अर्को प्रधानमन्त्री: उपेन्दर यादव, माधव नेपाल, शेर देउवा
तीन जना मध्ये जसको पार्टी सबैभन्दा ठुलो भएर अाउँछ उसले प्रम खाने जस्तो देिखयो। दोस्रो ठुलो पार्टीले राष्ट्रपित खाला, तेस्रो ठुलोले सभामुख। चौथो ठुलोले उपसभामुख।
Youth mobilisation during polls may cause violence: UNMIN Kantipur various evidences that find the CPN-Maoist activists guilty of incapacitating parties to freely conduct election campaign in places across the country. ..... Maoist cadres have taken over the right to assembly of activists of various parties, in different ways, in many districts including Darchula, Dhankuta, Kaski, Chitwan and Dhading Challenegs and obstacles still exist for CA polls: UNMIN growing evidence of action by CPN-M cadres, including members of the Young Communist League (YCL), to restrict in various ways freedom of assembly of other parties in different areas of Darchula, Dhankuta, Sindhulpalchowk, Chitwan, Bardiya, Baitadi, Lalitpur, Okhaldunga, Gorkha, Kaski, Kalikot, Dhading, Salyan, among others. ....... A repeated warning from CPN-M cadres has been that other parties should not campaign in its “base areas”. Voters have been told that the CPN-M will know how they vote and will take action against those who cast their ballot for other parties. ...... The community was found to be in a state of fear and intimidated by the YCL, and OHCHR was told by multiple sources that students as young as twelve had been taken out of school and enlisted by the YCL. ...... Representatives of youth wings of major political parties have indicated that they plan to deploy large numbers of young people “to provide security” at polling stations on the day of the election. ...... a number of commanders and members of the Maoist army have been nominated and are campaigning as candidates for election without having been discharged from the Maoist army ...... retention of a specified number and type of weapons for security at the residence of the Chairman and for 25 central members of the CPN-M ....... weapons are to be used solely for self-defence and are not to be publicly displayed ‘No RPP campaign in Dhankuta due to YCl’ Maoist breaching election CoC: Election Commissioner Nepal तात्यो सिरहा एकातिर कांग्रेस, एमाले, जनमोर्चा र माओवादीले आफूहरूबीच प्रतिस्पर्धा हुने दाबी गरिरहेका छन् भने फोरम, सद्भावना, तमलोपाले भने आफ्नो पकड रहेको बताउ“दै आएका छन् । उनीहरूको दाबी छ, 'मधेस आन्दोलनमा नेतृत्व गरेकाले हामी प्रभावशाली छौं ।' ..... यसैबीच डोम समुदायबाट पहिलो पटक उम्मेदवार बनेका छन् । क्षेत्र नं. ४ बाट दलित जनजाति पार्टर्ीी रामचन्द्र मरिक डोमलाई उम्मेदवार बनाएको विषयको जिल्लाभर सकारात्मक चर्चा भएको छ । मधेसमा होली भट्टर्राईको क्षेत्रमा चुनावी चहलपहल २०२६ सालको एसएलसीमा आफ्नो गाउ“ छेउकै अमरज्योति जनता माविबाट बोर्ड फस्ट गरेका भट्टर्राईले चुनावका लागि पनि आफ्नै क्षेत्र रोजेका छन् । च्याङली गाविसको साना किसान विकास आयोजनाको भवन ध्वस्त पारेर आफ्नो जनयुद्ध सुरु भएको उद्घोष गरेका माओवादीले यस जिल्लालाई सामरिक महत्त्वको क्षेत्रसमेत मान्ने गरेको छ । एमाले-माओवादी झगडा नगर्ने सहमति नुवाकोटमा त्रिपक्षीय वाईसीएलले उम्मेदवारलाई खान-सुत्न दिएनन् माओवादी कार्यकर्ता पुष्प दाहाल लगायत ३० जनाको समूहले पकाएको भात खोसेर खाएका हुन् । उनीहरूले कांग्रेस कार्यकर्ता सुत्न स्थानीय दर्ीघमान गुरुङका घरमा लगाएको ओछ्यान अतिक्रमण गरिसुतेका थिए । माओवादीद्वारा आक्रमण तीव्र संविधानसभा निर्वाचन प्रचारमा संलग्न कांग्रेस र एमालेका कार्यकर्तामाथि माओवादीको आक्रमण क्रम बढेको छ । संविधानसभाको तिथि नजिकि“दै जा“दा आक्रमणका घटना अरू बढेका हुन् । ..... 'माओवादी अझै पनि बहुदलीय प्रतिस्पर्धामा भन्दा हिंसा, अराजक र तोडफोडमा विश्वास गर्दै त्रासको वातावरण बनाउन लागेको छ,' केन्द्रीय कायर्ँलयका मुख्य सचिव शोभाकर पराजुलीद्वारा जारी विज्ञप्तिमा भनिएको छ- 'यो पराजित मानसिकताको उपज हो ।' ..... एमालेले पनि आक्रमणको निन्दा गर्दै माओवादीले हतास मानसिकताबाट प्रेरित भएर आक्रमणको सिलसिला जारी राखेको दाबी गरेको छ । New War If Maoists Lose Polls: Dr Bhattarai Himalayan Times Senior leader of the CPN-Maoist Dr Baburam Bhattarai on Saturday warned that his party would launch a new kind of people's war if it lost in the constituent assembly polls scheduled for April 10. ...... "The new people's war will be a peaceful one, and urban-centred. No one needs to fear on any score." ..... the CPN-Maoist was the progenitor of the constituent assembly One killed in Police Action in Dhanusha over a dozen persons were injured in clashes at different places here. One person was injured in firing at Green Hotel located at Mujelia. Clashes also took place at Janakpur chowk, Mills Area, Pindari Chowk and other places. Nepal proposes two-phase polls NepalNews Nepal said deteriorating security situation across the country would disturb holding polls peacefully in a single phase. EC will Take Three Weeks to Publicise Results Himalayan Times Reporter’s notebook : Tarai folk not so sure of CA election The government is mainly focusing on bolstering security in troubled areas, but two things that can improve the security situation in these areas — political understanding between major political parties and reconciliatory approach for dealing with the armed groups of Tarai — are lacking. ..... the Prime Minister’s acknowledgement that the government will give priority to holding the CA polls rather than holding talks with the armed outfits cannot be called mature handling of the matter. Tarai election fallout Nepali Times Ram Baran Yadav, one of the few Madhesi who hasn’t defected from the NC and Shri Krishna Yadav of TMLP ...... “Ram Baran will not even win a ward election in the district now. He is a Pahadi dalal,” asserts the young conductor, Anil. ...... Up north on the highway, Ram Baran is a hero among Pahadis. Gopal Acharya, a young student in Bardibas, says, “If there is one person of Madhesi origin who can be the country’s PM, it is Dr Yadav. He must win.” .... a section of Pahadi vote in the Tarai will go to the Maoists ..... “Mahanta is in the pockets of the Indians, Upendra is an American agent Murkier and murkier All the three-week agitation did was channelise Madhesi discontent, and generate a wave. But in less than a week, the Madhesi parties blew it all away. ...... the three Madhesi parties are not united and their votes will split. ..... for both the first past the post and proportional representation seats combined, the TMLP, SP and MJF will be lucky to get 50 seats. ...... It is largely traditional NC voters who are shifting loyalties to the Madhesi parties, so if anyone benefits from this fragmentation it is the UML. And the UML with its non-inclusive leadership embodies the worst kind of pahadi conservatism. ....... the MJF .... has a relatively better organisation, brand name, and thus deserves a larger share of the seats, but the Forum has been the most rigid. ....... Before Upendra Yadav knows it, the MJF will be hijacked by the J P Gupta-Gachhedar-Bhandari combine. ...... it might emerge as the biggest Madhesi party ...... The Sadbhabana is a marginal actor. The splits have really destroyed the party .... The weakness of the Madhesi parties, and their possible dismal showing in the polls, may make many in Kathmandu happy. A year after Gaur massacre Maoists struggle for vote Kantipur “People in this district see the Gaur incident as an assault on Maoists’ prolonged oppression of the common people” argues Ganesh Prasad Yadav, Rautahat district president of MPRF. ..... Mahato’s killing triggered the first wave of Madhes movement that swept MPRF to centre-stage of Madhesi politics and sidelined the Maoists - perhaps for a long, long time to come. UNMIN: Mission impossible? Govt invites armed groups for talks Why UML, Maoist cadres clash everywhere
A top Nepali blogger recalls late King Mahendra NepalNews Kathmandu-based intelligentsia and expatriates say they anxiously await for Maila Baje’s postings every week. UML strongman fires another salvo at Maoists NepalNews If they intimidate one person, they will lose 100 votes and if they intimidate 100 persons, they will lose 1000 votes We had proposed a joint manifesto with UML: Prachanda reports of violent confrontations between the cadres of the two parties in different parts of the country. .... murder of two Maoist cadres in Rolpa and National People’s Front candidate in Banke-2 In Constituency 10 Nepali Times Less than two years ago, he was the most wanted man in Nepal with a price on his head and even sought by Interpol on terrorism charges. .... He proposed a four-lane highway from Kathmandu to Hetauda via Dakshinkali, and even promised a railway link from Tibet to Kathmandu, Pokhara, and Lumbini. No Madhesi wave the casteism of the Yadav-Muslim-Bania combine in the tarai, the myopia of Kathmandu-centric Madhesi leaders ....... “one year of being on the streets for the Madhes movement and I still didn’t get a ticket from MJF.” ...... Less than a month after the signing of an agreement with the government, bickering within the Madhesi alliance has eroded its support base. ........ The big parties are therefore back in business, but fielding Madhesi candidates because they know the Madhes Street will not accept Pahadis. ...... In the 11 constituencies of Bara and Parsa together, the NC and UML may take as many as eight seats. ..... Singh is the Madhes sarkar pramukh of the Jwala faction of the militant JTMM and number two in the hierarchy. A former Sadbhabana activist, he was in the original team that defected from Jai Krishna Goit. ...... The JTMM is angry at the Madhesi parties for not acknowledging its role in the movement, and not being consulted before the Kathmandu agreement. ....... If elections happen, they risk getting marginalised. If they step up violence, the public may turn against them. ..... “We are not against talks. Our preconditions are release of activists, withdrawal of cases, calling off STF operations, and a unilateral ceasefire by the state.” Cloud hangs over Badal’s campaign Kantipur Marginalized Praja and Chepangs, Tamang, Magar, Gurung and Tharus make up almost half of over 73,000 voters in this constituency. Back to barracks, says Minister Yadav to NA security Minister Yadav informed that he will resort to security from the Maoist army if he is not provided with the necessary security during what he labeled as a ‘risky period’. Mahato’s Sadbhawana names PM Head of State with executive rights TMDP has proposed to adopt a Prime Ministerial system provided that a “no confidence” motion cannot be put forward at least for one year to ensure political stability; while MPRF has proposed the President as the head of state with executive rights. 10 hurt in NC-MPRF men clash Sadbhawana Party, CPN (ML) unveil election manifestoes NepalNews Prime Minister will be elected through direct voting and will be able to serve a maximum of two terms while the President will be appointed by the parliament. ..... CPN (ML) has also proposed seven states
One family displaced due to Maoist threat; Gautam attacked Maoists have been speeding up attack against leaders and cadres of other political parties ahead of the election of the constituent assembly. Minister Yadav dismisses security personnel Minister Yadav is said to have been angered by the refusal of security personnel to travel to Janakpur with him. Maoists, UML cadres clash in Chitwan NepalNews EC makes closed-list of PR candidates public UML says it favors 'One China policy' as violent protest erupts in Tibet the death of at least 80 people in the crackdown by Chinese military and police in Lhasa. ..... violence in Tibet has spilled over to neighboring provinces Sunday where Tibetan protesters defied a Chinese government crackdown. The Dalai Lama warned Tibet faced 'cultural genocide' and appealed to the world for help. ..... protests against Chinese rule of Tibet were reported in neighboring Sichuan and Qinghai provinces and also in western Gansu province. All are home to sizable Tibetan populations. Armed Terai groups announce programmes to disrupt CA poll; Maoist combatants deserting camp NepalNews Madheshi Mukti Tigers, Terai Cobra, Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha and Samyukta Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha ...... would carry out explosions in the city areas and district headquarters on 19th March, carry out firings and torch rallies on 20th March ..... take physical action against the candidates and people involved in election publicity campaigns along with officials of Election Commission 25th March .... Madhesh bandh (shutdown strike) on 28th March to 30 March, burn effigies of Madhesi leaders Mahanta Thakur, Upendra Yadav and Rajendra Mahato on 3 April. ....... general strike in Madhesh from 7 to the election day, 10 April. They said people would not be allowed to even walk on foot on 9 and 10 April. ....... the statement of Prime Minister not to hold talks with any groups before the CA polls ..... there will be no need for talks after the election. The armed groups have also given three-day ultimatum to the government for holding talks with them ..... more than half of the Maoist combatants in Dashrathpur cantonment have left the cantonment site and have returned to their village ...... for publicity during the CA polls. .... The Maoists had announced that they would mobilise 200 YCL cadres in a booth on the election day. NC candidate beaten in Okhaldhunga MJF manifesto proposes President as chief executivea maximum of two terms ..... the Chief Minister would also be elected through adult franchise. ..... Upendra Yadav said, "The West-Minister style of governance has completely failed. This is why we have proposed President as the chief executive to be elected through direct voting." ...... conducting a census in the country before the drafting of new constitution. ..... MJF leader Bijay Gachhedar who had recently defected from NC to join the party, announced that they hope to make the MJF the 'biggest party' of Nepal. MJF proposes President with executive power NepalNews the President be elected directly through popular vote. However, the party said the President must be accountable to the parliament. .... bicameral parliament at the center and a legislative assembly in the states. The state parliament will elect the chief minister. SEBS marks 25th anniversary Kantipur SEBS organized the event as a part of its fund raising initiative for a Nationwide Scholarship Programme (NSP) that provides scholarships to the students of marginalized communities in 65 districts across the country. ..... SEBS President Keshab P Khatiwada and General Secretary Rajesh Adhikari. ..... the hit remix Chiyabarima and Shakira’s hip-shaking number Hips don’t lie ..... Budhanilkantha School Principal Narayan Prasad Sharma. ..... Notable former Budhanilkantha School students including Crown Prince Paras and TV personality Bhusan Dahal were also among the audience. किन भएन तालमेल दलित र महिलाले उम्मेदवारी पाएनन् Why UML-Maoist poll alliance was aborted Kantipur top leaders of the two parties are starting to spit venom at each other while cadres on the ground have begun to engage in violent clashes. .... Although the Maoists had initially proposed a 50:50 percent share with the UML in all 240 constituencies across the country, they (Maoists) later scaled down to 40:60. But the UML offered them an 80:20 formula for the alliance काठमाडौं-१० त्रिपक्षीय विश्वविद्यालयको भेटघाटमा प्रचण्डले 'नेवारको क्ष्ँेत्रमा यो बाहुन कहा“बाट आयो भन्ने प्रचार गरिएको' मा रोष प्रकट गरे । फोरमद्वारा सुजातालाई अवरोध फोरम प्रभावित क्षेत्रमा पुग्नासाथ उनीविरुद्ध नाराबाजी सुरु भएको थियो । फोरमका कार्यकर्ताले कालो झन्डा पनि पर््रदर्शन गरेका थिए । .... मन्त्री कोइराला गाडी लिएर लौकही पुग्दा फोरमका कार्यकर्ताले बाटो छेकेका थिए । नाराबाजी क्रममा उनलाई विदेशी नागरिक भएको आरोप लगाइएको थियो । ..... अवरोधबारे मधेसी जनअधिकार फोरमका संयोजक उपेन्द्र यादवले आफूलाई थाहा नभएको बताए । उनले भने, 'उम्मेदवारलाई चुनावीसभा गर्ने छुट छ, अवरोध गर्ने पक्षमा हामी छैनांै तर जनताले सोधेका प्रश्नको जबाफ भने दिनर्ुपर्छ ।' NC manifesto proposes ceremonial role to President, executive power to PM NepalNews delineation of federal units will be done in consideration with a number of factors such as geography, population, economic opportunities, relation between federal units, language, ethnicity and culture ...... does not specify the number of federal units. ..... two chambers of parliament at the centre and a legislative assembly in the state. The election of the lower house of the central parliament and the state assembly will be done under mixed electoral system, with 33 guaranteed representation of women, while the upper house will have proportional representation. ...... will adopt the concept of positive discrimination for a certain period of time ..... make Nepal Army an "inclusive, democratic and professional" institution. UML team attacked by Maoists in Ramechhap
TMLP proposes single Madhesh province NepalNews a single Terai province with several autonomous governing units within it. ..... a ceremonial President elected by two chambers of parliaments at the centre and one legislative parliament of each province. The party has proposed to give executive powers to the Prime Minister who will be elected by the central parliament. ...... the party was trying to forge electoral alliance with Rajendra Mahato's Sadbhwana Party and Upendra Yadav-led Madhesi Janadhikar Forum.
Madhesi parties flout constitution on gender balance Kantipur the MPRF has fielded just 3 (2.85%) women candidates out of a total 105 under the FPTP, whereas the TMDP has fielded 4 (4.16%) out of a total 96 candidates and the SP 5 (5.3%) out of a total 93. ....... Women and Tarai Dalits remain the most disadvantaged groups in the southern plains. Despite tall rhetoric about equality, the Madhesi parties have fielded disproportionately fewer Dalit candidates. ..... Tarai Dalits make up 24% of the total Madhesi population but only 3 % of TMDP candidates are from this group. The MPRF and SP are even worse; they, have fielded only 0.9% and 1% Dalits respectively. ...... High caste Tarai Brahmins and Yadavs dominate the candidacy lists of these Madhesi parties. ...... Yadavs, who are just 11.75% percent of the Madhesi population, make up 29.5% of the MPRF list, while TMDP has fielded 19.7% Yadhavs and the SP 19.3% . ......... Tarai high castes, which make up just 3.6 percent of the Madhesi population are over-represented in the candidate lists, whereas Muslims, who are 12.7% of the Madhesi population, are under-represented Castes % of Madhesi MPRF TMDP SP Population Candidates Candidates Candidates Yadav 11.75 31 (29.5%) 19 (19.7%) 18 (19.3%) Tharu 20.1 15 (14.2%) 20 (30.8%) 15 (16.12%) Muslim 12.7 9 (8.5%) 7(7.21%) 8 (8.6%) Tarai-high castes 3.6 8 (7.6%) 10 (10.41%) 7 (7.5%) OBCs except Yadav 24.45 26 (24.7%) 21 (21.8%) 29 (31.18%) Tarai Dalits 24 1 (0.9%) 3 (3.1%) 2 Others 3.4 15 16 14 Total 105 ( 3 women) 96 (4 women) 93 (5 women)
िबहारमा छ एउटा रणवीर सेना भन्ने। प्राइभेट अार्मी। नक्सललाई दबाउने नाममा रणवीर सेनाले िबहारका दिलतहरूलाई सताउने गर्छ। नेपालमा त्यो रणवीर सेना त छैन, र नेपालमा नक्सल, अर्थात माअोवादी, पिन शान्ितपुरण राजनीितमा अाइसकेको अवस्था छ। तर िविभन्न पार्टीहरूले अाउँदो चुनावकालािग िदएको उम्मेदवारीवाट स्पष्ट हुन्छ दिलत अिधकार र समानताकालािग सबैभन्दा अगािड रहेको नेपाली पार्टी माअोवादी पार्टीकालािग तराईमा प्रशस्त ठाउँ छ। मिहला समानताका कुरामा पिन माअोवादी अरू सबै पार्टीभन्दा धेरै अगािड छ। काठमाण्डुमा त्यही मिहला समानताको कुरा गरेर माअोवादीले भोट बटुल्न सक्नुपर्ने हो। तराईमा दिलत समानताको कुरा गरेर नै माअोवादीले टन्न भोट िलन सक्नुपर्ने हो। िहंसा पुर्ण रूपले त्याग्ने र शान्ितपुर्ण ढंगले िपछिडएकालाई संगिठत गर्ने, तिरका त्यो हो। दिलत मतदाताले दिलत उम्मेदवारलाई भोट िदन सक्नुपर्यो। त्यो िकिसमको राजनीितक चेतना जगाउने काम जुन पार्टीले गर्छ, त्यस पार्टीले हात चाट्छ।
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Madhesi parties flout constitution on gender balance Kantipur the MPRF has fielded just 3 (2.85%) women candidates out of a total 105 under the FPTP, whereas the TMDP has fielded 4 (4.16%) out of a total 96 candidates and the SP 5 (5.3%) out of a total 93. ....... Women and Tarai Dalits remain the most disadvantaged groups in the southern plains. Despite tall rhetoric about equality, the Madhesi parties have fielded disproportionately fewer Dalit candidates. ..... Tarai Dalits make up 24% of the total Madhesi population but only 3 % of TMDP candidates are from this group. The MPRF and SP are even worse; they, have fielded only 0.9% and 1% Dalits respectively. ...... High caste Tarai Brahmins and Yadavs dominate the candidacy lists of these Madhesi parties. ...... Yadavs, who are just 11.75% percent of the Madhesi population, make up 29.5% of the MPRF list, while TMDP has fielded 19.7% Yadhavs and the SP 19.3% . ......... Tarai high castes, which make up just 3.6 percent of the Madhesi population are over-represented in the candidate lists, whereas Muslims, who are 12.7% of the Madhesi population, are under-represented Castes % of Madhesi MPRF TMDP SP Population Candidates Candidates Candidates Yadav 11.75 31 (29.5%) 19 (19.7%) 18 (19.3%) Tharu 20.1 15 (14.2%) 20 (30.8%) 15 (16.12%) Muslim 12.7 9 (8.5%) 7(7.21%) 8 (8.6%) Tarai-high castes 3.6 8 (7.6%) 10 (10.41%) 7 (7.5%) OBCs except Yadav 24.45 26 (24.7%) 21 (21.8%) 29 (31.18%) Tarai Dalits 24 1 (0.9%) 3 (3.1%) 2 Others 3.4 15 16 14 Total 105 ( 3 women) 96 (4 women) 93 (5 women) 21 firms interested in 600 MW Budhi Gandaki मधेसी दलहरूबीच तालमेलबारे छलफल फोरमका तर्फाट नेता विजयकुमार गच्छदार बैठकमा सहभागी थिए । .... फोरमका संयोजक उपेन्द्र यादवले समय अभावले यसअघिको तालमेलसम्बन्धी छलफलमा सरिक हुन नसकिएको बताए । उनले मोर्चा कायमै रहेको उल्लेख गर्दै भने- 'हामी सहमतिका आधारमा जानेछौं ।' प्रधानमन्त्रीको निर्वाचन क्षेत्रमा कांग्रेसलाई अप्ठेरो प्रधानमन्त्री गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइराला तीनपटक संसदीय निर्वाचनमा विजयी भएको उक्त क्षेत्रमा उनी उम्मेदवार नबनेपछि यसपालि कांग्रेसलाई अप्ठेरो परेको छ । ..... सीमावर्ती साथै मुस्लिम बाहुल्य १० गाविसका ७० हजार मतदाता रहेको यस क्षेत्रमा यादवको उम्मेदवारीस“गै चुनावका लागि सुजाताविरुद्ध स्थानीय तालमेल पनि हुन थालेको छ । .... जिल्लामा सबैभन्दा बढी २३ उम्मेदवार रहेको यस क्षेत्रमा आइतबार सद्भावनाका देवराम यादव र स्वतन्त्र उम्मेदवार मोहम्मद मोख्तार आलमले उम्मेदवारी फिर्ता लिएका छन् । ...... मधेस आन्दोलनले अघि ल्याएका नेता उपेन्द्र यादवले आफ्नो घर मधुवन -सुनसरी-६) छाडेर सुनसरी-५ बाट उम्मेदवारी दिएका हुन् । ..... उनको उम्मेदवारीले मधेस आन्दोलनले क्षेत्रमा ल्याएको राजनीतिक परिवर्तनको प्रतिविम्बित गरेको छ । मुस्लिम बुद्धिजीवी मोहम्मद अयुवले भने- 'मतदाताको मागलाई कांग्रेसले सम्मान गरेन, त्यसैले प्रभाव क्षेत्र कमजोर बनेको छ ।' ........ मुस्लिम लिगका जिल्ला प्रवक्ता इकवाल मिया“ले कान्तिपुरस“ग भने- 'यहा“का मतदाता गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइरालालाई सम्मान गर्छन्, उहा“लाई भनेका थियांै- तपाईं उठ्ने हो भने ठीक छ होइन भने मुस्लिम उम्मेदवार नै चाहिन्छ ।' ..... सुनसरी-५ मा १२ भन्दा बढी उम्मेदवार मुस्लिम समुदायकै छन् । मुस्लिम बहुल क्षेत्र भएकाले यस निर्वाचनमा एमाले, माओवादी र राप्रपाले मुस्लिम उम्मेदवार उठाएका छन् । ..... फुटकै कारण सुजाता कोइराला मनोनयनपत्र दाखिला गर्न जिल्ला सदरमुकाम आए पनि निर्वाचन कार्यालय पुगिनन् । प्रस्तावक र र्समर्थकलाई पठाएर उनले उम्मेदवारी दर्ता गरेकी हुन् । ....... क्षेत्रमा कुल ७१ हजार १ सय ६७ मा २५ हजार मुस्लिम मतदाता छन ...... फोरम अध्यक्ष यादवको स्थिति निकै कमजोर भएको दाबी गर्दै उनले भने- 'यस क्षेत्रमा यादवलाई जाने मत सुजातालाई जा“दैन तर मुस्लिमले यादवलाई पनि मत दि“दैनन्, त्यसैले सुजाता सुरक्षित छन् ।' ..... यादव र मुस्लिमबीच विद्यमान सामाजिक प्रतिस्पर्धाले कसलाई फाइदा पुर्याउने हो, त्यसका लागि भने चुनाव परिणाम नै पर्खनर्ुपर्छ । तर्राई आन्दोलनपछि निर्वाचन तर्राई जनतान्त्रिक मुक्तिमोर्चा -गोइत र ज्वालासिंह समूह) तर्राईमा आतंक फैलाई संविधानसभा विरोधमा छन् ...... मुलुकलाई पृथकतावादी आन्दोलनमा होम्नलागेका तर्राई जनतान्त्रिकका दुइटै समूहलाई सरकार लचिलो भएर वार्तामा बोलाउनुको सट्टा बेवास्ता गरी पन्छाउ“दै गएको देखिन्छ । सरकारले सुरुका दिनमा माओवादी र मधेसवादी आन्दोलनलाई बडो हलुका रूपमा लिइराखेको थियो । ...... जयकृष्ण गोइत .... ०४६ को जनआन्दोलनपश्चात माले एमालेमा परिणत भएपछि उनी सप्तरी जिल्ला एमालेको जिल्ला सचिव भए । त्यतिबेला उनको पार्टर्ीी पकड थियो । ०५४ को स्थानीय चुनावमा एमालेबाट उनलाई जिल्ला विकास समिति सभापतिका लागि टिकट दिने प्रायः निश्चित थियो । केन्द्रीय नेतृत्वको हस्तक्ष्ँेप भई दिवाकर देवकोटालाई टिकट दिइयो । त्यसपछि उनमा विचलन आई ०५६ तिर माओवादीमा प्रवेश गरी त्यसको भ्रातृसंगठन मधेस मुक्तिमोर्चाको अध्यक्ष्ँ बने । ..... स्वाभिमानी र क्रान्तिकारी गोइतको विचारको अगाडि प्रचण्ड र बाबुरामहरूको बाहुनवादी सामन्ती प्रवृत्तिको विचारले मेल खाएन ...... त्यसैबीच उनले तर्राईसम्बन्धी ऐतिहासिक सुगौली सन्धि लगायतका अन्य सामग्री खोजी-खोजी पढ्न थाले
उपल्लो सदनको चुनावमा कमसेकम १% मत ल्याउने पार्टीले राष्ट्िरय पार्टीको मान्यता पाउँछ। देशको प्रत्येक तहको चुनावमा ब्यालट पेपरमा त्यस्ता पार्टीको चुनाव िचन्ह मािथ रहन्छ। ती पार्टीले राज्यबाट वार्िषक पैसा पाउने छन्।
जम्मा२४०सीट।िहमालमारहेकाएकिजल्लामाएकसदस्यहुनेिजल्लाहरुमाअिहलेकोजस्तो first past the post वालाकुरालागुहुन्छ।तरत्यस्ता१५िजल्लाछन्भनेती१५िजल्लामाचुनावलड्नेपार्टीलेकमसेकम५जनामिहलाउम्मेदवारखडागर्नुपर्नेहुन्छ।
UML unveils CA manifesto; proposes executive PM, ceremonial President Kantipur elect the Prime Minster under first-past-the-post (FPTP) election system and the President through a clear majority of the elected parliament. ...... a bicameral legislative body at the centre, unicameral assembly at each state ..... does not mention the number of states to be formed under the federal system. .... the CPN-Maoist had publicised its election manifesto which proposes the election of an executive President through the FPTP system and the Prime Minister through the elected parliament. काङ्ग्रेस त्याग्नेमा गच्छदार एक्ला थिएनन्, उनीसहित छ सांसदहरू पार्टर्ीीाडेर उपेन्द्र यादवको नेतृत्वमा रहेको फोरम प्रवेश गरे । तिनमा गच्छदार र भण्डारीस“गै रामजनम चौधरी, लक्ष्मणप्रसाद मेहता, हरनिारायण चौधरी र मङ्गलप्रसाद थारू छन् । ..... गच्छदार र भण्डारीको बहिर्गमनले तर्राईमा काङ्ग्रेसलाई नोक्सान हुने देखिन्छ ..... काङ्ग्रेसका पर्ूवसांसद शुक्रराज संयोक एवम् मोरङमा खेतीपाती भएका र धनकुटाबाट काङ्ग्रेस महासमिति सदस्य बनेका अर्जुन थापा पनि फोरममा प्रवेश गर्नु ..... भण्डारी आफूलगायत पहाडियाहरूको फोरम प्रवेशबारे भन्छन्, "यो भूगोलको लडाइ“ हो, साम्प्रदायिक लडाइ“ होइन ।" ..... यादवले 'मधेसमा बस्ने पहाडी मूलका व्यक्तिहरू पनि मधेसी हुन्' मात्र भनेनन्, थपे, "हाम्रो पार्टर्ीीहाडी मूलका व्यक्तिहरूको पनि पार्टर्ीीो ।" .......काङ्ग्रेसले देशभरबिाट ५० सिट पनि जित्दैन ..... युवा नेता गगन थापा आफूले टिकट नपाएको गुनासो थाती राख्दै फागुन २४ गते पार्टर्ीीपसभापति तथा काठमाडौ“ क्षेत्र नम्बर १ का उम्मेदवार प्रकाशमान सिंहको पक्षमा चुनाव प्रचारप्रसारमा व्यस्त देखिन्थ 32 people declared martyrs of Madhes movement NepalNews PM Koirala urges Terai armed outfits to accept agreement with Madhesi groups the government will not lose any more time in holding dialogue with the armed outfits operating in Terai. UML unveils its manifesto; republic main agenda the Prime Minister should be directly elected by the people and be checked by elected parliament. ..... "The UML will go for federal units, which will be divided based on concentration/density of language, ethnic group, region, history and socio-economic status. We think that the actual number of such federal units should be decided after wider consultations and through the State Restructuring Committee" UML chief rules out possibility of alliance with Maoists at the centreMaoist leaders have been lately expressing disappointment after failing to forge electoral alliance with the UML in Kathmandu valley. ..... his party would not engage in the "business of loss" by handing over its seat to others. ..... "The constituency number 10 is a fortress of UML. There is no need for an alliance in a place where we will win. But we have sympathy for Prachanda. We want to see him win from Rolpa. Prachanda rues lack of electoral alliance with UML“After one UML leader said there would be no leftist alliance in 15 constituencies of the valley, I became emotional. Poll drama Nepali Times central Tarai is already gripped by election fever. ..... no one will win a majority and results will be a khichdi ..... There is concern about armed groups who are opposed to the deal with the government, and candidates admit they don’t go out at night. A battle royale: Sujata v Upendra Yadav Himalayan Times “Sunsari is Upendra Yadav’s home district and constituency no. 5 there is his home. There is no question of his withdrawing from the fray.” Prachanda calls for grand allianceCPN-Maoist believes in “competitive multiparty democracy”, not in the Mao’s “cooperative relations among the parties having the same ideology”. ..... “Let’s give up an affection towards the parliamentary democracy. We want to go for a presidential system,” he said, adding: “If we do not go for a presidential system, there will be no major political changes in the country.” He said the French style of presidential election system could be better for Nepal. He said his party wanted to come to power “through legitimate constitutional process”. Cooperation within Madhesi parties failed due to insufficient time’ Kantipur TMDP and MPRF have decided to file their nominations for all the six constituencies of Sarlahi district. ..... Mahato led Sadbhawana Party has, however, decided to refrain from filing nominations for Sarlahi constituency-6, where TMDP chair Thakur is contesting the CA polls. It has decided to file nominations in the other five constituencies. Ex-Panchas form loose alliance Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) and RPP-Nepal have reached a tacit understanding not to contest against each other, but the Madhesi groups, which recently staged joint protests in the Tarai, have failed to forge any alliance for now. ....... Sadbhawana Party has refrained from challenging Tarai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) Chairman Mahantha Thakur ( in Sarlahi-6) and a few others but the TMDP has not reciprocated. TMDP's Ram Chandra Raya and Madhesi People's Rights Forum's Rameshwar Raya Yadav fielded candidacies against Sadbhawana Party Chairman Rajendra Mahato in Sarlahi-4. ..... "We have fielded Dev Narayan Yadav from Sunsari-5 and Ram Narayan Yadav from Morang-5, constituencies contested by Forum Chairman Upendra Yadav," said Jha. "But we will try to leave Sunsari-5 to Yadav to secure Morang-5 for our central vice chairman." CPN-M unveils election manifesto NepalNews 11 autonomous provinces and two sub-provinces with right to self-determination. Delineation of federal units will be based on ethnicity and geography ...... a President elected with popular vote and a Prime Minister nominated by the parliament. The party has proposed for bicameral parliament. ...... the constituent assembly should appoint an interim President and a new transitional government. ..... 10,000 megawatt hydroelectricity will be generated in the next 10 years, and drinking water will be made available to the entire population in within five years period. ....... ending illiteracy in just five years. The manifesto also suggests that basic health care will be available to everybody if the party makes it to the power. ...... increase the per capita income from $ 300 to $3000 in ten years and to $10,000 in twenty years and in forty years, Nepal will be counted among one of the most prosperous countries in the world ...... strictly regulate the border with India and end the tradition of recruiting Nepali youths in foreign army, and annul the Nepal-India friendship treaty 1950. Over 2000 candidates file candidacies MJF chairman Upendra Yadav registered his candidacy in Sunsari-5 and Morang-5 while TMLP chairman Mahantha Thakur and SP's Rajendra Mahato filed candidacies in Sarlahi-6 and Sarlahi-4 respectively. TMLP leader Hridayesh Tripathi will contest the election from Nawalparasi-6. UML chief says efforts are on to bring armed groups to negotiating table All but Jwala Singh ready for talks Kantipur The Madhes Street Nepali Times Each time Madhesi leaders went in for negotiations, there were phone calls from activists and sympathisers from the Tarai asking them not to give in. ...... They need to translate the momentum of the movement into campaigning, hammer out seat-sharing arrangements and figure out the proportional representation system, given these are three different parties in an alliance. Trouble across the Tarai The entire eastern Tarai, parts of Kapilbastu and Nawalparasi, Bhairahawa and Nepalganj have been affected by strikes, street protests and prolonged curfews. People are running out of fuel and food, and frustration levels are high. ...... There used to be 1,700 buses plying the eastern section of the Mahendra Highway every day, but this has slowed down to a trickle with Rs 50 million daily losses to transporters. Oil on troubled waters
Tarai trio to field 100 each under PR system Himalayan Times Tarai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP), Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) and Nepal Sadbhawana Party (NSP) are likely to field 100 candidates each for the Proportional Representation system. ...... 50 male and an equal number of female candidates. ....... Like Tarai Madhes Party, the MJF plans to field 50 male and 50 female candidates. Yadav himself plans to contest the direct election together with Jaya Prakash Prasad Gupta. Tarai Madhes Party’s Hridayesh Tripathi said his party was yet to decide on who among the top guns would contest the direct election.
Maoists have most young poll candidates Kantipur The CPN (Maoist) appeared to be the youngest party with 126 (52.50%) young candidates across the country in the age group 25-40. Parties step up CA poll campaign Home Minister admits procedural errors in govt-UDMF pact Sitaula said that the latest 8-point agreement could not be ratified by the SPA owing to lack of sufficient time. UDMF intensifies closed-list preparations TMDP leader Hridyesh Tripathi said that the party will come up with its closed-list by tomorrow afternoon. The Election Commission has fixed deadline for March 2 to submit closed-list of candidates under PR system and March 6 to submit nominations under the first-past-the-post system. Indefinite Terai strike withdrawn in Biratnagar सद्भावनाले चुनावमा भाग लिने राष्ट्रिय मुस्लिम मञ्च नेपालले सरकार र मोर्चाबीच बिहीबार भएको सम्झौताको स्वागत गर्दै कार्यान्वयन पक्ष सबल हुने विश्वास व्यक्त गरेको छ । सचिव हासिम अन्सारीले जारी गरेको विज्ञप्तिमा स्वायत्त प्रदेश कुनै समुदाय, वर्ग जातजातिस“ग नजोडी प्राकृतिक बा“डफा“ड अनुसार प्रान्तको नामकरण गर्न आग्रह गरिएको छ । 'एक मधेस एक प्रदेश' सम्झौतातीस प्रतिशतभन्दा कम उम्मेदवार उठाउने दललाई समानुपातिकको नियम नलाग्ने, अरू दलले मधेसी मूलका उम्मेदवार दिनर्ैपर्ने, मधेसी दलले अन्य मूलका तर्राईवासीलाई उम्मेदवारी दिनुनपर्ने .... पहाडका मान्छे झरेर तर्राई मधेस च्यापे भन्ने हो भने अहिले राजधानीमा मात्रै तर्राई मधेसका पा“च सात लाख मान्छे छन् ..... पहाड हिमालका प्रत्येक सदरमुकाम र गाउ“गाउ“मा तर्राईका व्यापारी, शिल्पकार, प्रँविधिज्ञ, शिक्ष्ँक र अन्य विविध काम गर्नेहरू नपुगेको ठाउ“ कहा“ छ ...... अहिले तर्राई मधेसमा पहाडी मूलका थारू आदि जनजाति मूलका र आफूलाई मधेसी मूलका भन्ने तीनथरी मानिस सरदर ३३/३४ प्रतिशतको हाराहारीमा छन संघीय मोचास“ सहमति संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक राष्ट्रिय मञ्चका डीके बुद्धिष्ट, संघीय लिम्बूवान राज्य परिषदका कुमार लिङ्देन, संयुक्त थारू राष्ट्रिय मोर्चाका लक्ष्मण थारू, दलित जनजाति पार्टर्ीी विसेन्द्र पासवान र तामाङ-सालिङ स्वायत्त राज्य परिषदका सिङमान तामाङ ..... सहमतिका अन्य बु“दाहरूमा लिम्बूवान, खम्बुवान, तामाङ-सालिङ, थरुहट, दलित आदि आन्दोलनमा मारिएकाहरूलाई सहिद घोषणा गरी तिनका परिवारलाई १० लाख रुपैया“ राहत दिने, घाइतेको उपचार तथा आन्दोलनकारी नेता तथा कार्यकर्तामाथि लगाइएका मुद्दा फिर्ता लिने उल्लेख छ ।
