198 Methods Of Non Violent Action
Stage Two
- Shut down all of Terai indefinitely. That includes not just Biratnagar, Janakpur, and Birgunj. But also Bhairahawa and Nepalgunj.
- Do not allow use of roads anywhere except for ambulances, and media vehicles and vehicles of the human rights organizations, and the civil society. Stop the fuel trucks. Let Kathmandu participate in the Movement. Let no trucks in or out of Birgunj. Let no trucks in or out of Bhairahawa.
- Stay nonviolent.
- Document all acts of police brutality. Take a ton of photos.
- Come out into the streets in humongous numbers. The crowds should be so large, curfew orders and police guns should become irrelevant. They should fall by the wayside. That happened in Birgunj recently. The police simply melted away.
- Do not stop until Krishna Sitaula resigns. And the basic demands are met.
- The entire time expand organization. Form Madhesi Janadhikar Forum chapters in all wards of all towns, in all villages. As soon as the movement succeeds, this becomes a political party.
- All the signboards of all the government offices in the Madhesh, replace the pharse Nepal Sarkar with the phrase Madhesh Sarkar. Do it at daytime, do it at nighttime.
- Get creative in using nonviolence as the political tool of preference. We use nonviolence because it is more powerful and effective than violence. Cooperate with journalists fully.
Stage Three
- Invite along the Janajati. Let them shut down the Hills and Mountains. Let the Newars shut down Kathmandu Valley.
- Do not stop until Girija Koirala resigns. And the basic demands are met.
- The conclusion will be the formation of a new interim government where the old order, namely the eight parties and the news order, the organizations behind the movement, will share the parliament and the cabinet 50-50.
- Stay nonviolent. Document all acts of police brutality. Come out into the streets like there were no tomorrow.
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जाउलो खाएर क्रान्ित गर
The Art Of War, Bruce Lee
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Irrelevant
Monarchy's End: A Few Scenarios
Aire Gaire Natthu Khaire Pahadis
क्रान्ितलाई नबुझ्नु, बुझ पचाउनु
Baburam Bhattarai: Lokatantric Ganatantra Ko Prasab Bedana
Gongabu Massacre
First ANTA NYC Event, Times Square Marriott
Malaria, Polio, Monarchy
Alliance Is Mad At You
ये तो क्रान्ित है
Shoot At Sight Order: Dead End For The King
Crime, Organized Crime, Terrorism, State Terrorism
BBC Calls
April Revolution: Document Every Atrocity
Final Act: Disobey The Curfew
Even If The Worst Fears About The Maoists Are True
यो सडक ितम्र्ो हो
Kamal Thapa Is A Nazi
198 Methods Of Non Violent Action
Madhesi Movement: Non Violent Soldiers For Social Justice
Priority List Of Requests From Madhesh
- Get the US Senators on our side. US Senate. This is about volume: how many emails with "Madhesi" in subject line will each Senator get? And Madhesis worldwide can do it. Each Madhesi who can come online should write to all 100 Senators. Madhesis in Nepal can also do this.
- Help with the framework for talks with the government. Those with legal expertise. Mukesh Singh. Dinesh Tripathi. Many people can telecommute.
- Demonstrations in front of the UN, Nepal Mission, Nepal Embassy in DC.
- Write To The World Leaders. This can also be done worldwide, also in Nepal.
- Write To The Media. Madhesis worldwide can do this. Short, logical, hard-hitting but moderate letters to the editor.
Prabasi Madhesi
- Collect as many Madhesi email addresses as possible and send them over to paramendra-at-gmail.com. Or pass this webpage to people so they can sign up themselves.
- Collect money for the injured. Contribute. $10 or $20 is not much to you. It is a lot at the other end.
- Reach out to as many of your personal Madhesi contacts as possible, in Nepal as well as beyond.
- If you are in America, stay updated with ANTA efforts to raise money for the injured.
- Donate to Madheshi Movement Victim Relief Fund Saving Account: 002-127590A Everest Bank, New Road, Kathmandu Swift Code: EVBLNPKA
- Launch a Madhesi International chapter in your country and expand it like wildfire. Rope all Madhesis in. Collect money for the injured.
- Write To The Media. Put all email addresses into Bcc and you can write to all at once. Works beautifully with Gmail.
- Write To The World Leaders: US House, US Senate.
- Call up the leaders in Nepal to express moral support. And don't just call the top leaders. Call all. Also call each other to express support, call your free nights and weekends Madhesis.
- Participate in the comments sections of the online newspapers to get the word out.
- Collect as many Madhesi email addresses as possible and send them over to paramendra-at-gmail.com. Can you collect 500 per Terai town?
- Put a ton of photos and video online from the movement. We have to become our own media. We have to get world opinion on our side. Use Flickr, and YouTube. Tag: Madhesi.
- Prepare a detailed list of all the dead and the injured for every town. Document it all. All the details. Interview the injured. Get their stories out. These state terrorists will have to be dragged to international courts.
- Donate to Madheshi Movement Victim Relief Fund Saving Account: 002-127590A Everest Bank, New Road, Kathmandu Swift Code: EVBLNPKA
- Those who brave the streets are the leaders of this movement. The rest of us are background noise. Support them in all ways possible.
- Stick to nonviolence.
My Personal Small Scale Effort
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In The News
Eight-party leaders struggle to address Madhesi demands Kantipur The leaders, however, could not reach a conclusion as how to address the demands raised by the Madhesi people .... failed to reach a consensus after over four hours of discussions ...... the leaders are still undecided on the model of the electoral process of the constituent assembly elections. ...... The major left parties including the CPN-UML and Maoists have been stressing for the proportional electoral system, while the Nepali Congress, the largest party in the ruling alliance, is hesitant over the system ..... UML wants proportional system while NC is against it ..... All eight parties, including the Maoists were in unison in their demand for a second statement by the PM whose last address was slammed as "incomplete" by the agitating communities for failing to address the "fundamental demands" of the Madheshi people. ....... all the parliamentarians of Madheshi origin have decided not to go ahead with their proposed resignation en masse today in the face of the PM's statement. ...... The MPs had warned to collectively tender their resignations during the next sitting of the Interim Legislature-Parliament on Thursday.
Amend interim statute to address Madheshi demands: Nemwang The demands raised by the Madhesi people should be addressed immediately .... president of Nepal Bar Association, an umbrella organization of professional lawyers, Bishwakant Mainali said that the parliament should be given the authority to appoint or dismiss a serving prime minister.
Resolve Terai issue before it is too late: Tripathi urged Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and leaders of the eight parties to resolve the Madhesi problems immediately. ..... Tripathi, who is presently undergoing treatment for jaundice said, “The situation in Terai will worsen if the problems are not solved immediately.” ....... “I want to request the prime minister and the eight parties: If they want to protect the unity, freedom, and indivisibility of our nation, the Madhesi people should be granted their rights,” Tripathi said, adding, “The demands should be addressed as soon as possible, otherwise it is going to be too late.”
Docs to do their bit for Terai unrest injured Nepal Medical Association and Tribhuwan University (TU) Teaching hospital, Maharajgunj have decided to help those injured during the Madhesi movement. The association is going to provide financial assistance to those who are currently receiving treatment at hospitals across the nation. ..... The chairperson of the association, Dr Sudha Sharma, the general secretary Dr Kiran Shrestha, Dr Garib Raj Thakur today met those injured during the Terai unrest that are undergoing treatment in the capital and assured them of the NMA’s assistance. ..... Teaching hospital, Maharajgunj has also decided to provide free treatment to those injured in the Terai movement. ..... The injured will be treated free of cost from the surplus of the Janandolan Trust, said Dr Shashi Sharma, the chief of the trust. .... Around 30 people injured in the Terai movement are currently being treated in various hospitals in the capital.
HoR grills CoAS Katuwal over subordinate's "military deployment" remarks
Terai turmoil subsiding; curfew orders on in Biratnagar, Malangwa After more than two weeks of continuous violent protests, a majority of Terai is finally seeing some respite although curfew orders have been issued in Biratnagar and Malangwa. ...... Despite most of districts remaining peaceful, normal life continues to remain crippled in the region thanks to the continued closure of marketplaces and transport services. ...... In Nawalparasi, the cadres of the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF) have taken eight Maoists, including parliamentarian Chinak Kurmi, into custody. ..... They have also appropriated a jeep (lu 1 kha 233) used by the Maoists who were making public announcements about a goodwill rally being organised by the eight parties. ...... Janakpur remained calm today. ..... in Rajbiraj, Saptari, the seven parties, CPN-M and the forum staged separate rallies today. ...... The rallies of the Maoists and the seven parties converged to a mass meeting, where Nepali Congress MP Ram Kumar Chowdhary, CPN-UML district secretary Diwakar Devkota and CPN-M Saptari district deputy in-charge Dinkar expressed their solidarity towards the movement ....... Siraha bazaar is completely shut down today. ..... The hilly regions of the Eastern development region have been hit hard by petroleum shortage in the wake of the ongoing Madhesi movement now in the third week. ...... In desperation, some bus owners are running their vehicles with kerosene instead of diesel. .... all the petrol pumps along the Mechi Highway are without any petroleum products
All-party meet underway to finalise Interim Legislature regulations issues of the Interim Legislature-Parliament demanding the PM’s resignation, the MPs of the Interim Legislature-Parliament calling for a special meeting and the opposition ..... Nepal Sadbhawana party’s MP Yagya Jeet Shah stated that his party condemns the failure to accept the role of the opposition in the Interim Constitution. ..... Shah opined that throughout the parliamentary history Nepal was the only country to have a parliament without an opposition. ..... agreed to setup 14 permanent and seven special committees in the Interim Legislature-Parliament.
Army men ordered to remain on ‘high alert’
Security escort for petroleum tankers The government decided on Monday to deploy security forces to escort vehicles transporting essential commodities, including petroleum products, from Birgunj to various parts of the country in order to meet the acute shortage of gasoline and other commodities. ...... the government is all set to employ security agencies - civilian police, Armed Police Force and Nepali Army - to escort vehicles from Tuesday .... 20th day of Terai unrest ...... after the government - with the support of security agencies - successfully managed to get vehicles ferrying some 300 tons of cooking gas out of violence-torn Birgunj, Sunday night. ...... Thankot depot, which, according to sources, has petrol stock just enough to meet the demand for a few days ...... Amlekhgunj depot is almost dry. ...... the corporation has also taken initiatives to bring in more petroleum products from Bhairahawa customs. ..... the corporation has already made arrangement to bring in cooking gas from Bhairahawa. "Some 25 bullets ferrying 450 tons of liquefied petroleum gas has already been diverted to Bhairahawa
Only 25 percent understand CA poll altogether 70 percent of respondents said they have heard about the CA poll ..... 0.2 percent did not want to disclose anything about their knowledge of the CA poll. ...... 42.7 percent have learnt about the poll through radio, 24.5 percent through television and 12.4 percent from newspapers. ..... 8.3 and 3.3 percent of respondents learnt about the CA poll through relatives and political leaders .... "The findings show that radio is the most effective means ..... while 74.7 percent believe that the first-ever CA poll in the country would bring the current political impasse to an end. When asked about the necessity of holding a CA poll, 54.7 percent opined that it was a must to bring lasting peace. .... Only about 13.9 percent of people fully trust the Maoists.
PM ouster among statute changes new provisions where an opposition bench may exist in the parliament and also provide provisions for ouster of the prime minister from office ..... incorporate provisions for summoning parliament meeting on the request of certain number of members, removing the prime minister through no-confidence motion, and making it mandatory for the PM to prove vote of confidence. ..... there should not be more than three months gap between two meetings of parliament. ..... these provisions, which are regarded as essential for a democratic constitution, were lacking in the interim constitution ...... Maoist members in the committee had protested the provisions for an opposition in past meetings saying that the new interim legislature works in consensus, and does not follow the westminster model of parliament where the House is divided between treasury and opposition benches. ..... Security, parliamentary hearing, peace agreement monitoring, relief for victims of conflict, state restructuring, constituent assembly election monitoring and social transformation are the special committees in the interim parliament.
Maoists to hold mass meetings in 10 towns in ten towns across the country starting February 13. ..... to March 7 ..... would mobilize its cadres to "defeat the regressive forces". The towns where Maoist mass meetings will be held are Kathmandu, Birgunj, Janakpur, Biratnagar, Pokhara, Butwal, Ghorahi, Nepalgunj, Dhangadhi and Jumla. ...... due to "regressive forces and their conspiring foreign supporters" ..... The party has also stressed the need to address the "justified" demands of the Madhesi people. It asked the political parties to isolate the "regressive forces" and take action against them, holding them responsible for "arson, destruction and disorder" in some districts of the eastern and central terai.
OHCHR-Nepal takes note of Terai violence, urges all to engage in dialogue for solution
3 killed in clashes between Jwala Singh, Goit led JTMM factions
स्कर्टिङ गरी पेट्रोलियम ल्याइने
पुरुष भेटिन्नन्, महिला बोल्दैनन्
माओवादीको देशभर सभा जनपरिचालन
बहिष्कारकोचेतावनी
तर्राईमा पर््रदर्शन जारी विराटनगर, माघ २२ - संघीय राज्य र समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली माग गर्दै तर्राईका जिल्लामा सोमबार पनि पर््रदर्शन भएका छन् । .... वीरगन्जमा शान्तिपर्ूण्ा जुलुस निस्केको थियो भने र्सलाहीमा शान्ति र्याली निकालियो । नेतृत्व राजनीतिक दलका नेतामा गएकाले पर््रदर्शन शान्तिपर्ूण्ा हुन थालेको ...... लहानमा मधेसी जनअधिकार फोरम र बुद्धिजीवीले छुट्टाछुट्टै पर््रदर्शन गरे । फोरमले सा“झ मसाल जुलुस निकालेको थियो । ..... कफर््र्यु उल्लंघन गरी पर््रदर्शन गर्न खोज्दा मारिनेको संख्या र्सलाहीमा चार पुगेको छ । ..... दाह संस्कारपछि फर्किएका आन्दोलनकारीले पिडारी चौकस्थित ग्यारेजमा थन्काइराखिएको जिल्ला प्रशासन कार्यालयको एक जिपसहित आधा दर्जन सवारी साधनमा आगजनी गरेका थिए । उनीहरूले त्यहींको प्रहरी कार्यालयमा ढुंगासमेत प्रहार गरेका थिए । प्रहरीले अश्रुग्यास प्रहार गरेको थियो । यसबाट तीन पर््रदर्शनकारी घाइते भएका छन् । सादा पोसाकका एक सुरक्षाकर्मीलाई पर््रदर्शनकारीले कुटपिट गरेका थिए । ...... सुनसरी सदरमुकाम इनरुवामा फोरम र प्रहरीको झडपमा गोली लागी मृत्यु हुने बबिया-८ का श्यामरूप मेहता र इनरुवा- ८ का हरि मेहताप्रति श्रद्धाञ्जली प्रकट गर्दै विभिन्न संघसंस्थाले सहिद घोषणा गर्न माग गरेका छन् । ....... कपिलवस्तु बन्द ..... मधेसको आन्दोलनप्रति ऐक्यबद्धता जनाउ“दै कपिलवस्तुमा गठित लोकतान्त्रिक मधेसी मुक्तिमोर्चाले आइतबारदेखि गरेको तीनदिने कपिलवस्तु बन्दको दोस्रो दिन शान्तिपर्ूण्ा रह्यो । व्यापारिक नाका कृष्णनगर, चन्द्रौटा र सदरमुकाम पर्ूण्ारूपमा बन्द रहे । साथै महेन्द्र राजमार्गमा सडक यातायात पनि बन्द छ । मोर्चाले आफ्नो आन्दोलन शान्तिपर्ूण्ा भएको बताएको छ । ....... महोत्तरी साहित्य परिषद्ले आन्दोलन क्रममा सहिद भएकाप्रति जलेश्वरमा श्रद्धाञ्जली कार्यक्रम गर्यो । जिल्ला अदालतका कर्मचारीले थुनछेकबाहेक सम्पर्ूण्ा सेवा अनिश्चितकालका लागि ठप्प पारी आन्दोलनको र्समर्थनमा जुलुस निकाले । राप्रपाले मोटरसाइकल र्याली निकाल्यो । ..... नवलपरासीमा सद्भावना ...... आनन्दीदेवी) को नेतृत्वमा फोरमले जुलुस निकाल्यो । ..... धनगढीमा पनि पर््रदर्शन गरिएको थियो । ...... आन्दोलनमा ऐक्यवद्धता जनाएको थारू कल्याणकारी सभा सुनसरीका सभापति मिलीराम चौधरीले बताए । ...... तर्राई तनावले दर्ुइ साता लामो समय लिएपछि आजित व्यवसायी, व्यापारी, र्सवसाधारणले स-साना पसल सञ्चालनमा ल्याउन थालेका छन् । इटहरीका पसल, व्यवसाय, उद्योग सञ्चालन भएका छन् भने यातायात पनि सञ्चालन भएको छ । ....... भानुभक्तको सालिक ध्वस्त ...... फोरम सम्बद्ध युवा विद्यार्थीले सोमाबार सिरहाको थानाचोकस्थित आदिकवि भानुभक्तको सालिक ध्वस्त पारेका छन् । ..... धम्की फोरम कार्यकर्ताले नवलपरासीका कान्तिपुर समाचारदाता चेतन अधिकारीसहित तीन पत्रकारलाई धम्क्याएका छन् ।
मोर्चाद्वारा बाहिरिएको घोषणा
आन्दोलनमा ऐक्यबद्घता
संविधान संशोधन गर्न निर्देशन
दलहरूद्वारा आन्दोलनको अपव्याख्या’
बालुवाटारको बिजोग
बाइरोडको बाटोमा
नया“ परिस्थितिमा नेपाल सेना
म पहाडे-मधेसी-खस-नेपाली
सुशासनका लागि सूचना
दलहरूद्वारा आन्दोलनको अपव्याख्या’
कास
काठमाडौं, माघ २२ - प्रमुख दलहरूले मधेस आन्दोलनको मर्म र चरित्रको अपव्याख्या गरिरहेको राष्ट्रिय जनशक्ति पार्टर्ीी आरोप लगाएको छ । ती दलले आफ्ना अदूरदर्शी चिन्तन र गल्ती कमजोरी ढाकछोप गर्न यसो गरेको उसको आरोप छ ।'आठ दलीय गठबन्धनका प्रमुख दलले आफ्ना अदूरदर्शी चिन्तन तथा कमजोरी छोप्न आन्दोलनको मर्म र चरित्रको अपव्याख्या गर्दै ध्यान अन्यत्र मोड्दै छन्,' राजपाद्वारा सोमबार जारी विज्ञप्तिमा भनिएको छ- 'यस्ता क्रियाकलाप तत्काल बन्द हुनुर्ुपर्छ ।'
मधेसी आन्दोलनको यथार्थको चुरो पहिल्याए समाधान उन्मुख हुने र शान्ति कायम हुने विश्वास पनि उसले व्यक्त गरेको छ । आन्दोलनमा दर्जनभन्दा बढीको मृत्यु र सयौं घाइते हुनुमा सुरक्षाकर्मीबाट अति बल प्रयोग भएको भन्दै खेद व्यक्त गरेको छ ।
