Madhesi Gathering, New Jersey

I am glad we were able to meet, but I would not have showed up if it were not for this press release by ANTA: Prabasi Madhesi Are With The Madhesi Movement In Nepal.

The gathering lasted for hours, for half a day, and thanks hosts Ritesh Chaudhary and Bindu Chaudhary and family. Lunch was provided. I was glad to meet my sister Babita who was there with her husband. Life in the city can get fast paced.

There were numerous topics concerned. And this blog entry is not the official documentation.

ANTA achievements to date were summarized. The organization achieved non profit status. Elections have been held.

There was an elaborate discussion on the new Wall Street To Nepal project. I resisted efforts to bureaucratize the whole thing. The project was first talked about as something independent. I was the one to bring ANTA into the project. This is more like a partnership. The synergy is creative, and not top down. ANTA will have to make do with the promised total transparency.

As usual I was more focused on the political aspects. ANTA has had a tendency to abstain from political efforts. But the Madhesi Movement is a human rights issue. There is no escaping from this movement.

The Madhesi Movement has to get around to this common minimum program:

1. All Madhesis have to be issued citizenship papers.
   
2. The 205 constituencies have to be marked based on equal population.
   

If these demands are not met, we will not allow the holding of the constituent assembly elections. There will be a Terai Band for a week during the elections.

The Prabasi Madhesi are not leading the Madhesi in Nepal. It is the other way round. The Prabasi Madhesi are not inspiring the Madhesi in Nepal. It is the other way round. There are many political groups, including two violent ones, members of many political parties, several NGOs, numerous caste based organizations and so on that are getting behind the Madhesi Movement. There is a stark need for coordination though.

We need to establish a Madhesi Movement Coordination Committee that will be an umbrella organization to all groups and organizations that will gather around this common minimum program and will be wed to non-violent ways of protest.

We do not want a separate country. And we do not want violence. But we are not going to buzz from the two basic demands.

The gender segregation at the gathering was uncomfortable. It did not feel awfully progressive. I was in a roomful of sexist Desis.

We developed action plans to help with the common minimum program. We are going to use meetings and online tools to make and measure progress.

There was interesting talk of launching a Terai news portal, but it was decided that will have to be done as a business project by someone. Much interest was expressed.

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Prabasi Madhesi Are With The Madhesi Movement In Nepal

PRESS RELEASE

Association of Nepali Teraian in America (ANTA) has noted with concern the continuing disruption of normal life in the Terai region of Nepal. ANTA believes that the recent success of negotiations between the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) Government and the Communist Party of Nepal (M) leading to the promulgation of an Interim Constitution, Interim Parliament and the forthcoming Interim Government offers the best opportunity ever to restructure the Nepali state so as to reflect the best interests and aspirations of all Nepalis, including the traditionally marginalized people of the Terai region. ANTA firmly believes in democracy, fair political competition and proactive policies by national government as means to overcome the disadvantaged position in which the people of Terai have been relegated by the past regimes. Keeping a forward looking approach, ANTA sees the holding of the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections as central to forming an inclusive democratic system in Nepal.

Aware of the high stakes in a successful transition, ANTA calls on all the political leaders and Nepali people to show highest levels of tolerance, restraint and accommodation at this critical juncture of political transition. Welcoming the statements, as reported in the media, by the government leaders as well as the leaders of both factions of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) to engage in negotiations to resolve outstanding issues, we call for expedited negotiations to end violence and strengthen the democratic process. ANTA also shares The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Nepal’s concern over the arrest of Madhesi activists and political party members and calls for their immediate release. In the best interest of Nepal’s national unity and democracy, ANTA also calls on the government to respond promptly to the legitimate demands of the people of Terai region including speedy distribution of citizenships to all those eligible, population as the basis of representation, greater autonomy to the people of Terai region and better and visible representation of Terai people in all aspects of government. ANTA firmly believes that the overall development of Terai can only result in a stronger Nepal.

For further information or queries in this regard, contact Mr. Mukesh Singh, Spokesperson, ANTA at (614) 370-9652 or ileshsingh@gmail.com.

ANTA Press Release On Madhesi Movement

The movement is for total equality for the Madhesi in Nepal.

िफर से कह दो एक बार इन्िकलाब

In The News

One killed in Lahan over MPRF protests, administration clamps curfew NepalNews The local administration has clamped curfew in and around Lahan municipality from 6 pm this evening till 4 am on Saturday morning after one person was killed when the workers of Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF) and Maoists clashed with each other in Lahan ...... clash ensued after a group of Maoist cadres were stopped by MPRF cadres in Lahan as they had announced chakkajam – traffic blockade – in the area. ...... One Ramesh Mahato, 16, was killed when a Maoist cadre opened fire at the MPRF workers. Following the killing, the workers of MPRF torched over one dozen vehicles. ..... Transport in Siraha and Saptari districts as well as in several places in the East West highway have been disrupted by the MPRF cadres who are demanding that their central leaders be immediately released. ...... Around 14 leaders of MPRF including its chairman Upendra Yadav were arrested from Kathmandu on Tuesday after they burnt copies of interim constitution claiming that it failed to address the concerns of people of Terai. Some of these leaders have been slapped with charges under Public Offense Act. .... a delegation of Terai MPs belonging to various parties today met with Home Minister Krishna Sitaula. The MPs urged the minister to release the MPRF leaders who they say had been arrested without any legal basis. ....... leaders of eight parties including Maoists, have decided to hold a joint peace and goodwill rally in Birgunj on January 21
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Goit against interim constitution Talking to BBC Nepali Service, Goit said that the interim constitution was "prepared by Nepalis" and had not addressed issues of "people of Terai." ... The two factions of JTMM – one led by Goit and another led by Jwala Singh – have intensified their violent activities in eastern Terai region in recent months. ..... have put forth identical preconditions, which include declaration of Terai as independent state and eviction of Pahades (people from hilly region) from civil service, army and police organisation in Terai, among others. They have also demanded fresh delimitation of electoral constituencies based on population and have demanded that Madhesi (Terai) administrators be allowed to distribute citizenship to Madhesi people. ....... deputy prime minister Amik Sherchan ...... "This issue is too serious to be engaging in war of words."
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ँप्रधानमन्त्रीले पार्टी सभापति छाड्नुपर्छ’ कांग्रेस केन्द्रीय सदस्य नरहरि आचार्यले लोकतान्त्रिक मान्यताअनुरूप पार्टी प्रमुख र राष्ट्रप्रमुख एउटै व्यक्ति हुन नमिल्ने दाबी गर्दै प्रधानमन्त्री गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइरालालाई पार्टी नेतृत्व छाड्न आग्रह गरेका छन् । ..... 'अन्तरिम संविधानले प्रधानमन्त्रीलाई कार्यवाहक राष्ट्रप्रमुख बनाइसकेकाले उहाँ कुनै पार्टी विशेषको सभापति बनिरहन मिल्दैन,' आचार्यले भने- 'मुलुकको नेतृत्व गर्ने र संविधानसभा चुनाव गर्ने जिम्मेवारी लिइसकेको सन्दर्भमा कोइरालाले सभापतिबाट राजीनामा दिनु जरुरी छ ।' ..... कोइरालाले कांग्रेस केन्द्रीय समिति या संसदीय समितिको बैठकसमेत नगरी पार्टीबाट अन्तरिम संसद्मा १० जना सदस्य मनोनीत गरेकामा रोष प्रकट गर्दै आचार्यले त्यसले पार्टीको लोकतान्त्रिक छविलाई धुमिल पारेको टिप्पणी गरे ।
दलहरू गृहकार्यमा माओवादी ससदीय दलले कृष्णबहादुर महरालाई नेता र देव गुरुङलाई उपनेता चयन गरेको छ । दिनानाथ शर्मालाई प्रमुख सचेतक र जनार्दन शर्मालाई सचेतक पदको जिम्मेवारी दिएको छ । ..... माओवादी सांसदहरूले पार्टीले व्यवस्था गरेअनुसार समूहमा बस्ने र सँंगै सिंहदरबार आउने-जाने गरेका छन् । ..... अन्तरिम व्यवस्थापिकाको पहिलो बैठकमा सिट निर्धारण नगरिएकाले सबै छ्यासमिस भएर बसेका थिए ।
भुइँमा पढ्छन् दलित विद्यार्थी
छोराछोरी पढाउन फुटपाथमा पसल
छुवाछूत कायमै
थुनामुक्त नगरे मधेसभरि आन्दोलनको चेतावनी काठमाडौं, माघ ४ - विभिन्न मधेसी संगठनहरूले प्रधानमन्त्री गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइरालालाई संविधानको विरोधमा आन्दोलन गर्दा पक्राउ परेका १४ राजनीतिक व्यक्तिहरूलाई शनिबारसम्म मुक्त नगरे मधेसभरि आन्दोलन सञ्चालन गर्ने चेतावनी दिएका छन् । 'अन्तरिम संविधानका मधेसविरोधी दफा संशोधन गर' ...... पाँचजना मधेसी सांसदको उपस्थिति थियो । सांसदहरूमा रामजनम चौधरी, उमाकान्त चौधरी, रामचन्द्र राय, रेणु यादव र महेन्द्र मिश्र थिए । ....... 'झूटा मुद्दा फिर्ता गरी थुनामुक्त नगरिए मधेसभरि जनस्तरमा सञ्चालन गरिने व्यापक आन्दोलनबाट उत्पन्न असहज स्थितिका लागि सरकार जिम्मेवार हुनेछ,' ज्ञापनपत्रमा उल्लेख छ । यस्तै समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली, संघीय शासन, जनसंख्याको आधारमा संविधानसभाको निर्वाचन क्षेत्र, स्वायत्त मधेस प्रदेशलगायतका मागसहित अन्तरिम संविधान संशोघन हुनुपर्ने जनाइएको छ ।
व्यापार सन्धिका लागि भारतीय राज्यमन्त्री आउने
ँनागरिक समाजलाई धोका’ अन्तरिम व्यवस्थापिकामा नागरिक समाजलाई ४८ सिट छुट्टयाए पनि आफ्ना पार्टी निकट व्यक्तिहरु मात्र दलले लिएको उनको भनाइ थियो । 'दलहरुले नागरिक समाजलाई लिनै चाहेन, दलहरुले नागरिक समाजको प्रतिनिधित्व गरायौं भनेर जति दाबी गरे पनि संसदमा नागरिक समाजको प्रतिनिधित्व छैन'- उनले भने । ..... ढुङ्गानाले माओवादीमा अझै पनि हतियारको दम्भ रहेको बताउँदै त्यसलाई त्याग्न उनीहरुसँग आग्रह गरे । माओवादीमा पनि अन्य राजनीतिक दलको जस्तै लोभी प्रवृत्ति देखापरिसकेको संकेत आफूले पाएको समेत उनले बताए । .... पद्मरत्न तुलाधरले केन्द्रमा जति वार्ता र सहमति भए पनि गाउँसम्म ती सहमति आउनै नसकेको बताए ।
मधेसका माग

मधेसका माग

शान्तिपर्ूण्ा पर््रदर्शन गरिरहेका मधेसी आन्दोलनकारीहरूलाई पक्राउ गरी र्सार्वजनिक अपराधको मुद्दा लगाउने सरकारी तयारीले अन्तरिम संविधान, २०६३ लाई थालनीमै व्यंग्य गरेको छ । आधारभूत नागरिक अधिकारहरू ग्यारन्टी गरिएको भए पनि त्यही संविधानका प्रति जलाउनुलाई गैरकानुनी करार दिन सकिन्न । सरकारले संविधानको सम्मान हासिल गर्न र बढाउनतर्फभन्दा त्यसलाई जसरी पनि पालनै गराउने कठोर व्यवहार अपनाएको छ ।

कुनै पनि नागरिकको शान्तिपर्ूण्ा पर््रदर्शन गर्ने अधिकार खोस्नु भर्खर लागू भएको संविधानकै पनि उल्लंघन हो । यसमा व्यवस्थित गरिएका मानव अधिकारसम्बन्धी विश्वव्यापी मान्यताहरूबाट सरकारको कुनै पनि निकाय वञ्चित हुन पाउ“दैन । कसैलाई पनि हिरासतमा राख्नुको कानुनी प्रस्टीकरण र पर्ुर्जीमा ठोस आधार आवश्यक हुन्छ । यसको स्थानीय प्रशासनले बेवास्ता गरेको छ ।

लोकतन्त्रात्मक राजनीतिक प्रणाली भएकै अवस्थामा जनताले निर्धक्कसाथ आफ्ना आकांक्षा र्सार्वजनिक गर्ने गर्छन् । मधेसको सही प्रतिनिधित्व प्रणाली र पहु“च तथा सहभागिताको समान अवसरका लागि हाल भइरहेका विरोध कार्यक्रमलाई त्यही सर्न्दर्भमा लिनर्ुपर्छ । यसअघि प्रकट नभएका असन्तुष्टि धमाधम प्रखर रूपमा देखिनुको रहस्य दबाबबाट राज्यको दृष्टिकोण परिवर्तन गर्न सकिन्छ भन्ने स्वीकारोक्तिमात्र होइन । नया“ नेपाल निर्माणको संकल्प गर्ने दलहरूले विशाल मधेसको ठोस समस्याप्रति आ“खा चिम्लेर नया“ नेपाल बन्दैन भन्ने सम्झाउन पनि हो ।

राष्ट्रिय तथा अन्तर्रर्ााट्रय क्षेत्रमा देशको चिनारी प्रस्तुत गर्ने क्रममा नेपाललाई पहाडै पहाड भएको देश अनुभूति हुने किसिमको शासकीय प्रस्तुतीकरणले गर्दा पहाडी अनुहार मात्रै नेपाली हुन् भन्ने भ्रम छ । मधेसीहरू आफ्नै मातृभूमिमा आप्रवासीझैं दोस्रो दर्जाको नागरिकसरह ठानिएका छन् भन्ने आवाज अस्वीकार गर्न सकि“दैन । बहुभाषिक, बहुसांस्कृतिक र बहुधार्मिक मौलिक चरित्र राज्य संरचना तथा पहिचानमा स्थापित हुन सकेको छैन ।

त्यसैगरी मधेसबाट सत्तामा समानुपातिक साझेदारी र सही प्रतिनिधित्व प्रणालीको माग स्वाभाविकमात्र होइन, अधिकारका दृष्टिले समेत अपरिहार्य छ । जनसंख्याको आधारमा प्रतिनिधि छान्ने विश्वव्यापी मान्यता संविधानसभा निर्वाचनमा बेवास्ता गर्न मिल्दैन । निर्वाचन क्षेत्र पुनर्विभाजन गर्न नसकिने कुनै कारण छैन । निर्वाचनलाई सही प्रतिनिधित्व सुनिश्चित गर्ने अभ्यास सावित गर्ने हो भने प्रणाली परिवर्तन गर्न सकिन्छ । मिश्रति प्रणाली तय गरिसकेपछि निर्वाचन क्षेत्र पुनर्निर्धारणको मागको समुचित जवाफ अर्को हुन सक्दैन ।

मधेसका माग सम्बोधन गर्नेतर्फदलहरूको हिच्किचाहट देखिएपछि मधेसी आन्दोलनकै माझ अशान्तिपर्ूण्ा प्रक्रिया उदाउन थालेको छ । मधेसको समस्या नागरिकताबाट सुरु भई राज्य प्रणालीमा समान अवसर, पहु“च र पहिचान स्थापनाबाट मात्र समाधान हुन सक्छ । नागरिकता ऐनलाई सरकारले समग्र मधेसको समस्या समाधान गर्ने पर्ुजाका रूपमा प्रस्तुत गर्न खोज्नु स्थितिको सटिक विश्लेषण गर्नबाट पन्छिन चाहनु हो । मधेसको माग राज्य सत्तामा भागिदारी र नेपाली पहिचान परिवर्तन हो । तर उल्टै मधेसी आन्दोलनकारीलाई पक्राउ गरी थुनुवा पर्ुर्जीसमेत दिने व्यवहारले सरकार खास समस्याको शान्तिपर्ूण्ा समाधानप्रति सकारात्मक नहुने लक्षण देखाएको छ । यो दर्ुभाग्यपर्ूण्ा छ ।

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My Role In The April Revolution: The Butterfly Effect

Butterfly effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The phrase refers to the idea that a butterfly's wings might create tiny changes in the atmosphere that ultimately cause a tornado to appear (or, for that matter, prevent a tornado from appearing). The flapping wing represents a small change in the initial condition of the system, which causes a chain of events leading to large-scale phenomena. Had the butterfly not flapped its wings, the trajectory of the system might have been vastly different.

As I gear to put some effort into the Madhesi Movement, I can't help but notice there has been a concerted effort to minus my role in the April Revolution. If it were merely personal, I would not much mind. But I have to take offense on behalf of the Madhesh.

Take quantity. No Nepali outside of Nepal did full time work towards it for a year before it happened. And for months after the royal coup when there was very little opportunity for anyone inside Nepal to do anything, maybe I was the only one anywhere who was doing such intense, full time work.

The Virus Of The April Revolution

Take quality. For a few years before I came to the US in 1996, I was Vice General Secretary of a party in Nepal of which Hridayesh Tripathy was General Secretary. Tripathy at the time was Chair of the Public Accounts Committee in the parliament, a seat then Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee held right before he became Prime Minister. Tripathy today is a senior member of the cabinet in Nepal. Within months of landing in the US, I got myself elected student government president at what is the number one liberal arts college in the South.

Howard Dean knows me. Howard Dean's brother Jim Dean knows me - "I googled your name and ended up on the homepage of the actor James Dean." These are a Vermont duo. The American who did the most for the democracy movement in Nepal is Senator Patrick Leahy. He is a Vermonter. Before Howard Dean came along, the president of the Democratic Party just used to be a figurehead. He has authored a 50 state strategy that seems to be working so beautifully. Dean 2004 was not a presidential campaign, it was a movement. Barack Obama is a Deaniac from 2004, and he is the next President Of The United States.

Cobb To Leahy
Leahy Amendment Says No Arms To Nepal
Leahy, Lion
Senator Patrick Leahy
Senator Patrick Leahy, Democrat, Vermont
Senator Leahy To US Congress On Nepal

I am the father of the concept of Continuous Movement in the Nepali context. I pushed the concept publicly and privately for months before it happened. Otherwise all leaders just wanted to do isolated acts like a mass meeting here, a Nepal shutdown there. The most they would go for would be a Nepal shutdown for four days. I kept saying we have to come out into the streets and stay out until the regime is toppled.

Lilamani Pokharel For Continuous Movement (November 29, 2005)
Project Take Over Tundikhel: Draft 1
eDemocracy, 4S Campaign, 24/7 Vigil For Democracy: Take Over Tundikhel (March 19, 2005)

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

यो सडक ितम्र्ो हो

घरबाट िनस्केर आउ सडकमा
पर्खाल हाम्फालेर आउ
अंकमाल गरेर आउ
कौसीबाट हाम्फाल
ढोका खोलेर आउ
यो सडक ितम्रो हो

फािसस्टहरुले देश बेच्न लािगसके
राजा नभए देश रहन्छ
देश नरहे ितमी रहन्नौ
ितम्रो घरमा अँध्यारो छ
बत्ती बाल्ने बेला यही हो
आउ सडकमा
यो सडक ितम्रो हो

आँधीबेरी जस्तै आउ
मनसुनको बर्सात भएर आउ
तर मनसुन आउनु अगािड आउ
यो आन्दोलन समयको तकाजा हो
यो वर्तमान, यो भिवष्य ितम्रो हो
त्यसैले आउ सडकमा
यो सडक ितम्रो हो

गाउँ गाउमा आउ
शहर शहरमा आउ
िजल्लाको सदरमुकाममा आउ
राजधानीमा त ओइरेर आउ
लाखौंको संख्यामा आउ
िकनभने
यो सडक ितम्रो हो

आन्दोलन सफल हुन्छ
सडक रगताम्मे हुन्छ
िवजयको अबीरले
दशकौंपिछ नाित पनाितले सोध्लान
क्रान्ितका दौरान ितमी कहाँ िथयौ
ितमीले भन्नु नपरोस्
ितमी कोठामा टीभी हेरेर बसेका िथयौ
अथवा बार्दलीबाट रिमता हेरेर बसेका िथयौ
त्यसैले सडकमा आउ
यो सडक ितम्रो हो

कमल थापा हावाको गोली हान्दैछन्
ितमी बोलीको गोली हान
नारा लगाउ
कमल थापा, तुल्सी िगरीलाई जेल पुर्याउ
माधव नेपाललाई जेलबाट फुत्काउ
आउ, ितमी सडकमा आउ
यो सडक ितम्रो हो

राजा नागिरक र व्यापारी भएर बसुन्
नत्र भने जेल जाउन्
मतलब छैन
मतलब ितम्रो छ
भरे बाटो कुरेर बस्न नपरोस्
ितमी रातभिर जागाराम भएर पिन आउ
एका िबहानै आँखा िमच्दै आउ
लाखौंको संख्यामा आउ
माित्तएको गोरु जस्तै िनर्धक्क भएर आउ
िकनिक
यो सडक ितम्रो हो

आउ, आउ
सडकमा आउ

Madhav Nepal was put under house arrest in February 2006. A month later he managed to smuggle wireless internet access into his room. The first person he reached out to was me. He is the leader of the party that has a strong chance of emerging the largest in the Constituent Assembly.



Girija Koirala is the father of the concept of the military solution to the Maoist insurgency. The king climbed onto it only later. Months after the royal coup, Girija was still vehemently against the idea of a constituent assembly. No peace would have been possible without that. No alliance with the Maoists would have been formed. Without that alliance, the April Revolution would not have happened. Girija has been singing the monarchical tune for months after the April Revolution. The revolution mandated a republic.

Girija Koirala at best has been the constitutional monarch of the April Revolution, a figurehead who occupies the top seat of power for being the oldest among the equals. And even today he has not taken any lead on the issue of state restructuring. He and his party have dillydallied on the issue of putting forth a detailed concept of federalism for Nepal. They want to postpone is as much as possible.

I am the only politically active Nepali anywhere - inside Nepal or out - who has written full-fledged constitution for the country: Proposed Constitution. My document would make Nepal the number one democracy on the planet, better than India, America or England. Not even the Maoists have come around to the idea of state-funded political parties. At least not yet.

In the process I have also invented the world's first digital democracy organization, Hamro Nepal. From that has birthed The Matrix which will possibly play a central role in Obama's ascendancy to the White House.

The Matrix, Vision, Spread Democracy, Revolution

To those who say I am just a writer! In November I got myself elected Convenor, Coordination Committee, Nepali Organizations In New York City. And it has felt like I am the only Madhesi in the city. I did that with sheer political skill. And, by the way, never underestimate the power of blogs. Dean 2004 was organized entirely around one blog.

There are those who say I have not been to Nepal in years. I say, astronomers have not been to Mars or Jupiter either, but they know the planets pretty well. Welcome to globalization and the internet.

The Butterfly Effect (2004)
Butterfly effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Butterfly Effect 2 Official Site: Newline Home Entertainment
The Butterfly Effect
Redmond's Butterfly Effect
What is chaos theory? - a definition from Whatis.com - see also ...
Chaos & Fractals: The Butterfly Effect
EContentMag.com: The Social Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect Hits Vending Machines
IEEE Spectrum: Butterfly Effect

In The News

Mahara to lead Maoists in interim parliament NepalNews
CPN-UML elects Nepal as party leader in interim legislature Bharat Mohan Adhikari as the deputy leader ..... MP Mahendra Bahadur Pandey and Parshuram Meghi Gurung have been elected as the chief whip and whip
Madhesi activists call indefinite vehicular strike in Janakpur
Government releases Rs. 70 million to Maoists
Second meeting of Interim Parliament begins; Nemwang elected Speaker
Mainali elected NBA president
OHCHR flays arrest of Madhesi activists, political party members "The Government of Nepal is required under its international human rights obligations to respect the freedom of opinion and expression, which can only be restricted under highly limited circumstances." ..... "The arrest and detention appears to be a violation of these freedoms - freedoms which are enshrined in the new Interim Constitution of Nepal adopted earlier this week. In addition, OHCHR-Nepal’s is concerned about the failure of the authorities to provide the legal basis for the arrests and continued detention" ......... “I am concerned that despite repeated requests the authorities were unable or unwilling to give an adequate explanation of the legal basis for the arrests and continued detention, including whether the burning of the constitution is a legal offence in itself. Freedom of expression must not be compromised by authorities other than in exceptional circumstances and in all such cases clear reasons should be given”
Amend interim constitution in favour of Madhesi people: Mahato "worsening" situation in Terai. .... Mahato demanded that a fresh national census be organised ahead of elections of Constituent Assembly and based on the results of that census, he said, the electoral constituencies should be delimited.
Moriarty urges PM not to form interim govt before arms mngt
Nemwang, Yadav to remain Speaker, Dy Speaker; Maoists to get senior DPM's post Maoist spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara is all set to become 'senior Deputy Prime Minister'
Over two dozen MPRF activists arrested in the capital

Citizenship distribution begins NepalNews
MPRF protest interim constitution; calls Madhesh bandh Stating that the interim constitution is full of flaws and failed to protect the rights of Madhesi people, the Madhesi People's Right Forum (MPRF), announced Madhesh bandh (Shut Down) on Tuesday. ...... Upendra Yadav, president of the forum ...... "If our demands are not met, we won't let the constituent assembly polls take place in Terai." ...... chanting slogans in favour of a federal democratic republic, a proportionate election system for the constituent assembly and against the “internal colonialism” imposed against the Madhes.