is reflective of the weak law and order situation the country faces as it tries to navigate its way to the constituent assembly. This can not be allowed to continue if we are to envision a free and fair election to the proposed constituent assembly. The worst case fallout from this could be a civil war, Sri Lanka style, and we have to openly talk about it if only to make sure we muster all the political strength, skill, magnanimity, and maturity that we can to prevent any such possibility. The Nepali people, Pahadi or Madhesi, deserve better than ethnic violence, let alone a civil war.
It was a political mistake on the part of the Maoists to try to organize a mass meeting at the same place and same time as that of the Madhesi People's Rights Forum. That was the third attempt on the part of the Maoists after Bhairahawa and Nepalgunj to disrupt a MPRF mass meeting. That shows a lack of respect for the basics of multi-party democracy among the Maoists. The Maoist leadership has to take note, and it needs to train its cadres so as to make sure cadres of all parties can engage in political activities in all villages and all towns across the country. Without that constituent assembly elections can not be imagined.
The Maoists must also transform themselves completely into a political party before elections can be imagined. Political parties do not engage in law enforcement work. Political parties do not run the traffic. All extortions, abductions, and threat of use of force have to come to a halt all across the country. Seized property has to be returned, although that is no argument against drastic land reform, which must be carried out by a duly elected government, if need be.
The interim parliament must also pass a law that makes it mandatory for all parties to make public their book keeping. If the Maoists are substantially richer than all the other parties put together, that also is going to distort the ground reality and free and fair elections can not be imagined.
The MPRF is a nonviolent political organization. And we urge the organization to continue to be so. We urge the MPRF leadership to train its local cadres to never give in to any temptation to random acts of violence, arson, and hooliganism in general. You hurt the cause when you engage in violence, however unplanned, however isolated.
There is some speculation Indian criminals hired by regressive elements might have been behind the methodical killings. A thorough investigation must get to the bottom of the truth.
The primary onus though rests on the political leadership of the eight parties.
The need of the hour in the country is to hold at the earliest free and fair elections to a constituent assembly that will "look" like Nepal as much as possible in terms of its ethnic and gender composition, and we have to get there without ditching the basic one person one vote mechanism that is democracy. All the knotty, difficult, challenging issues are to be solved inside that assembly through debate, dialogue and voting.
The eight parties have to accept the three basic demands of the Madhesi, Janajati, Dalit Movement so as to clear up the road for the journey to the constituent assembly elections.
- Home Minister resign to take moral responsibility for the 38 deaths during the Madhesi Movement.
- Form probe commission that will report on the 21 day long Madhesi Movement.
- Hold proportional elections to the constituent assembly.
Paramendra Bhagat
President, Hamro Nepal
Om Gurung
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Defer polls through eight-party accord: Deuba given the absence of a fear-free environment to hold the polls at present. ..... the government to must also focus its attention on how to address the demand raised by the Madheshi community and others.
गौर सुनसान भयभीत र्सवर् साधारण घर बाहिर निस्कन डराएका थिए । .... माओवादी कार्यकर्ता अशोकले गृहमन्त्रीलगायतको टोलीसमक्ष भिडन्तका बेला प्रहरीले सहयोग नगरेको गुनासो गरेका थिए । आक्रमणबाट बच्न प्रहरीको शरणमा गएका बेला उल्टै प्रहरीले फोरमतर्फधकेलिदिएको आरोप उनले लगाए । ...... माओवादी आफैंले हेलिकोप्टर चार्टर गरी ती शव ल्याइएका हुन् । शव महाराजगन्जस्थित शिक्षण अस्तालमा राखिएका छन् । ...... मधेसी राष्ट्रिय मुक्ति मोर्चाका महासचिव प्रभु साहले २१ जनालाई फोरम कार्यकर्ताले समातेर हत्या गरेको र छतछतबाट समेत गोली हानेको दाबी गरेका छन् । उनले आफ्नो तर्फाट गोली नचलेको पनि दाबी गरे । मधेसी जनअधिकार फोरमका जिल्ला अध्यक्ष अमर यादवले आफ्ना केन्द्रीय नेताहरूलाई सभामै हत्या गर्ने माओवादी षड्यन्त्र रहेकाले प्रतिकार गरिएको दाबी गरे । ........ घटनाका बेला प्रमुख जिल्ला अधिकारी माधव ओझा प्रहरीस“ग समन्वयसमेत नगरी सेनाको ब्यारेकमा बसेका थिए । कफर््र्यु लगाउन प्रमुख जिल्ला अधिकारीको लिखित आदेश प्राप्त गर्न नसकी प्रहरी आफैंले निर्ण्र्ाागरी माइकिङ गर्न हि“डेको थियो । ..... फोरमकै आन्दोलनका क्रममा केही अघि तोडफोड र आगजनी भएको आफ्नो कार्यालय स्थापना नगरी प्रजिअ ओझाले निवासबाट कामकाज गर्दै आएका छन् ।
ँफोरममाथि प्रतिबन्ध लगाउनर्ुपर्छ’
घाइतेहरूको टाउकोमा गम्भीर चोट
माओवादीका थारु नेता अपहरित
रौतहटमा मृत्यु भएकाहरू संजोग -दांग), प्रभा तामाङ -मकवानपुर), संजु, अर्जुन-गोर्खा), रामविश्वास यादव -रौतहट) लफ्फा -मकवानपुर), राजनपोखरेल-मकवानपुर), गोविन्द अधिकारी-मकवानपुर), उषा थापा -बारा), सरस्वती उपे्रती -रौतहट), प्रतिमा परियार -रौतहट) छोटेलाल साह -रौतहट), नागेश्वर उपाध्याय -रौतहट), रामाकान्त चौधरी -रौतहट), चुन्नु -रौतहट) प्रवीण अन्सारी -रौतहट), प्रतिमा खातुन -रौतहट), देवेन्द्र अधिकारी -रौतहट) ..... शवको प्रकृति हर्ेदा अधिकांशलाई नियन्त्रणमा लिएर अमानवीय तवरले हत्या गरिएको पाइएको छ । हत्या गरिएका मध्ये तीन महिलालाई जलाएर मारिएको जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालयले जनाएको छ । मारिएकामध्ये पन्ध्रको शव करिब पा“च किलो मिटर टाढा प्रहरीले भेटेको थियो । मारिनेको संख्या बढ्नसक्ने माओवादीले जनाएको छ । ....... ढुंगानाले भने- 'मधेसमा केही महिनाअघि भएका दर्जनौं हत्याका घटनापछि हिजोको रौतहटमा भएको दर्ुइ दर्जनभन्दा बढीको हत्याले मुलुकभरका जनतालाई भयभित तथा त्रसित बनाएको छ ।'
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Seal the border, says Mahara; Maoists stop House session Charging that the elements from across the border were used to carry out the Gaur carnage ..... "Seal the border. Form joint investigation team of eight parties. Declare all those killed as martyrs"
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After bloodbath, looters spread terror in Terai India eNews.com, India Even before mourning for the 28 people killed in clashes in Nepal's Terai plains died down, fresh gunfire and terror erupted in the same afflicted district once again early Friday, injuring at least one. ....the bandits looted at least 16 houses at gunpoint ..... The government's inability to bring to book the Maoists responsible for the first killings in the plains in Lahan town in January has fuelled the unrest and jeopardised the upcoming elections, Koirala said. ...... though a considerable number of law enforcement personnel were present in the area Wednesday, only a small number were deployed to the scene of the incidents.
Prachanda a nouveau dictator Nepal... Telegraphnepal.com, Nepal the Maoists are trying to disrupt the peaceful protest programs organized by the Forum and also have a plan to kill their leaders. ... “We are ready to solve the problems through dialogue”, Sita Nandan Rai- an ex-UML leader ..... valley incharge Upendra Kumar Jha said that the Maoists equipped with modern weaponries were the first to fire at a peaceful program organized by the Forum in Gaur. .... Prachanda is no more than a dictator so his outburst against us is understandable. ..... the Maoists cadres exploding bombs and firing bullets had arrived in the venue disrupting the MJF program that was planned a week before.
Nepal King s Coronation set... Telegraphnepal.com, Nepal King Gyanendra appears to be in a mood to organize “coronation ceremony” for himself. ..... The dates for the coronation ceremony to take place have tentatively been set around by the Pundits and astrologers for the second week of the first month of the next Nepali year-Baisakh 14- which corresponds to April 27, 2007
Rights activists reveal shocking details of Gaur attack NepalNews murderers raped five women and cut off their breasts before killing them. Over one dozen persons were chased five to eight kilometers before they were killed. .... organised criminal gang must have been involved in the attack. "Looking at the grisly manner of killing, one cannot imagine that any political organisation can engage in such act ..... those who were killed have been found to have sustained grave wounds in their heads. Bamboo sticks and spears have been used repeatedly to smash their heads ..... Dr. Mathura Prasad Shrestha, Dr. Arjun Karki, Dr. Gauri Shankar Lal Das, Padma Ratna Tuladhar, Daman Nath Dhungana, Subodh Pyakurel, Gauri Pradhan, Bishnu Pukar Shrestha and Bimal Chandra Sharma
Maoists' Tharu leader abducted Laxman Tharu aka Roshan who had last week rebelled from the Maoist party and vowed to float a separate front to carry forward causes of Tharu community and who had dramatically announced return to the Maoist fold a few days ago, has been abducted ...... a group calling itself TM Don Group has claimed the responsibility for his abduction ..... demanded Rs 1 million ransom within five days to release him. .... Maoist leaders have suspected hand of reactionary conspirators in his abduction
Government to take action against guilty of Gaur incident: Sitaula locals of Rautahat were confined to their houses even after the local administration lifted curfew from 3 pm .... All shops and educational institutions in the area remained shut.
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Nepalnews page views cross 100 million Nepalnews' unique page views hit the 100 million mark on Monday (March 19), starting from 20th November 2000. This figure does not include the hits between August 1998, when the news portal was actually launched, and 19th of November 2000. .... in the days to come with emphasis on video and audio
Gaur massacre has shocked world: Martin Himalayan Times “A credible election would require not only the management of arms and armies, and the right laws and technical preparations: It requires a climate in which all political parties can campaign freely in all places, and all voters can vote free of any intimidation or fear of reprisal” ..... “The Young Communist League must be a peaceful political organisation and must not engage in purported law enforcement.”
A royalist plot, says Prachanda Prachanda also rapped the local administration for being a “mute spectator” even though the massacre took place for hours within the secured district headquarters. He claimed that the MJF used sophisticated wea-pons
Leaders Demand Sitaula's Resignation Over Gaur Incident the incident would not have happened if the administration had taken necessary precaution, when it was obvious that there would be conflict between the Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum and the Maoists, because both of them were planning to organise mass meetings in the same venue on the same time. ...... CPN-UML leader Bharat Mohan Adhikari ..... Nepali Congress (NC) leader Arjun Narsingh KC held both the government and the Maoists responsible for the Rautahat incident. Saying that the Maoists are still involved in undemocratic activities ........ UML leader Raghu Bir Mahaset termed the Rautahat incident as a result of the government "weakness". ..... C P Mainali of the United Left Front said the episode was well-planned and it indicated of a "dangerous game plan."
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