SPA leaders to make last ditch effort today Kantipur Although the leaders were engaged in bilateral and tri-lateral consultations for the past 10 days they are nowhere close to agreement. ...... The Maoists have demanded that the government immediately implement the parliamentary directive on republic and a fully proportional electoral system, including a reconstitution of the current interim government, implementation of past commitments and beginning of integration of the two armies -- Nepali Army (NA) and Maoist People's Liberation Army (PLA) -- before announcing a new date for the Constituent Assembly (CA) poll. ........ He also said the parties are discussing allocation of more than 50 percent seats for the proportional electoral system. "We are pushing for a 100 percent proportional electoral system but a compromise may be reached between 50 to 100," he said. Why PLA combatants flee camps 2,200 People's Liberation Army (PLA) combatants who vanished. ..... Bhunesh Chaudhary, a PLA deserter who now works as a motorcycle mechanic in Chitwan ...... after they saw no future inside the camps. "I had joined the Maoists out of peer pressure" ...... They are also taking driving lessons to brace themselves for foreign employment. ..... deserters said that they have risked their lives after defecting from the party. One such former PLA combatant has been cocooning himself inside his home at Parsa Bazaar of Khairhani VDC because of threats to his life. The 10th grader also said that the Maoists had forcibly recruited him into the PLA battalion five months ago. Discussions to continue towards agreement: Dr Bhattarai “Discussions among the political parties are underway on the procedure to implement declaration of a republic and the adoption of the fully proportional electoral system as directed by the interim parliament,” Bhattarai said, “We are almost near an agreement.” Parties hasten discussions on eve of winter House session Speaker urges parties to forge consensus Prachanda committed to punish guilty YCL cadres; CPN-UML asks Prachanda to disband YCL समानुपातिक र गणतन्त्र अस्वीकार प्रचण्डलाई चिकित्सकको ज्ञापन फेरि ँगोर्खाल्यान्ड’ आन्दोलन नेपालमा संघीय प्रणालीको औचित्य मधेसमा मोर्चाबन्दी सरकारमाथि दबाब दिन विभिन्न जातीय तथा क्षेत्रीय सङ्गठनहरूको मोर्चाबन्दी सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक राष्ट्रिय मञ्च, संयुक्त थारू राष्ट्रिय मोर्चा नेपाल, मधेसी जनअधिकार फोरम, सङ्घीय लिम्बूवान राज्यपरष्िाद् र तामाङ-सालिङ स्वायत्त राज्यपरष्िाद्ले साझा मोर्चा बनाएका छन् । ..... सङ्घीय गणतान्त्रिक राष्ट्रिय मोर्चा नेपाल गठन ..... मङ्सिर ३ र ४ गते मधेसमा क्रियाशील विभिन्न ११ राजनीतिक पार्टी एवम् सङ्घसंस्थाले राष्ट्रिय सम्मेलन गरी समान विचार, नीति र कार्यक्रमका आधारमा आन्दोलन गर्ने निष्कर्ष निकालेको छ । मधेसमा आन्दोलनरत समूहहरूको मोर्चाका साथै अन्य जातीय तथा क्षेत्रीय समूहहरूको बृहत् मोर्चा बनाउन खोजिएको मधेसी जनअधिकार फोरम, विद्रोही समूहका उपाध्यक्ष्ा किशोरकुमार विश्वास बताउँछन् । ......... नेतृत्व चयनका लागि कार्यदलसमेत गठन ....... अन्य राजनीतिक दलका विधायकहरूसमेत आफ्नो दल छाडेर मोर्चामा आउन लागेका छन् । " सम्भव भएसम्म मोर्चालाई पार्टीको रूप दिने उनीहरूको सोचाइ छ । ....... मधेसवादी सङ्गठनहरूको मात्रै मोर्चा बनाउने प्रयत्न भइरहेको ...... जोसँग व्यक्तित्व छ, त्यसको बलियो सङ् गठन छैन । जस्तो, रामराजाप्रसाद सिंह ...... सशस्त्र-निःशस्त्र गठबन्धन ....... नेपाल सद्भावना पार्टी आनन्दीदेवी -महतो पक्ष) ले मोर्चा निर्माणका लागि सशस्त्र समूहहरूसँग संवाद भइरहेको जनाएको छ । "प्रत्यक्ष कुराकानी भएको छैन तर विभिन्न सूत्रहरूमार्फत हाम्रा कुराहरू पुगेका छन्," अध्यक्ष्ा राजेन्द्र महतो भन्छन्, "त्यसमा उनीहरूबाट सकारात्मक जवाफ आएको छ ।" ....... महतोका अनुसार गोइत, ज्वाला र पवनले नेतृत्व गरेका जनतान्त्रिक तराई मुक्तिमोर्चाका तीन समूहहरू, तराई टाइगर्स, तराई कोब्रा आदिसँग कुराकानी भएको छ । .... "लोकतन्त्रको आन्दोलनमा सात दल र माओवादीबीच गठबन्धन भएजस्तै मधेसको अधिकारका लागि पनि सशस्त्र र निःशस्त्र समूहहरू मिल्न सक्छन् ।" ...... वैशाख २८ गते भारत, पटनामा भएको बैठकमा मधेसी जनअधिकार फोरमका अध्यक्ष उपेन्द्र यादवदेखि पृथकतावादी नाराका साथ हतियार उठाएका जनतान्त्रिक तराई मुक्तिमोर्चाका ज्वाला सिंहसम्मको जमघट थियो .......विश्वास । भन्छन्, "सशस्त्र आन्दोलन गररिहेका समूहहरूसँग हाम्रो सहकार्य हुन सक्दैन ।" फोरम अध्यक्ष उपेन्द्र यादवले पनि सशस्त्र विद्रोहीसँग सहकार्य नगर्ने प्रस्ट पारसिकेका छन् । ...... मधेसी जनअधिकार फोरम होस् कि सद्भावना आनन्दीदेवीको महतो पक्ष अथवा भर्खरै गठित ११ दल तथा सङ्घसंस्था रहेको मधेसीहरूको मोर्चा, सबैले आन्दोलन गर्ने धम्की दिइरहेका छन ....... मोर्चाले सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्रको घोषणा, जातीय जनसङ्ख्याका आधारमा पूर्ण समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली र जातिहरूको ऐतिहासिक पृष्ठभूमि, उत्पत्ति, भाषा तथा क्षेत्रहरूका आधारमा आत्मनिर्णयको अधिकारसहितको स्वायत्त गणराज्यहरूको स्थापना हुने संवैधानिक व्यवस्था ....... सद्भावना आनन्दीदेवीको महतो पक्षले पनि राज्यका सबै अङ्गमा व्यावहारकि रूपमा मधेसीको समानुपातिक प्रतिनिधित्व गराउन तत्काल आन्दोलनको घोषणा गरनिे बताएको छ । त्यस्तै, जनगणना र संविधानसभाको चुनावको मितिको माग पनि उसको छ । तर, यी सबै समूहहरूले साझा आन्दोलनको नारा उराल्न पनि छाडेका छैनन् । ..... फोरमको संस्थापन र विद्रोही पक्ष्ाबीच नै पानी बाराबारको स्िथति छ । विद्रोही पक्षका उपाध्यक्ष विश्वास भन्छन्, "यादव पक्ष्ालाई साझा मोर्चामा समेट्न सकिँदैन ।" ........ सद्भावनामा आन्तरकि कलहका कारण एक वर्षभित्रै तीन-तीनपटक मन्त्री परविर्तन भइसकेका छन् । सशस्त्र आन्दोलन गररिहेका समूहहरू पनि आन्तरकि विवाद र विभाजनमा नै फसेका छन् । ...... "साझा मोर्चा बनाए मात्रै आन्दोलन सम्भव छ," सद्भावना महतो पक्षका महामन्त्री अनिल झा भन्छन्, "एक्लो आन्दोलनले केही हुनेवाला छैन ।" ..... 'मधेस रक्षाबाहिनी' ..... १६ देखि ३५ वर्ष उमेरसमूहका मधेसी युवाहरूलाई मिलाएर १९ जिल्लामा रक्षाबाहिनी बनाइएको ..... तराईमा सक्रिय झन्डै २६ सशस्त्र समूहहरू ...... सशस्त्र आन्दोलनमा लागेका समूहमध्ये राजनीतिक र आपराधिक चरत्रि पहिचान गर्नुपर्ने सुरक्षा निकाय प्रमुखहरूको स्पष्ट सङ्केत थियो । राजनीतिक समूहहरूलाई वार्तामा बोलाउने तर आपराधिक क्रियाकलापमा संलग्न समूहहरूमाथि भने आवश्यक कारबाहीको प्रक्रिया अगाडि बढाउनुपर्ने सुरक्षा निकायका प्रमुखहरूको भनाइ छ । ...... कोइरालाले भनेका छन्, "तराई समस्याको समाधान भारत र नेपालले जोइन्टली -प्रयास) गरेपछि एक मिनेटमा हुन्छ । त्यसैको प्रयास म गर्दैछु ।" .... प्रधानमन्त्रीले तराई मामिलामा भारतलाई मुछेलगत्तै नेपालस्थित भारतीय राजदूत शिवशङ्कर मुखर्जीले मङ्सिर ६ गते भोजपुरमा बोल्दै मधेसका घटनामा आफ्नो देशका कसैको पनि संलग्नता नरहेको दाबी गरेका छन् । Top leaders to meet in Baluwatar Thursday morning NepalNews PM Koirala, who heads the NC, had called the informal meeting of the central working committee to determine the party’s position over the two proposals passed by the parliament. PM asks Home Minister to present his security plan within 24 hrsToday’s cabinet meeting also decided to apply special security measures in the Kathmandu Valley and eight Terai districts – Siraha, Saptari, Bara, Parsa, Rautahat, Mahottari, Dhanusha and Sarlahi. Now on, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force will be mobilised in substantial numbers in these districts. Prachanda makes another promise; says Maoists will not raise donationhis party will cease from raising donations from individuals, industries and institutions. ..... Nepal said the Maoists should dissolve the YCL as it was becoming anarchic and was only hurting the image of its parent party NC leaders urge party to stick to Mahasamiti's decisionsfirst there should be an agreement on fixing the date of election. On other issues like republic declaration and PR system, we can discuss alternatives," said KC Speaker hopeful of early solution to political impassethe parties now had no alternative to reaching a political consensus and hold the elections within mid-April. ..... Nemwang said the decision to go for voting to finalise the issue of republic and proportional electoral system was taken on consensus of the seven parties. JTMM-J's Morang in-charge arrestedPolice on Tuesday arrested the Morang district in-charge of Jwala Singh led Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) Chandan Mishra aka Raj from his rented room in ward no.16 of Biratnagar. Employed as a computer operator in the state-controlled Nepal Electricity Authority, Mishra was arrested by a police team led by DSP Bidhyananda Majhi. ..... also recovered a US made pistol, three magazines and 21 rounds of ammunitions ..... he has been involved in JTMM-J's activities from the past eight months and has collected Rs 5,00,000 in 'donations' from various people during this period. .... he worked for the outfit after falling under its compulsion. APF arrest 8 JTMM men Nepal ranks 142 on UN's Human Development Index
PM directs Home Minister to take action against YCL cadres guilty of abducting doctors NepalNews Failure to implement House directives will lead to conflict: Dr Bhattarai “However, it will not be an armed conflict.” ..... Bhattarai also declared that his party would not join the constituent assembly elections unless monarchy got abolished. He claimed that conspiracies were being hatched in the dark rooms of Narayanhiti Palace to scuffle CA polls. ...... The Maoist no. 2 was speaking at a programme organised by Nepal Dalit Liberation Front (Unified) in Kathmandu. ..... During a meeting earlier today, Bhattarai had directed the leaders of various sister organisations of the party to launch pressure campaigns to ensure implementation of the proposals on republic and proportional voting system. NC starts internal debate on current impasse the “complications” that may arise if republican is declared now. ..... Majority of CWC members who put their views in the meeting were critical of the Maoists for trying to scuttle the constituent assembly polls Communist leaders discuss ways to convince govt to implement House decisions General secretary of the CPN (UML) Madhav Kumar Nepal, Maoist chairman Prachanda and semi-underground general secretary of CPN (Unity Centre) Narayan Kaji Shrestha ‘Prakash’ discussed ways to end the current political deadlock. Mahato’s 'army' to deal with 'frauds and corrupt' Former minister and the leader of disgruntled faction of Nepal Sadbhawana Party (Anandi Devi), Rajendra Mahato, has said that the soon-to-be-formed Madhesh Rakchhya Bahini (or Madhesh Defense Brigade) will “take action” against the frauds and corrupt to secure the legitimate rights of the Madhesi people. ...... the Bahini would be non-violent in nature ..... the Rachhya Bahini would be unarmed but would deal with them in its own way. .... the Rakchhya Bahini would “lead the struggle to bring the ruling class, which has been oppressing the people of Madhesh since centuriesto its knees”, adding that it would act out peacefully. ....... Point out the fact that a large number of Madheshi youths are starting to take up arms on the calling of various armed groups, he said that the Bahini is going to be formed to make those youths “raise arms on behalf of the state” and carry out “peaceful struggle”. ..... accused the state of repeatedly betraying the Madheshi people Bijukchhe against declaring republic without proper homework Speaker meets with UML strongman the two reached an agreement on moving ahead by forging a political agreement through the regular session of the interim parliament. Upadhyaya charges seven parties of betrayal "It Was A Political Mistake To Replace The Constitution Of 1990 By Present Interim Constitution"Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala ... KOIRALA claims that he brought Maoists to the mainstream ...... As country's all major political parties have turned themselves into republicans, nobody can stop Nepal from turning into a republic now. ...... complete proportional representative system is against the spirit of individual freedom. Proportional representative system denies the right of citizens to choose their own representatives. ..... Once we agree on proportional representative system, other groups will press for national census to know the population structure, linguistic and ethnic presence. We need to spend another three to four year on census and its result. Even after the census results, there will be debates on its credibility. Amid such a cycle, there is never going to be election. Our society will go for fragmentation. Ultimately, the process of national disintegration will then begin. ....... Had we amended the Constitution of Kingdom of Nepal 1990 by scrapping powers and privileges of the King, we could have held the election a long time ago and we would not have to face the political crisis like the current one. ........ This interim constitution is now like a camel. .... I had put my proposal strongly in the meetings. As a politician, I don't have constitutional knowledge like former justice Laxman Aryal whose strong legal and constitutional opinion finally prevailed over my argument. His arguments were so revolutionary and populist, no one dared to challenge his views, which were very close to opinions of street. ......... I don't know from where the wind was blowing to him but he did not budge even an inch from his idea. ....... I cannot speak this issue with you now and I know who inspired you to pose this question. ....... I am opposing proportional representative system to stop fragmentation of country and society. ....... we cannot hold the election by changing procedures which we have agreed a long time back. ...... With the rise of various armed groups, terai has been burning. Do you believe that you can hold the election without solving it? The problems of terai can be solved. If we fix the election date, there are ways to solve terai's problems. ..... You have said recently that Nepal needs Indian cooperation to solve the problem in Terai. What kind of cooperation do you want? I have been, time and again, stressing that there is a need for a joint cooperation between Nepal and India to solve the present violence in terai. We need to tighten border on both the sides. Police and security personnel of both sides are now discussing ways to control the border. I hope that the situation will improve in terai. ..... I want to see Maoists as an established political party like Nepali Congress and CPN-UML in parliament. .... The government and seven parties will agree to extend the tenure of UNMIN for another six months.
सुरेस अाले मगरजी िसनीयर मान्छे हुनुहुँदो रहेछ। २०४७ मा नै अािदवासी जनजाित महासंघ खोलेको मान्छे। अनुहार पिन कर्मा ग्याल्जेन शेर्पा जस्तो जस्तो। कर्मा चािहं अिल उमेर ढलेको िवद्यार्थी नेता जस्तो। प्याट्ट प्याट्ट बोिलहाल्ने। सुरेशजी चािहं प्रोफेसर जस्तो। Measured tone मा बोल्ने। वहाँको के कित पढेलेखेको मलाई background थाहा भएन, तर वहाँ िवद्वान मान्छे भन्ने कुरा त्यसै थाहा हुन्छ। जनजाितको जुन stereotype प्रितपािदत गिरएको छ नेपाली मन र मष्ितष्कमा, सुरेशजी त्यसमा ठ्याक्कै िफट नहुने। वहाँ नेपालको राष्ट्िरय स्टेजमा अब कमसेकम एक दशक देिखनु हुनेछ जस्तो लाग्छ मलाई। त्यो जनजाित, मधेशी र दिलत र मिहलाकालािग राम्रो समाचार हो।
िवश्व अािदवासी जनजाित महासंघको नेतृत्वमा अिहले कर्मा, नेपालमा त्यसै पदमा अोमजी। तर ती दुवैले सुरेशजीबाट केही िसक्नुपर्ने छ। एकचोिट वीपीले भने जस्तो, राजा र काँग्रेसको घाँटी जोिडएको छ। म भन्छु मधेशी र जनजाितको घाँटी जोिडएको छ। यो कुरा सुरेशजीले कसरत नगरी बुझ्नुहुन्छ, कर्मा र अोमले केही कसरत गरेर बुझ्नुहुन्छ। तर साथै म यो पिन थपौं िक कर्मा र अोमबाट थुप्रै थुप्रै मधेशी नेताहरूले िहम्मतकासाथ, धक फुकाएर, कुनै पिन िकिसमको डर नमानीकन अाफ्नो कुरा र अडान अगािड राख्ने कुरा िसक्नुपर्ने भएको छ। त्यो अमेरीकामा रहेका मधेशीलाई पिन लागु हुन्छ, नेपालमा रहेका मधेशीलाई पिन लागु हुन्छ।
परी थापाजीसँग पोहोर पिन वहाँ अाउँदा भेंट भएको हो। पोहोर हो िक परार हो। जे हो अप्िरल क्रान्ितभन्दा अगािड हो। वहाँ पिन एक जना intellectual र well dressed मान्छे। हेर्दै िछटोछिरतो। Sharp mind।
सत्य नारायण मन्िदरमा कार्यक्रम सिकएपिछ नेताहरूलाई र स्थानीय संगठनकाहरूलाई भनेर िवश्व अािदवासी जनजाित महासंघको निजकै रहेको अिफसमा िचयापान समारोह िथयो। िचयाको तातो पानी र िचयाका पुिरया, क्रीम र िचनी ठ्याक्क मेरो अगािड िथयो। राजदुत मधुजीले जो दुई सीट उता बिसरहनु भएको िथयो ल ल परमेन्द्रजी िचया बनाउनुपर्यो भन्नुभयो। मैले पिन थर्मसबाट रहेका कप जितमा तातो पानी हाल्दै िचयाका पुिरया हाल्दै गएँ। परी थापाजी मेरो ठ्याक्कै अगािड बस्नु भएको िथयो र सुरेशजी मेरो दायाँपट्िट। दुवैलाई पिन एक एक कप सारें। क्रीम र सुगर त सबले अाफै अाफै इच्छा लागे जित थप्ने हो।
परीजी र सुरेशजीले िचया छुनै भएन। बाहुनले मधेशीलाई िचया बनाउन अर्हाउने भनेर offense िलएको हो िक न दुध छ न िचनी छ भनेर offense िलएको हो त्यो मैले सोिधन, वहाँहरूको गफमा लट्िठएर होला।
मधुजी एक जना career bureaucrat, obviously intellectual मान्छे। िमलनसार। िवनम्र। UN कालािग राजदुत हुनलाई अरू बाहुनहरूभन्दा पिन राम्रै हुनुपर्छ होला। तर मैले व्यत्ितगत चािहं वहाँलाई सधैं न्यु यर्कमा रहेको एक जना अर्को नेपाली भन्दा बढी मानेको छैन। एउटा basic respect, राजनीितक छलफल गर्न पाइने व्यक्ित, ख्यालठट्टा पिन हुने। मैले ताराजीलाई न्यु यर्कका नेपालीको अिनर्वािचत नेता भनेर अालोचना गर्ने गरको छु। खास त त्यो व्यक्ित मधुजी हो।
म भनेको comprehensive immigration reform भएर नेपालीले न्यु यर्कमा पिन भोट खसाल्न पाउनुपर्छ भन्ने मान्छे। नेतृत्व त िनर्वािचत नै हुनुपर्छ भन्ने मेरो िवचार। तर त्यो नभइ सक्दा सम्म त न्यु यर्कका नेपाली त िवदेशी नै हो, र त्यो देशले एउटा राजदुत पठाइिदएको अवस्था छ। स्थानीय नेपालीले कार्यक्रम गर्दा वहाँलाई सधैं िनमन्त्रण गर्छन्।
प्रभाकर प्रखर वक्ता हुनुहँदो रहेछ। अत्यन्त logically अाफ्नो कुरा अगािड सार्ने। माअोवादी सेनाको डेपुटी कमान्डर मान्छे, युद्ध ताका त ज्युँदोलाई सुताउने वहाँको िजम्मेवारी नै िथयो। भाषण गर्दा सुतेकालाई ब्युँताइिदने स्टाइल रहेछ वहाँको। म माअोवादी होइन, वहाँ माअोवादी हो। र माअोवादीको के हो ideology भन्ने मलाई थाहा छ। तर शान्ित प्रक्िरयामा अाइसकेपिछ वहाँहरूलाई एउटा basic respect िदनुपर्ने हुन्छ। कितलाई यही हो मौका, गाली गरौं जस्तो पिन लाग्यो। युद्ध सधैं ugly नै हुन्छ। १० वर्षको गृहयुद्धमा शाही सेनाले दुई ितहाइ र माअोवादी सेनाले एक ितहाइ िहंसा नामको पाप गरेकै हो। तर अब दक्िषण अफ्िरकामा जस्तो Truth And Reconciliation Commission को बाटो जानुपर्ने हुन्छ।
प्रभाकरको भाषण लगभग मैले पुरा िभिडयोमा कैद गरको छु। अनलाइन राखौंला। अन्ितम वक्ता सुरेशजी हो भनेर ंमैले एक घन्टाको िभिडयोमा केही िमनेट मात्र बाँंकी राखें वहाँपिछ। तर त्यसपिछ कर्माले बडो जोरदार भाषण िदए। पाँच िमनेट त्यो पिन िभिडयोमा कैद गर्नुपर्ने, एक िमनेट मात्र छ। बाहुनलाई गाली गर्न कसैले कर्मासँग िसकोस्।
प्रभाकरपिछ एक जना काँग्रेसी सांसदले बोले। माअोवादीभन्दा हामी कम छैनौं भाषण गर्नमा भनेर भाषण गर्ने काम कम िचच्याउने काम बढी गरे।
नेपालको शान्ित प्रक्िरयाले अझै पिन िवश्व हल्लाउने संभावना राखेको छ। Democratic republic of state funded parties मा पुग्न सिकयो भने अप्िरल क्रान्ित भनेको अक्टोबर क्रान्ित र फ्रेन्च क्रान्ितको हाराहारीमा पुग्छ। नेपालले चीन र भारतलाई डोर्याउँछ। िफडेलले के क्रान्ित export गर्यो भन्ने, लोकतन्त्र नभएको िवश्वको प्रत्येक देशमा नेपालको अप्िरल क्रान्ित export हुन्छ। तीन हप्ता देश पुरै ठ्याप्प बन्द गिरदेउ, अिन सर्वदलीय सरकार बनाउ, अिन संिवधान सभाकालािग पुर्ण समानुपाितक िनर्वाचन गर, कमसेकम प्रत्येक तेस्रो नाम िलस्टमा मिहला हुनुपर्ने गरी। त्यो हो फर्मुला। बुशले जस्तो साढे तीन trillion डलर खर्च गर्ने गरी अफगािनस्तान र इराक invade गर्ने होइन। लोकतन्त्र त्यसरी फैिलंदैन। लोकतन्त्र फैिलन जनता जाग्नुपर्छ।
लीलामिणजीको नाम मैले २०४६ पिछ नै सुन्दै अाएको, पत्र पत्िरकामा पढ्दैअाएको, फोटो हेर्दैअाएको। नभम्बर २००५ मा हाम्रो फोनमा लामो गफ भयो, दुई चार पटक। राजा फाल्न continuous movement को अावश्यकता छ भन्ने हाम्रो वैचािरक सहमित भयो। एक दुई वटा अाम सभा, दुई चार िदन नेपाल बन्द गरेर केही हुनेवाला छैन। सडकमा अाउने र राजा नहटेसम्म सडकबाट नहट्ने। त्यो सुत्र।
सत्य नारायण मन्िदरमा लीलाजीले बडो तार्िकक र स्पष्ट बोल्नुभो। His reputation as an orator preceded him भन्नुपर्ने हुन्छ। वहाँको image २०४६ देिख नै यथावत छ।
"बर्मामा पिन हामीले जस्तो continuous movement गरेको भए अस्ित त्यहाँ पिन लोकतन्त्र अाइसक्ने" भनेर मैले लीलाजीलाई िचयापानको अन्ितमितर भनें। त्यसपिछ बािहर िनस्कने क्रममा हामी दुबैले िनर्क्यौल गर्यौं िक अिहलेको deadlock छ त्यसलाई फुकाउने फर्मुला भनेको multi member constituency वाला फर्मुला हो। यो हाम्रो दोस्रो महत्वपुर्ण meeting of minds हो। पिहलो continuous movement को कुरा, र अब यो multi member constituency को कुरा। र दुवैले त्यस्तै ऐितहािसक महत्व राख्दछ।
प्रभाकरसँग मैले वहाँको कार्ड माँगें। अरू केही होइन मलाई सबैको इमेल चािहराख्या हुन्छ। "डा बाबुराम भट्टराईको इमेल ठेगाना कसरी पाउन सिकएला?" भनेर मैले सोधें प्रभाकरलाई। "मलाई इमेल गर्नुस्, म पठाइिदउँला" भनेर प्रभाकरले भने। अग्लो मान्छे, हेर्देै अार्मी कमाण्डर जस्तो। अाँखामा क्रान्ितकारी तेज। स्वच्छ अाँखा।
यो न्यु यर्कको पिहलो नेपाली कार्यक्रम हो जसमा मधेसी संगठन ANTA का पिन एक जना प्ितिनिधले बोले। अिनलले ANTA New York Metro च्याप्टरका कार्यवाहक अध्यक्ष िरतेश चौधरीलाई भने, िरतेशले िरजवुडमा बस्नेअिमत साहको नाम िसफारीश गरे। अिमतले बडो fluent नेपालीमा अाफ्नो कुरा राखे।
न्यु यर्कमा "good" क्षेत्री ठकुरी छन् एक दुई जना, अिनल शाही र प्रकाश बोम जस्ता। मैले कार्यक्रम शुरू हुनु अगािड प्रकाशजीलाई िजस्काइरहेको िथएँ। "तपाई त के हो, पु्रण समानुपाितक पिन भन्िदया छ, federalism पिन भन्िदया छ, ठकुरी खलकप्ित यस्तो सार्हो बेइमानी?"
दुवै जना ADHRN का पदािधकारी हुन्। अिनलको नेतृत्वमा ADHRN ले समावेशीको नारालाई मुर्त रूप िदएको छ। उपाध्यक्षमा मधेशी मिहला िवन्दु चौधरी। अिन नगेन्दर् इङगम र लव बुढा मगर जस्ता न्यु यर्कका सबैभन्दा हर्ताकर्ता युवा जनजाितहरू पदािधकारी। त्यसले ADHRN लाई अिहले न्यु यर्कको नम्बर एक, nonpartisan राजनीितक संगठन नै बनाइिदएको छ।
अिनल न्यु यर्कको िमनी नेपालको मेरो नम्बर एक साथी। राजनीितमा पिन, िबजनेसमा पिन, र व्यक्ितगत पिन। मिहनौं अगािड एक जना नेपाल फर्िकन लागेको साथीलाई िवदा गर्न अिनल, अिनलको स्रीमती र केही साथीहरू एउटा थाइ रेष्टोराँमा भेला भएका िथयौं। अिनल हङकङमा हुर्केको भनेर अिनलको स्रीमतीले िजस्केर भिनन्। यो परमेन्द्रको अिनलसँग अात्मीयता बढेको अिनल बािहर हुर्केको पहाडी भन्ने लािगराख्या रैछ wifie लाई। मलाई त्यो कुरा थाहा िथएन। मैले कल्पना पिन गरेको िथइनँ।
नेपालमै, काठमाण्डुमा, पहाडमा हुर्केको बाहुन क्षेत्रीको, अथवा जनजाितको पिन त्यो prejudice vibe भने अाउने रैछ। Beyond a point you can't get any closer भने जस्तो। हुन त अिनल hard core political भएर पिन हो। नेपालका नेतालाई िचनेको भरमा न्यु यर्कमा हैकम जमाउन खोज्ने अिनलको स्टाइल होइन। उ अाफ्नो बेस अाफ्नो स्थानीय जनाधारलाई मान्छ। Friendship is a chemistry thing, when it is there you will know.
मेरो बचपनको best friend राजेश गुप्ता। राजेश अिहले जर्िजयामा छ। न्यु यर्क सर्छु भन्दैछ।
मधेशी वक्ता परमेन्द्र भगत िकन भएन भन्ने केहीलाई लागेको रहेछ। मलाई लागेन। पिहलो कुरा, न्यु यर्कमा ANTA स्थापना गर्ने म नै हुँ तर म त्यो संगठनको सदस्य होइन। मैले त्यस संगठनकोप्रितिनिधत्व गर्न िमल्दैन। दोस्रो कुरा, अिमत साहले बडो राम्रो बोले।
म फ्रन्ट रोमा बसेको िथएँ। नेमिकपा का सांसदले र लगत्तै प्रभाकरजीले अा-अाफ्नो क्यामरा मलाई िदनुभो। मैले वहाँहरू बोलेको भाषणको फोटो िखच्िदएँ। वहाँहरू मञ्चमा हुनुहुन्थ्यो।
परीजीले अाफ्नो ठट्यौलो image कायम गर्नुभो।
पिछ म लुरुलुरु िहड्दै ज्याक्शन हाइटस् मुख्य चौक पुगें। इगल िथएटर निजकको मम पसलमा गएर मम खाएँ। पसलेले भीिडयो स्क्रीनमा इन्िडयन अाइडल प्रशान्त तामाङ देखाइरहेका रहेछन्। यो मेरो पिहलो पटक िथयो हेरेको। उिदत नारायणजी जज मध्ये एक जना हुनुहुन्थ्यो। प्रशान्त तामाङ नेपाली र भारतीय भन्दा पिन एउटा cosmopolitan outlook भएको मान्छे रहेछ। स्वर पिन कित राम्रो। फोटो देखेको, नाम सुनेको, न्युज पढेको तर उसले गाएको नसुनेको मेरो अवस्था िथयो।
चन्द्र प्रकाश शर्माले प्रशान्त तामाङलाई न्यु यर्क ल्याउन लागेका छन्। सत्य नारायण मन्िदरको कार्यक्रममा चन्द्र प्रकाशलाई पिन देखें। गफ चािहं हुन सकेन। चन्द्र नागाल्याण्डको नागा बाबा, मेरो कम्पनीमा राउण्ड टुमा अाउँछु भन्दैछ। िटकट िनकै िबिकराख्या छ जस्तो छ उसको कार्यक्रमको।
एक मन त मलाई यो प्रशान्त तामाङलाई नेपाली मुलको होइन पहाडी मुलको भन्नुपर्यो भन्ने त नलागेको होइन। तर बन्दर िक जाने अािदके सबाद भने जस्तो। मधेशी उिदत नारायणले प्रशान्त तामाङलाई नेपाली मुलको हो भन्िदए मेरो के लाग्छ?
Seeing neither forests nor trees Political uncertainty is wiping out Tarai and Chure forests Nepali Times ..... The worst destruction has always happened during periods of political transition–the 1980 referendum, the post-1990 restoration of democracy and this past year. ...... Ironically, the forests were much better protected during the ten conflict years. There has been a full-scale plunder taking place since the ceasefire and the start of the peace process. ..... “They have SLRs, we don’t even have .303s. They have pickups we have to patrol on foot,” says Bhakta Bahadur Regmi, a forest guard at the district forest office in Simara. ....... Birendra Sah, the journalist who was abducted and killed last month in Bara, had been investigating these gangs. ”The lawlessness in the tarai has encouraged the timber mafia, and everyone is afraid of speaking out,” says a former DDC member in Rautahat’s Chandranigapur. In Dumriya, local officials say up to 700 bicycles carrying small logs cross the border into India every day. ....... Rautahat’s DFO Mahendra Chaudhari shrugs it all off: “What do you expect when the prime minister, the ministers and parties are all busy looting the country? The rot starts at the top.” ...... Although community forestry has been a notable success in the mountains, only 2.5 percent of the forests in the tarai is managed and protected by local communities. ...... it is getting difficult to tell who is a smuggler and who is a Maoist ...... community forests in the midhills .... The VDC earns up to Rs 500,000 a month by culling the forest and selling timber, and the money is ploughed into education, health and road maintenance. ....... If you have an entire village watching over the forest with sticks and knives, poachers are less likely to target those forests. ....... The lesson we have learnt from the past 30 years of community forestry is that the best way to save the forests is to hand over their management to local communities. We now need to go from 26 percent to a full 100. Nepal’s forests need to be managed by local communities everywhere, not by the government in Kathmandu. Nepal’s community forest is a success story replicated all over the world. This is one sector where Nepal is showing the way. We should build on it. Peace postponed It’s not hard to see who benefited the most from the postponement of the polls. By constantly coming up with new conditions for elections, the Maoists gave the monarchy breathing space. ...... This week, Pushpa Kamal Dahal categorically stated that elections were no longer in the Maoist agenda. ....... To be sure, the NC has also been stubborn and is pulled by its own radical rightwing. ...... The real sticking point is a gerrymandered power-sharing agreement that would give the Maoists at least 30 percent representation in the constituent assembly. Asian futures This huge country is blessed with enormous natural resources, but has been cursed with a history of dictatorship and the plunder of a nation by outside powers through their native agents. ....... the streets of Jakarta with its signs in Romanised Sanskrit .... ‘One ASEAN at the Heart of Dynamic Asia’ Hangover of war Our main destination now is the constituent assembly election. The NC is not that keen on elections, but the real obstacle is the Maoist party. ..... Maoist leader CP Gajurel told a meeting at JNU in New Delhi earlier this year: “We have a battle-hardened army and automatic weapons. We will win the elections. If we can’t win, we won’t go for elections. And if elections are announced without our agreement and participation we won’t let the polls happen.” ....... the Maoists wouldn’t mind turning the current parliament into a constituent assembly.
YCL cadres to become sages: Prachanda Kantipur as he had personally attended the central meetings of the YCL and directed that anarchic incidents of the past would not recur from now onwards. ........ he has already directed the YCL not to collect donations or to take the law into their own hands. ..... “The reform was needed as the foreigners were plotting (against the party) on the basis of the YCL activities.” ....... admitted that he was shocked by the YCL’s latest move to torture a medical team ....... revealed that the YCL would issue a public notice within the next few days urging the people “not to give donations” to them. ...... Prachanda said that the Nepal Army was not a hindrance to the integration of the Maoist People’s Liberation Army (PLA) into the national army. ....... he had proposed the Nepal Army to train the PLA men separately for few years after integrating them in two levels of brigade and company. ....... the Nepal Army personnel could become democratic and the PLA personnel could become professionals CA polls cannot be stopped for Maoists: Minister Gurung root of all the problems was could be traced with the delay of the CA elections ..... the solution to the prevailing stalemate is to adopt 75 percent of the PR system for the CA and passing commitment proposals for declaring the country a republic for now. Maoists, Civil servants call off indefinite strike in Siraha
Prachanda says YCL will cease abductions, extortions and assaults; demands new political pact NepalNews Baburam Bhattarai said that the country’s reins are still in the hands of feudalists and royalists. Professional organisations announce protest against intimidation The YCL members had abducted Pandey and few other managerial officials, reportedly at the behest of Sunil Sharma, one of the financers of Nobel Medical College. ...... Nepal Medical Association general secretary Dr Kedar Narsingh K.C, president of Nepal Bar Association president Bishwo Kanta Mainali and president of Nepal University Teachers Association Bhupati Dhakal expressed support to the protest and called for immediate end to abduction and intimidation of professionals. Prohibitory orders imposed in Manthali after clashes between locals and Maoists At least four Maoist cadres including district in-charge Rajan Dahal were injured when they clashed with the locals last evening. Reports said the clash started after a group of Maoists tried to 'loot' the freshly harvested paddy from a local farmer. The Maoists had also clashed with a police team that arrived there following reports of violence. Irate local residents vandalised the Maoist district office in Manthali Bazaar this morning, reports say. Maoists clash with locals in Parbat, Rasuwa
Maoists may take up arms again, says Prachanda Himalayan Times Prachanda said that this time the conflict would not end in 10 years, but would go on for 40 years. ...... if the situation does not work out in favour of the people, another mass uprising will ensue which will be spearheaded by the CPN-Maoist and PLA ..... Dr Baburam Bhattarai, Mohan Baidya ‘Kiran’, Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’, Diwakar and PLA deputy commander Ananta, were also present.
Carter gives suggestions to end political deadlock Kantipur Carter has suggested that a fully proportional representation system for 70 per cent of the total seats and the remaining from the first-past-the-post could be adopted ...... Carter further suggested that the political parties should jointly express commitment to declare the country a republic, which is to be endorsed by the first meeting of the elected CA. ...... Carter hoped that the parties would reach an agreement by December 15 on the outstanding areas and proceed to an election hopefully to be held by mid-April 2008. ....... uphold the agreements with the marginalised groups to rebuild the trust among the parties. ...... adequately fulfill the promise to pay former Maoist combatants, who have now been in the cantonments for a year, provide decent living conditions, and make arrangements to assist those discharged to assume normal life. ...... the Maoists have also agreed to account for the funds received for the cantonments and to immediately discharge all minors ....... stressed on the reform of the Nepal Army ..... Madhesi representatives .... leaders of the indigenous nationalities Maoists call off indefinite Rautahat banda Maoist district Secretary Bindeshwar Yadav. Maoists organising grand celebration for 7th PLA anniversary Agitating Madhesi groups agree to form joint-forum Various agitating groups in Madhesh Saturday agreed to form a joint-forum unifying all the agitating groups in the region to end the ongoing crisis in the region. ...... In an extensive meeting of the groups in the capital that started on Friday, the groups agreed to reach an agreement soon on this regard. ..... Chairman of Nava Janawadi Morcha Ram Raja Prasad Singh, Madhesi lawmakers Ram Chandra Rai Kishore and Khusilal Mandal of Sadbhavana-Ananda Devi, Kishore Kumar Bishwas of the dissident faction of the Madhesi People’s Right Forum and Ram Kumar Sharma among others took part in the meeting. We’ll fight 40 yrs more if needed: Prachanda Govt still mum on Nepalgunj riots Maoist seasonal donation drive terrifies farmers Madi victims accuse Prachanda of dishonesty Maoist victims want seized property back कार्टरका सुझाव: ७० प्रतिशत समानुपातिक गर कोही नेपाली कांग्रेस आफ्नो अवस्था जोगाउन निकै रुचि राख्छ भन्ठान्छन् भने कोही माओवादीको चुनावमा जाने चाहनामा शंका गर्छन् । ...... संविधानसभाका ७० प्रतिशत सिट समानुपातिक र ३० प्रतिशत प्रत्यक्ष निर्वाचन प्रणाली हुने गरी -पछिल्ला निर्वाचनमा बदलिने सर्तमा) अहिलेको गतिहीनता अन्त्य गर्न सकिन्छ । साथै ठूला तीन पार्टीलाई आठ/आठ सिट र सानालाई एक/एक सिट छुट्टयाउन सकिन्छ । कुनै पनि अन्तिम समझदारीका लागि गरिने निश्चित समयावधिको गोलमेचमा सीमान्तकृत समूहका प्रतिनिधि सामेल गर्ने । पूर्ण समानुपातिक गर्न सकिँदैन' प्रधानमन्त्रीले समानुपातिक प्रणाली अपनाउँदा फेरि जनगणना आवश्यक पर्ने जनाउँदै त्यही कारणले चुनाव धेरै पछि सर्न सक्ने खतरा व्यक्तिगत धारणा ः दलहरू भाषिक सर्वेक्षण गरिने ७० र ३० को कार्टर सूत्र नेकपा -माओवादी) का नेताहरूलाई अमेरिका भ्रमण सम्भव तुल्याउने र अमेरिकी सरकारको आतंककारी सूचीबाट माओवादीलाई हटाउने प्रयास उनले थालेबाटै प्रचण्डले समेत अमेरिकास“गको सम्बन्ध सुध्रिन थालेको स्वीकार गरेका छन् । ........ यहा“ विवाद कति प्रतिशतभन्दा पनि मिश्रति गर्ने कि पर्ूण्ा समानुपातिक भन्ने हो ..... माओवादीले केही प्रतिशतकै लागि ँजनयुद्ध’ कालीन संरचनाहरू ब्यु“ताउ“दै अर्को ँव्रि्रोह’ को धम्की दिने थिएन ...... भोलि भारतले ८० र २० प्रतिशत भन्ने सुझाव देला, यही होडमा चीनले ६५ र ३५ भन्ला, युरोपेली युनियनले ७५ र २५ को तर्क गर्ला ।
SC judge points at lapses in interim constitution NepalNews Rayamajhi said that provisions in the interim constitution such as authorising the government to deploy chief justice and judges; chief justice having to present annual reports to the Prime Minister; parliamentary hearing on judges' appointment; and inclusion of government official in judicial council as being against the norms of independent judiciary. Finance Minister rules out republic from parliament the constitution cannot be amended nor the government changed without the consent of NC.
