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 ।
