मधेसी पार्टीले सीट तालमेल नगरेको राम्रै हो

मधेसी पार्टीले सीट तालमेल नगरेको राम्रै हो

मधेसी अान्दोलनमा साथ रहेका तीन मधेसी पार्टीले सीट तालमेल नगरेको नराम्रो भन्न िमल्दैन। त्यो कदम चतुर कदम हो। अाफ्नो पार्टीको उम्मेदवार नै नरहेको क्षेत्रमा समानुपाितक िनर्वाचनकालािग मत माग्न गार्हो हुन्थ्यो नत्र भने। तीन पहाडी पार्टीले पिन त सीट तालमेल गरेका छैनन्।

माअोवादीले लोकतन्त्र अझ पिन िसकेन

माअोवादीको गुण्डागर्दीका समाचारहरू अाइरहेका छन्। माअोवादी नेतृत्वले एक्लै बहुमत ल्याउने सपना िकन देखेको? एक्लो बहुमत त कुनै पिन पार्टीको अाउँदैन। २०% भन्दा बढी मत कुनै पिन पार्टीले ल्याउनेवाला छैन। माअोवादीले िहंसा अझै त्यागेको छैन भनेर नै एमालेले माअोवादीसँग चुनावी सीट तालमेल नगरेको हो। अिहले माअोवादी एमालेको एक ितहाइ पिन छ िक छैन। गुण्डागर्दी गरेमा माअोवादीको मत प्ितशत ह्वात्त घटेर जान्छ, र चुनावपिछ माअोवादीलाई अरू सबै पार्टीहरू िमलेर एक्ल्याउने संभावना बढेर जान्छ।

िमलीजुली सरकार

सबैभन्दा ठुलो पार्टी कुन बन्छ? त्यो पार्टी एमाले हुन्छ िक फोरम हुन्छ, भन्न गार्हो छ। तर बहुमत को त कुरा नै छोडौं, २०% भन्दा बढी मत पिन कसैले ल्याउला जस्तो मलाई लाग्दैन। चुनावपिछ तीन मधेसी पार्टी एक ठाउँमा अाएको राम्रो। बार्गेिनङ गर्न सिजलो हुन्छ।

एमाले र तीन मधेसी पार्टी िमल्न सक्छन्। काँग्रेस र तीन मधेसी पार्टी िमल्न सक्छन्। काँग्रेस, एमाले र एक वा दुई मधेसी पार्टी िमल्न सक्छन्। माअोवादीको व्यवहारले गर्दा माअोवादी सरकारमा जाने संभावना कम भएर गएको छ।

बन्दुकधारी मधेसी समुहहरू

तीन मधेेसी पार्टी सरकारमा गएपिछ ितनले मधेसी बन्दुकधारी समुहहरूसँग अादरपुर्वक शान्ित वार्ता गर्नेछन्। िमलनिवन्दु भनेको एक मधेस एक प्रदेशको नारा हो। त्यो मधेस राज्यको स्थापना नहुँदासम्म त्यो नाराको अौिचत्य कायम नै रहन्छ। यस चुनावमा ती बन्दुकधारी समुहहरूले तीन मधेसी पार्टीलाई सघाउनुपर्छ, र चुनाव सफल पार्नुपर्छ।

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।

पाँच बुँदा, पाँच चुनाव

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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

Deuba sees himself as the next Prime Minister

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 executive a 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

MPRF cadres ‘black-flag’ Sujata Kantipur Sujata opined that law and order situation is still not satisfactory in some of the Terai districts. TMDP airs CA manifesto; backs Prime Ministerial system Thakur claimed that the country’s structure will be free from internal colonialism if the whole Terai is declared an autonomous state. ..... the TMDP has proposed developing road transportation, an Asian Highway and a scientific agriculture system with Bhutan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Prachanda says prime ministerial system will save monarchy

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.

Security Situation Not Satisfactory in Tarai: EC Himalayan Times