Coordinator of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), Upendra Yadav, has warned of street movement if major parties rejected the demand for single Madhesh province.
Speaking at a programme organised by Madhesh Media Mission in Birgunj Saturday, Yadav said that all Madhesh-based parties would join the protest movement if the interim constitution is not amended on the basis of the agreement reached with the Madhesi parties in the past.
Yadav also accused the three main parties - CPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress and CPN (UML) - of engaging in a bargain for power, and putting all big issues on the backburner.
According to him, the MJF will not join the next government unless the 'one Madhesh' demand is met.
Furthermore, the MJF coordinator said the Maoist People's Liberation Army (PLA) should not be integrated with Nepal Army, but the PLA men could be inducted in other security agencies.
nepalnews.com mk June 28 08
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sarmila
Saturday, June 28th 2008, 6:17 PM
Tharu community takes to streets to protest Madhesi demand:-
Kantipur Report
2008-6-28, June 28 - Tharu community staged a demonstration in the capital Saturday in protest of the demand for a single state to the entire southern plains laid out by Madhes-based parties at the parliament.
The Tharu community took out the protest, saying that the political bickering at the parliament to make the Tarai region one state has put the glory of the land, where the Tharu community have been living for thousands of years and shed sweat or blood, in dire situation.
The agitating Tharu community also warned that the decision to allow the migrant Madhesi community to rule and oppress the indigenous community of Tarai ( Tharu Community) would invite a calamity.
The Tharu community demanded that the attempt to convert all the people living in the Terai region Madhesis by ending the diversity of various religion, culture, language and communal be stopped at the earliest.
They also warned to launch a strong protest in the 24 Tarai districts from now on if the attempt was not halted.
The Madhes-based parties have been obstructing Constituent Assembly proceedings to press their demands to declare the entire Terai region as a single state, among others.
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Arati
Saturday, June 28th 2008, 6:14 PM
UML gen secy says demand for single Terai province objectionable:-
CPN (UML) general secretary Jhala Nath Khanal on Friday termed the demand of Madhesh based parties for declaring whole Terai as a single province as very "feudalistic" and hence objectionable, and warned against imposing it upon the people of Madhesh.
Talking at a program organized by All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU), the student wing of the party, in the capital city, general secretary Khanal said that there would be no agreement on the aforesaid demand since UML is for, as what he called, "multiple provinces".
"Since the State Restructuring Commission that would be formed soon after the new government comes into power is entitled to decide on what kind of federalism would be appropriate for the country including the number of provinces that would be in it, I don't see any use of raising the demand for single Madhesh state right now," Khanal said.
He further said the demand - for declaring whole of Terai as a single province - was no longer inapplicable since other groups have already started raising demands for a separate Tharuhat province and Mithila province within Madhesh.
Earlier today, the UML general secretary held meetings with the CPN (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal where they mainly discussed the formation of the new government.
They are also learnt to have agreed to request Madhes-based parties not to obstruct the Constituent Assembly meeting.
Members belonging to Madhesi parties had created uproar during Thursday's session of the Constituent Assembly, demanding that the points of agreement reached between the government and the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UMDF) in March this year be included in the amendment bill. Following the obstruction, the meeting was rescheduled for Saturday (June 28).
nepalnews.com ag June 27 08
Anita
Saturday, June 28th 2008, 6:12 PM
Tharus, Chure Bhawar object to 'One Madhes' :-
Tharu Kalkarini Sabha (TKS) and Chure Bhawar Ekata Party (CBEP) have raised objections against the demands by Madhes based parties for one province in the Terai belt.
In a statement issued Saturday, CBEP chairman Keshav Prasad Mainali accused of 'national disintegration' in the name of one Madhes. Mainali further said the residents of Chure Bhawar region would not remain silent if the Madhesi demands are met.
Warning that his party is ready to pick up arms for national integrity, CBEP asked the bigger parties to be serious towards the issue.
Similarly, the TKS has also protested the demand for one Madhes province. Stating that if the interim constitution forcefully made them Madhesi, TKS said the Tharu community would not remain under Madhesi rule.
The organisation has announced a series of protest programmes beginning Saturday to alert the constituent assembly against agreeing on single Madhes province.
The Tharu group has come up with protest programmes at a time Madhesi parties, on the initiative of a Tharu CA member Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, are obstructing the regular session of the constituent assembly since Thursday.
nepalnews.com ia June 28 08
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