Kanakji. I am so glad you are doing this. The political conversation will never be over, and sometimes it will be tumultous, but lives lost are a tragedy in black and white. No grey about it. As a Madhesi I am greateful you are doing this.
I will surely circulate this. Thanks.
Call for a Vigil
To mark the tragic loss of lives in the Tarai/Madhes over the last two weeks
due to unrest and police action, Himsa Birodh Abhiyan invites you to a
candle-light vigil at the Maitighar Shanti Mandal.
MAITIGHAR SHANTI MANDAL
SUNDAY, 4 FEBRUARY (21 MAGH)
5 PM
Please bring a candle
Please circulate this message
ANTA has officially stated its position on the ongoing terai issue. Kindly remove my name from all of your future correspondence.
Thank you for your cooperation.
binay
Paramendra dai,
While I agree with a lot of your demands/ideas, I am uncomfortable
with seeing my name on a letter of whose existence I had no idea. We,
at Adhikaar, are very process-oriented, and I cannot sign on to
something without approval of the entire board. Yes, that means we
might not be on top of things - our statements might be stale, but we
believe that the process is equally important, if not more, and we use
it as a way to empower ourselves. We hold off signing on even to new
letters for the campaigns we are actively involved in.
Additionally, organizationally speaking, Adhikaar cannot take any
kudos for the April revolution. Yes, we raised some money to support
the injured, and I personally attended a couple of rallies, but we
were not actively involved. We have on-going conversations at our
meetings about our role in Nepal, and as a small organization with
limited resources, we have decided to focus on the issues here --
immigration reform, making sure everyone has access to drivers'
license, access to healthcare, able to get a good job.
I appreciate the hard work you have put in, and wish you all the best.
I will bring it to Adhikaar's meeting and let you know what the team
decides. I hope we can continue working together in many issues that
are of common interest to us.
Luna
Parmendra Ji,
would you please remove this email account from DFN BLOG. I already have another email in this blog and I am getting multiple times.
Thanks for your help.
I don to hear all this .
so please stay out of my way.
Thanks,
Narayan
You are exactly at the same opinion where I am.Thank you
Nepal Army and the Maoist Army are mobilized against the Madhesi
people, nothing will stop the Madhesh from becoming a separate country
after that. That will be a point of no return. And all the political
leaders of the seven Pahadi parties are going to be declared state
enemies of that new country, Madhesh. All atrocities committed during
the Madhesi Movement will be tried by the future Madhesh government.
They will be taken to international courts as necessary. The Madhesh
would vow to never have any kind of diplomatic relations with Nepal
ever after that.
Dr BN Yadav BPKIHS Dharan. No compromise with the deadly blood hounds
Yes ... you are right.
These pahadias have done enough.
Lokendra
Nepalese Fate
It has been more than two weeks that we have been stranded at home due to the ongoing agitation. More than thousand small and big industries are out of work since then.
Naturally, thousands of workers have nothing to earn and I wonder how they are surviving. Hundreds are stuck half way on their way home lying helplessly having nothing to feed themselves. Half the nation has been paralyzed since 2 weeks.
Expecting a better life ahead all of us fought for the Janaandolan II . We were hungry for peace thus it was successful as we were all desperate for it.
We were happy to get back to our normal lives, work, earn better and of course lead the nation on the path of other developing countries. But, again the same routine has been prearranged to us which we almost had wiped off our lives.
Does democracy mean more suffering for the people? Why does it have to be only the poor who suffer the most? Why is their life being sacrificed and still no one is serious about it? Just imagine a rikshwa wala who earns the whole day to feed him and the family in the evening.
Similarly a worker in the factory who gets Rs 125 a day to survive.
How will he be surviving?? Aren’t we responsible for Hundreds of thousands of these citizens of ours? Where are the leaders? All the policies seem to be formulated for the lower class people which in fact is only on papers.
We say we fight for people’s right but in fact we are fighting against them. We are crippling their life. Yes, we need to fight for our right and street is the proper place. But here we are making street the most hated venue.
We yet are to exercise the proper democracy.
It in no way allows us to fight for our right violating other’s right. I have the right to support any protest and in the same time I do have the right not to support them.
The very elementary principle of democracy and human rights should be mugged up by the leaders and the citizens should be aware of.
Several people have sacrificed their lives in recent protest called by the Madhesi’ nationals across the country. Parties do not care for its cadre until he fights but the day he / she dies, shamelessly they do not waste a sec to claim the victim to be active cadres of their party thus demand some hundreds of thousands of rupees paying off the bill to their sacrifice.
They do not however, speak a word of sympathy for the woman who looses her life with labor pain on the way not being able to reach the hospital on time. Should we not be responsible for her life? Who is going to demand some couple of lacs for her?
Oh!! That actually is supposed to be the punishment for not supporting the strike …
So, dear Nepalese, be aware! Dare you not support the strike and plan to be sick or deliver a baby when there is a strike called by our leaders. You may actually have to pay for that with your lives.
Actually we are BUTCHERS. We are so much used to innocent people being murdered everyday. If it is less than 5 a day, we do not make it news at all. We are the coldest blooded people in the whole world.
May be that is the reason behind the PM’s baseless address to the nation.
There was no seriousness in his speech. The unseen political interest and unwillingness of delivering peoples demand could be smelled.
I was more surprised to see such an unprofessional delivery. We are least bothered with his health and second address if he fails to save life of a single citizen of the nation he is leading. More than 5 people have lost their life and hundreds injured after PM’s address.
This fully reflects how serious he is with the citizen and the respect.
He gave a damn to the people loosing their lives, being injured and their desire. Is that the proper way of answering the people’s queries? Are we satisfied? No, we are not…
We need a wind of change . The youths should now train themselves to be the next leader of our nation. Our country needs us. We no more can trust our country to be safe in these people’s hand.
Suyesh Pyakurel
Exe Member: Chamber Of Industries, Morang
President : Nepalese Young Entrepreneur’s Forum, Biratnagar Chapter.
Email: suyeshp@gmail.comDear Pramendra Ji
hello Bhagat,I hink Pahadias wish to keep ruling on Madhesh.THey will pay a heavy price for this .BINASKALE BIPRIT BUDHI Aibrahal chhai,Srabasabke Dasa likhagelchhai.
Anil Kumar Jha
Wow.
Are you ever gonna stop sending this crap? Where did you get my email? Have I ever authorized you to spam me?
Nirmal Shrestha
Dear Paramendra Kumar Bhagat Ji,
I am working for Madhesy rights, Dalit rights and women rights.
Thanks
Satya
Satya Narayan Shah
Executive Director
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PATH (SODEP)
Ramanandchowk, Ward no. 9,
Janakpurdham, Nepal
thought on minimizing Madhesh's current conflicts
Janakpurdham - the heart of Madhesh or Terai is disturbed since last three weeks. The markets remain closed. No signs of activities are being observed in markets. Excepts the mass of political rallists only the stray dogs are visible even around the Janaki temple. People have started pouring in on roads on daily basis expressing different demands. In spite of such a big protests on daily basis it is highly pleasant to not that there has been no destructive attempts either to physical properties or with common people from the side of ralliests. Instead the local administration, particularly the police have beaten people mercilessly, fired guns on innocent observers, a insulted and assaulted the human rights commission representatives etc. So far more than 300 people have suffered from these brutual attacks of the local police. Out of these 300 about seven are in critical condition. One has been referred to PMCH-Patna, another to DMCH-Darbhanga of Bihar (India) and one is Teaching Hospital Kathmandu for special treatment. Some are still in zonal hospital Janakpur.
The on going revolt by the people is a sign of spill over effects of suppression faced by Madhesies during the past 200 years. This revolution would get calmed only after getting the full due rights as claimed by Madhesies. If the genuine demands of Madhesies are not addressed immediately Madhesh may go for a complete but independent state away from Nepal.
To conclude existing revolution is hovering around in following two demands;
- The decision to reallocate national assembly seats on the basis of equal proportional representation of people.
- On the basis of geographical consideration the separate state of Madesh with full rights for self determination except suzerainty, Foreign policy & Physical policy of the country.
The conflicts being observed in Madhesh at present is completely a political one. There is not a trace of truth in the rumor that the conflicts have been due to communal feelings or infused by any vested interest. In fact the Madhesies are awoken for their political, economic, human rights etc as per the established principles of democracy all over the world.
Suggestion:
Roughly 50 percent of the country's population is residing in Madhesh. Hence as per the essence of Millennium Goal of the UNO the Donor Agencies should think in contributing their resources at par in Madhesh to educate for social justice and ameliorate the economic condition of Madesh and Madheshies on a sustainable basis.
Satya Narayan Shah
Executive Director
SODEP
