Friday, February 29, 2008

मधेसी मोर्चालाई सत्तामा पुर्याउने तिरका



पिहलो तिरका: तराईमा तीन मधेसी पार्टीले Sweep िदने

एक मधेस एक प्रदेश अब काँग्रेस, एमाले र माअोवादीले पिन मािनसकेको अवस्थामा त्यो नारा मात्रकोबलमा तीन मधेसी पार्टी चुनावमा जान िमल्दैन। तर त्यो नारा प्रमुख नारा हुन्छ नै। अझ पिन तीन पहाडीपार्टीले चुनावपिछ चुितया व्यवहार गर्न सक्छन्। त्यसप्रित सावधान हुनैपर्छ। नत्र भने पोहोरको मधेसीक्रान्ितका शहीदलाई शहीद मान्ने त पोहोर पिन भनेको हो पहिरयाहरूले। फेिर अान्दोलन गर्न पर्यो त।

मधेसी अान्दोलनले प्राप्त गरेको िवजयलाई संस्थागत गर्न मधेसी अान्दोलनको नेतृत्व गर्ने तीन मधेसीपार्टीलाई िजताउनु अावश्यक भएको भनेर भन्न सक्नुपर्यो जनतालाई।

शत प्रितशत सीट तालमेल गर्ने हो र एउटै सामुिहक मेिनफेस्टोकासाथ जाने हो भने तीन मधेसी पार्टीलेतराईमा स्वीप िदने ठुलो संभावना छ। त्यो मेिनफेस्टो संिछप्त र स्पष्ट हुनुपर्छ। छ बुँदाले अान्दोलन सफलपार्यो। पाँच बुँदाले चुनावी िवजय ल्याउँछ।

# राष्ट्रपितको प्रत्यक्ष िनर्वाचन।
# ७५ िजल्ला कायम। चार राज्य: कोशी, गण्डकी, कर्णाली, तराई।
# उपल्लो सदनकालािग दलीय समानुपाितक िनर्वाचन, कमसेकम िलस्टमा प्रत्यके तेस्रो नाम मिहलाहुनुपर्ने गरी।
# तल्लो सदनकालािग ७५ िजल्लामा multi member proportional election, यहाँ पिन मिहलालाई एकितहाईवाला कुरा लागु हुने गरी।
# संसदीय चुनावमा मत ल्याए अनुसार समानुपाितक राज्यबाट नै प्रत्येक पार्टीले पैसा पाउने, अरु चन्दाउठाउन नपाउने।

दोस्रो तिरका: जनजाित, दिलत अन्य मधेसी पार्टीसँग तालमेल

िवश्वास समुहका पार्टीहरूको मास बेस छ िक छैन? त्यो समुहबाट िवश्वास नै उिछट्िट सिकएको अजीबअवस्था छ। थारु र पहाडका जनजाितलाई मधेसीलाई भन्दा गार्हो छ संगिठत हुन। त्यसैले िवश्वास समुहगार्होमा परेको कुरामा तीन मधेसी पार्टी खुश हुने होइन िक उनीहरूलाई फेिर गोलबन्द गर्न सहयोग गर्नुपर्छ।

तर त्यो गोलबन्द भनेको बुँदागत हुन्छ। यी मािथका पाँच बुँदामा तीनलाई ल्याउन सक्नुपर्छ। चािहएकोजातीय राज्य होइन,
उपल्लो सदनकालािग दलीय समानुपाितक िनर्वाचन हो भनेर भन्न सक्नुपर्छ। तर समय कम छ। चुनाव लड्नु छ।

तेस्रो तिरका: काँग्रेस, एमाले माअोवादीलाई एक हुन निदनु

सामािजक न्यायको कुरामा माअोवादी अरू दुई पार्टीभन्दा प्रगितशील छ, तर माअोवादीले बहुदल मानेको हो िक नमानेको हो, त्यस कुरामा अझै पिन प्रचण्डका िववादास्पद वक्तव्यहरू अाइरहेका छन्। नया जनजाित, दिलतर अन्य मधेसी पार्टीसँग मास बेस नभएको देिखएमा यी तीन ठुला पार्टीहरूसँग नै िबजनेस गर्न पर्ने हुन्छ।

लक्ष्य यो हुनुपर्यो िक
काँग्रेस, एमाले र माअोवादीभन्दा मधेसी मोर्चाले बढी सीट िजत्नुपर्यो। ती तीन पार्टीले पहाडमा पिन मारकाट गर्छन्, तराईमा पिन। तर तीन मधेसी पार्टीले तराईमा शत प्रितशत तालमेल गर्ने हो भने ती तीन पार्टीभन्दा बढी सीट ल्याउने ग्यारण्टी छ। चुनाव अगािड मात्र होइन, चुनावपिछ पिन एक िढक्का हुनुपर्छ। हामी तीन पार्टी भए पिन एक िढक्का भएर चुनाव लडेका हौं, त्यसैले हामी एक पार्टी जस्तै हौं भनेर भन्न सक्नुपर्छ।

मधेसी मोर्चाले एक्लै बहुमत नल्याउन सक्छ, तर सबैभन्दा बढी सीट िजते बापत तीन ठुला पार्टी मध्ये एक वा दुईको सहयोग िलएर सरकार बनाउन सक्छ। त्यित बेला कुन चािहंलाई माइनस गर्न पर्ने हो त्यो अिहले नै थाहा हुने कुरा होइन।

बहुदल मानेसम्म माअोवादी अछुत पार्टी भने होइन। माअोवादीसँग िमलेर पिन सरकार बनाउन सिकन्छ। पाँचौं बुँदा भनेको मैले िवशेष रूपले माअोवादीकालािग नै लेखेको हो।

माअोवादीको सरकार?

एमाले, काँग्रेस र मधेसी मोर्चाभन्दा बढी सीट माअोवादीले िजतेमा उसले सरकारको नेतृत्वको दावी गर्न सक्छ। तर त्यित बेला मधेसी मोर्चा, एमाले, र काँग्रेस एक भइिदन सक्छन्। तर त्यसको अर्को पाटा छ। ंमधेसी मोर्चाले सबैभन्दा बढी सीट िजतेको तर एक्लै बहुमत नल्याएको खण्डमा तीन ठुला पार्टी एक भइिदन सक्छन्। त्यो अवस्था नअाउन िदने तिरका हो पाँच बुँदे मेिनफेस्टो।

सर्वदलीय सरकार?

त्यो पिन एउटा उपाय हो।

तीन मिहनामा नया संिवधान?

यी पाँच बुँदामा मधेसी मोर्चा र तीन ठुला पार्टी एक हुने हो भने देशको नया संिवधान लेख्न तीन मिहनाभन्दा बढी लाग्दैन। त्यो भएमा देशमा पिहले राष्ट्रपितको िनर्वाचन हुन्छ। त्यसपिछ देशमा नया संसदको िनर्वाचन हुन्छ। अिन पाँच राज्यका गव्रनर र एक च्याम्बर संसदको िनर्वाचन। त्यसपिछ स्थानीय िनर्वाचन हुन्छ गाउँ र शहर स्तरमा। राष्ट्रपित र नया संसदको िनर्वाचन एकैसाथ हुन सक्छ। त्यो भयो पिहलो। त्यसपिछ राज्य स्तरको िनर्वाचन। त्यो भयो दोस्रो। त्यसपिछ स्थानीय िनर्वाचन। त्यो तेस्रो।

दशैं ताका पिहलो। अर्को अप्िरलमा दोस्रो। अिन अर्को दशैंमा तेस्रो।

पाँच बुँदा

तर त्यसकालािग मधेसी मोर्चा र तीन ठुला पार्टी पाँच बुँदामा सहमत हुनुपर्यो।



In The News

Govt, FRNF to sign accord today Kantipur Bishwendra Paswan, president of the Dalit Janajati Party ..... Pasawan also said that they have reached agreement on eight various points.
Maoists lead inclusion race The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has the most inclusive list of candidates among the three major parties for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system ...... on the number of women, Madhesi and Janajati candidates. ...... 43 women candidates. Of these 8 are Madhesi women, 6 Janajati, 4 Dalit, 2 Newar and 23 others. ..... 71 candidates from Madhesi communities-- including Tharu, Muslim, Rajbansi, Dhimal and Danuwar. It has 46 janajati candidates, 10 Dalit and 15 Newar. ...... The NC and UML have fielded 26 women candidates each - just above the 10 percent mandatory figure. .... The NC has fielded 50 Madhesis while the UML has 65 Madhesis in the electoral fray. ..... The NC has 31 and the UML 35 Janajati candidates
Fringe parties object to Madhes deal Three fringe parties in the ruling seven-party alliance (SPA) - People's Front Nepal (PFN), Nepal Workers Peasants Party (NWPP) and the Left Front
UDMF celebrates victory in tarai districts UDMF supporters took out victory rallies in several tarai districts and life has started limping back to normalcy all across tarai, Friday. ...... Gupta faction of Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF) announced fresh protest on Friday calling Thursday's deal as betrayal of Madhesi people. ...... markets and transportation were hugely affected in Biratnagar as Gupta faction of MPRF continued their protest claiming the deal was against Madhes.
Govt, FRNF close to inking deal while MPRF faction boycotts talks one of the major groups in the FRNF, Bhagyanath Gupta-led Madhesi People’s Rights Forum (MPRF) boycott the talks while other remaining groups United Tharu National Front, Federal Limbuwaan State Council, Tamshaling Autonomous State Council, Madhesi Democratic Front, Democratic Madhesi Front and Dalit and Indigenous Party participated in the talks.
UML will win majority in CA polls: Nepal He claimed that the eight-point agreement reached between the government and the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front has secured the CA elections.
Maoists will perform political spectacle after CA: Prachanda the Maoist Supremo claimed that the party was not returning to the old parliamentary system. ..... “Those old people have not understood, a spectacle is going to occur in this country after a month,” he said, “They’ve only thought that the Maoists have come to take part in the polls like during the old parliamentary election. (But) they are in illusion.” ..... “We’ve come to the final front of our fight, to the Constituent Assembly front,” he said, “And we’ll show (them) executing a spectacle.” ..... the Maoists were into the elections from the centre to the local levels, he said that they will fulfill their goal for political change through the CA.
Govt, FRNF talks underway, MPRF faction boycott talks ensure federal autonomous governance based on linguistic and regional lines.
NWPP slams 8-pt agreement
EC unveils new electoral programmes
Madhesi parties start preparations for CA polls The leaders of the Mahanta Thakur led Terai-Madhes Democractic Party (TMDP) at are holding discussions to prepare for the closed list at the party central office in the capital. ..... MPRF spokesperson, Upendra Jha said that preparations are going on to file candidacy from the 22 districts of the Terai region.
मोर्चा घटकबीच तालमेल पहल तीनै दलको कार्यालयमा शुक्रबार चुनावी रौनक छाएको थियो । चुनावमा उम्मेदवारको रूपमा प्रस्तुत गर्नेहरूको ओइरो देखिन्थ्यो ।
सुनसरीमा कफर््र्यु कायमै

UDMF consider forging electoral alliance NepalNews the three parties of the front will contest the April election jointly. ..... The election is another bigger battle for us. The people want us to go jointly
Prachanda sets his eyes on state power He claimed no power in the world would be able to succeed in disrupting their mission to establish the communist government in Nepal. .... He further said Maoists have not entered the parliamentary system of democracy despite their involvement in the interim parliament.
PM making efforts to talk with terai armed groups, says Sujata
NWPP opposes agreement with Madhesi groups
No more changes on election programmes, says CEC

मधेसी अान्दोलनले अब चुनाव िजतेर देखाउनुप्रछ



तीन मधेसी पार्टीले शत प्रितशत सीट तालमेल गर्नुपर्छ

प्रत्यक्ष िनर्वाचनकालािग तराईमा रहेका सम्पुर्ण सीटहरूकालािग तीन मधेसी पार्टीहरूले शत प्रितशत सीट तालमेल गर्नुपर्छ। ११६ सीट छन् जम्मा। ३० सीट महन्थ ठाकुर, ३० सीट राजेन्द्र महतो, ३० सीट उपेन्द्र यादव, १० सीट िकशोर िवश्वास। बाँकी १६ सीट अन्य साना पार्टीहरूलाई र स्वतन्त्र उम्मेदवारहरूलाई। जस्तै अानन्दी समुह, िवश्वास समुहको दिलत पार्टी।

छ बुँदा: मधेसी अान्दोलनको िवजयको प्रमुख कारण

छ बुँदाले मधेसी अान्दोलनलाई स्पष्टता िदयो। त्यसैले िवजय प्राप्त भयो। त्यस िवजयबाट पाठ िसक्नुपर्छ र अब चुनावी िवजय प्राप्त गर्ने तर्फ सोंच्नुपर्छ।

सामुिहक मेिनफेस्टो
  1. राष्ट्रपितको प्रत्यक्ष िनर्वाचन।
  2. ७५ िजल्ला कायम। चार राज्य: कोशी, गण्डकी, कर्णाली, तराई।
  3. उपल्लो सदनकालािग दलीय समानुपाितक िनर्वाचन, कमसेकम िलस्टमा प्रत्यके तेस्रो नाम मिहला हुनुपर्ने गरी।
  4. तल्लो सदनकालािग ७५ िजल्लामा multi member proportional election, यहाँ पिन मिहलालाई एक ितहाईवाला कुरा लागु हुने गरी।
  5. संसदीय चुनावमा मत ल्याए अनुसार समानुपाितक राज्यबाट नै प्रत्येक पार्टीले पैसा पाउने, अरु चन्दा उठाउन नपाउने।
Meeting Ground Between Congress And Maoists: 75 Multi Member Constituencies

जनजाितलाई साथमा ल्याउने

िवश्वास समुहका जनजाितहरूले भन्लान, खै त हामीलाई राज्य? उनीहरूलाई सम्झाउनुपर्छ। जातीय राज्य व्यवहािरक कुरा होइन। भौगोिलक राज्य व्यवहािरक कुरा हो, ७५ िजल्ला फाल्ने हो भने लथािलङ हुन्छ। तर उपल्लो सदनकालािग दलीय समानुपाितक िनर्वाचनको व्यवस्था जातीय राज्यभन्दा superior व्यवस्था हो। अलग िलम्बु राज्य खडा गर्न असंभव छ, तर िलम्बु पार्टी खोलेर देशभिर छिरएर रहेका िलम्बुहरुलाई ल यस पार्टीलाई भोट देउ भन्न सिजलो छ।

िवश्वास समुहका सबै पार्टीहरूले पहाडमा पिन शत प्रितशत सीट तालमेल गर्नुपर्छ। र उनीहरू पिन यस पाँच बुँदे सामुिहक मेिनफेस्टोमा अाउनुपर्छ।

अिन मधेसी र जनजाित िमलेर सरकार बनाउनुपर्छ।


In The News

EC fixes new dates for filing nominations for Madhesi parties NepalNews
Normalcy returns in Terai, eastern hills still remain closed
Yadav says his party is game for electoral alliance
Talks with FRNF still inconclusive

Deal to be struck today: Sitaula Kantipur
Capital’s rice stocks running low stocks of rice with retailers in Kathmandu Valley will barely meet a little over a week's demand. ...... around 500 tons of rice and 150 tons of oil and ghee are needed every day in Kathmandu Valley, with its population of more than 2.5 million. ....... "For more than two weeks, we have not received any supplies from eastern Nepal, which otherwise used to supply more than 90 percent of the food grain required in the Valley"

SPA, UDMF finally reach deal Kantipur ending the 12-day Madhes movement and clearing the deck for Constituent Assembly elections slated for April 10. ...... the key UDMF demand - One Madhes One Pradesh - which they said would be decided through the Constituent Assembly. They have agreed to form autonomous Madhes state and other autonomous states. ....... "We have agreed on autonomous Madhes state. But we are still discussing proper words to reflect the desire of Madhesi people regarding the autonomous Madhes state," said Hridayesh Tripathi .......... agreed to recognize all those killed in the course of the Madhes movement last February as martyrs and provide their families with proper compensation. ...... "We have agreed to increase the provision from 20 to 30 percent," said Tripathi. ....... the government also refused to make group recruitment of Madhesi people in the Nepali Army.
EC simplifies nomination process
Over 1,000 UML cadres quit party Six district committee members and 1,000 other activists of CPN-UML on Sunday reportedly quit their party ..... Those who resigned from the party, however, have not yet decided which party or group they would join. ...... over a dozen district committee members of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) here in Dhanusha district, including its chairman, collectively resigned from the party ....... Rana, on the one hand, encouraged them to take part in the Madhes movement, while on the other, submitted the closed list of candidates for proportional system in the Constituent Assembly election. Issuing a press statement after the meeting, they also expressed their complete solidarity with the ongoing Madhes aandolan. Those who resigned include district chairman Ramdayal Sah, former chairman Kashi Sah, regional chairmen Ramanandan Mishra and Dipendra Sah, among other district and regional committee members.
SPA working hard for “decisive” talks with Madhesi parties The Terai populace has been reeling under the unabated indefinite general strike running on its 12th consecutive day.
CA not goal of Madhesi people: Mahantha Thakur
Madhes crisis will be resolved by Sunday evening, says Prachanda
Indefinite Terai strike enters 12th day, curfew in Sunsari
Tharus disapprove UDMF demand for “One Madhes”
संकटमा कांग्रेस
सिंगो तर्राई प्रदेश हुन नहुने कारण

Govt, Madhesis to continue talks on Monday NepalNews Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Home Minister Krishna Sitaula led government team in the talks that went on throughout the night on Sunday well into the Monday morning. ..... the two sides are close to inking a deal ..... agitating groups have asked the government to amend the constitution and postpone the polls ........ We have agreed on autonomous Madhes. ...... there has also been understanding to declare those killed during Madhes agitation as martyrs and providing their families with relief. Likewise, he said the two sides agreed that the parties which do not field more than 30 percent of candidacies would not need to fulfill quota (of candidates from various region and ethnicity) when filing candidacies. The agitating groups had earlier demanded to raise this limit to 50 percent from the existing 20 percent. ..... Mahantha Thakur, Tripathy, Rajendra Mahato, and Upendra Yadav. The government had flown in Yadav from Birgunj at around 9 pm on army chopper.
Gachhadar, Bhandari not to contest election Bijaya Gachhadar and Sharat Singh Bhandari have informed, Sunday, that they will not contest the election because the burning problem in Madhes has not been addressed by the government. ...... aimed at exerting moral pressure on NC to become serious about Madhes issue .... Bhandari and Gachhadar have announced that they will, however, not leave the party.

Madhesi parties again snub EC’s deadline to submit closed list of candidates NepalNews “RJP hasn’t said it is going to boycott the election, but believes that election is just not possible in the existing situation,” said he.
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Sunday, February 24, 2008

िगिरजा नेपाललाई स्री लंका बनाउन चाहन्छ



Army Mobilization को हौवा

Army mobilize हुनु भनेको नेपालको शान्ित प्रक्िरया समाप्त हुनु हो। त्यो एउटा नया गृह युद्धको शुरुवातहुनेछ। त्यो गृह यु्दध िवगतको भन्दा भयानक हुनेछ।

मधेसी अान्दोलनको ताकत

मधेसी अान्दोलनले नचाहेमा अप्िरल १० को चुनाव िबथोिलन्छ। लोकतान्त्िरक शक्ितहरूले राजाको नगरिनर्वाचन िबथोले झैं, सामािजक न्यायका शक्ितहरूले पहाडी बाहुनहरूको चुनाव िबथोल्ने अवस्था अाउन सक्छ।

चुनाव िबथोल्ने िक निबथोल्ने भन्ने िनर्णय मधेसी अान्दोलनकालािग एउटा राजनीितक िनर्णय हो। त्यो technical
प्रश्न होइन। िबथोल्न सक्ने ताकत अवश्य पिन छ।

मधेसी अान्दोलन चुनाव चाहन्छ

देशमा सबैभन्दा बढी चुनाव चािहएकै मधेसी समुदायलाई हो। तर राजाको चुनावी नौटंकीभन्दा केही िभन्न छैनपहाडी बाहुनहरूको चुनावी नौटंकी। मधेसी अान्दोलनले चाहेको meaningful election हो। त्यस चाहनालाईअलोकतान्त्िरक राजावादी भन्न खोज्नु सरासर मुर्खता हो। मधेसी समुदायले खोजेको सामािजक न्याय समानता हो, राजा होइन। राजा खुदले राजा नचाहेको अवस्था अाइसक्यो देशमा। मधेसी समुदायलाई राजा चािहयो भनेर गलत हल्ला फैलाउने बाहुनहरूको िनयत ठीक छैन।


एक मधेस एक प्रदेशको नारामा Compromise

तराईका सबै िजल्ला िमलाएर एउटा राज्य बनाउने, तर त्यस राज्यको नाम मधेस नराख्ने, तराई राख्ने। त्यो िकिसमको compromise हुन सक्छ। मधेस भन्नाले मधेसी समुदाय बुझाउँछ। तर त्यो राज्य मात्र मधेसी समुदायको हुने छैन। त्यो राज्य सारा नेपालको हुनेछ। संसारको प्रत्येक ethnic group को बसोबास न्यु यर्कमा छ। त्यस्तै नेपालको प्रत्येक ethnic group को बसोबास तराईमा छ, र हुनुपर्ने त्यही हो। तराईमा अाधा जनसंख्या त गैर मधेसीको छ। तराई राज्यको स्थापना गरेर पहिरयाहरूलाई के को डर भो?

देशको २५% भुभागलाई िमलाएर एउटा राज्य बनाउन िकन गार्हो मान्ने?

७५ िजल्ला कायम राख्ने

अिहलेको ७५ िजल्ला कायम नै राख्नु मेरो सुझाव हुनेछ। ७५ िजल्लालाई फाल्ने हो भने भारत पािकस्तान टुक्िरए पिछ जस्तो confusion भयो त्यस्तै confusion हुनेछ।

बाहुनहरूले नबुझेको कुरा

बाहुनहरू जातीय राज्य चाहँदैनन्। तामाङ राज्य त गुरूङ राज्य पाच्य छैन। बाहुनहरू भौगोिलक राज्य चाहन्छन्।

मधेसी अान्दोलनले मागेको तराई राज्य जातीय होइन भौगोिलक राज्य हो। भनेपिछ बाहुनहरू खुश हुनुपर्ने। खोइ त?

७५ िजल्ला कायम नै राख्ने। कोशी, गण्डकी, कर्णाली, तराई गरेर चार राज्य स्थापना गर्ने। चार वटै नाम जातीय होइन, भौगोिलक हुने भए। अिन नक्शाको काम समाप्त। कित सिजलो?

मुख्य झगडा नक्शा होइन, शक्ित बाँडफाँडको हो

मैले भने जस्तो चार राज्य स्थापना गर्ने तर उपल्लो सदनमा प्रत्येक राज्यलाई बराबरी १० सीट िदने व्यवस्था ल्याएमा अापत परेन? नक्शामा मात्र त्यसैले अल्िझनु हुँदैन।

(१) राष्ट्रपितको प्रत्यक्ष िनर्वाचन।
(२) उपल्लो सदनकालािग दलीय समानुपाितक िनर्वाचन, कमसेकम िलस्टमा प्रत्यके तेस्रो नाम मिहला हुनुपर्ने गरी।
(३) तल्लो सदनकालािग Meeting Ground Between Congress And Maoists: 75 Multi Member Constituencies। यहाँ पिन मिहलालाई एक ितहाईवाला कुरा लागु हुन्छ।

गर्नुपर्ने यित हो। (२) भनेको जातीय पार्टी पिन खोल्न पाइन्छ भन्ने हो। तामाङ पार्टी पिन खोले हुन्छ, गुरुङ पार्टी पिन खोले हुन्छ।



In The News

'Military could be mobilised during Nepal polls' Hindu Nepal's Army chief has said that the military could be mobilised during the key Constituent Assembly polls on April 10 to shore up the security arrangements, a comment that could spark a row over the role of the force in the democratic transition in the Himalayan nation. ..... The Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-Maoist), a key constituent of the seven party alliance running the interim government, has opposed the deployment of the army in any form during the polls. The Maoists, who have seriously started campaigning for the key April assembly elections, have threatened to pull out of the polls if the army is involved. ...... have also threatened to walk out of their camps if the military is involved in the security for the polls. ..... Earlier, the government had ruled out deploying the army as part of its special security plan for the first national polls in almost nine years. ...... "Nepal Army will stay in their barracks and the Maoists' People's Liberation Army will stay in their cantonments," Sitaula told lawmakers. ...... Girija Prasad Koirala has planed to mobilise a record 135,000 security personnel for the polls. Besides 40,000 members of Nepal Police and 22,000 personnel from Armed Police Forces, the government will also recruit 69,700 'temporary security personnel' who would be given 15 days' training ahead of the polls. .... agitation threatens to disrupt the crucial polls in the country on April 10

‘One Madhesh one province’ demand unacceptable: SPA NepalNews
UDMF to continue agitations

Meetings close to reach understanding on Madhes problem NepalNews the government today convinced the Election Commission to set another deadline (Feb 24) for submitting the closed list.
EC extends closed list deadline at govt’s request
Indian embassy ‘mediates’ talks between NC leaders and UDMF
RPP lawmaker quits parliament to join Terai agitation A central committee member of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Brijesh Kumar Gupta
Kathmandu: The City of Scarcity One sight has become very commonplace in the nation’s capital these days, and it is the long line of motorbikes, taxis and buses stretching, at times, up to two kilometers from petrol stations in the main thoroughfares of the city. This is the worst fuel crisis the city residents ever saw since 1990 when the country went out of petroleum products after India imposed an economic embargo
AI warns against using 'excessive force' during demonstration in Terai London based human rights watchdog Amnesty International on Thursday urged the Nepal government to direct the police not to use excessive force during ongoing demonstrations in Madhesh which has virtually brought the country into a standstill.
Nepali Americas Council urges agitators to help hold CA polls
NA to provide security to vital installations