Sunday, July 30, 2006

April Convention: Emerging Picture



Website

Ujjwal Bhattarai of The Nepal Digest fame will be working on the website. It will be simple and attractive.

He lives in the New York City metro area. That is a plus. Meetings can be held.

Plus, it is a business deal. The site will have a column on the right for ads. One third of that real estate will be his, and there will be no direct payments made to him.

I will be a co-administrator. Chandra Prakash has put some wonderful ideas. One is that the PayPal button for registration should be the most eye-catching item on every page of the site, hanging in the top left corner.

The site will be NepaliConvention.com, of course. But it is not there yet.

Management Team

Chandra Prakash and I are on it. We are looking for 10 others to be part of the core team. And we will need about 100 volunteers. The term volunteer is misleading since everyone who puts in work will be compensated, only the compensation will be after the convention. Openings will be posted on the site.

You have to be living in the city to be part of the core team. But volunteers can be based anywhere, and can be telecommuting.

The site will feature detailed descriptions for all the openings. Or you can email me and/or Chandra Prakash right away if interested.

There will be an attempt to seek ethnic and gender diversity on the team, but competence and enthusiasm come first in consideration. We are hoping the core team will shape up by the end of August.

Venues

Again, the goal is to get decided on the venues by the end of August. And we are actively seeking suggestions from all sorts of people. Please get in touch with us if you have any ideas on this one.

Not all venues will be at one place. We are expecting guests from outside might like the idea of using the subway. But all venues will be in Queens, and as close to each other as possible.

Registration Fees

First we thought $20, and then charge separate for concerts. Then we thought of a flat fee of $25. Then a registration fee of $25 and $10 each for the three evening events. Finally we have decided on a flat fee of $35. That takes you into all events at the convention, concert, cultural program, everything.

The thing is that this registration is compulsory. We will have security guards posted at the main entrance of each venue. Unless you have the convention button displayed on you, you will not be allowed in. And the security guards will not be anyone you might know.

Right now we are looking at a 5,000 capacity, first come, first serve. So hurry, register as soon as you can. We have to have that kind of a ceilig for the more popular of the events and the fire marshall guidelines in the city.

Media Partners

Nepali Aawaz and this blog are the official media partners of the convention. This blog will help you be part of the discussions as we shape up the convention. Our idea is that a lot of people should get together to shape up the details.

Program Schedule

This is not final, but this is what it looks like for now.

Friday 7 PM - 11 PM Inauguration Ceremony

Saturday 8 AM - 11 AM NYC Sight Seeing For The Interested Guests From Outside The City
Saturday 11 AM - 7 PM Sports Events, Forums, Mini Conventions, Displays
Saturday 7 PM - 11 PM Cultural Program To Exhibit Nepal's Diversity
Saturday 11 PM - 2 AM DJ On The Dance Floor

Sunday 8 AM - 11 AM NYC Sight Seeing For The Interested Guests From Outside The City
Sunday 11 AM - 7 PM Forums, Gatherings, Sports
Sunday 7 PM - 11 PM Concert

The detailed breakdown has not happened yet, and we are open to suggestions. The sight seeing part: we will collaborate with outside companies to provide the transportation. That will be an extra charge for you, but it should be minimal. It will be a crash course, as in see the top 10 spots in three hours.

The 11 PM cut off time is because the subway in the city slows down considerabley after midnight.

Moonlight

This convention is being brought to you by Moonlight. It is a private enterprise. The idea is to lower the price and enhance the experience. The management team for the most part just provides the platform. It is for the organizations to decide what to do. They have the power.

One great example is Anand Bist's planned convention. He is Nepali Cogress' point person in America. He has launched a Nepali People's Coordination Committee that is affiliated with the Congress. He hopes to organize a convention for the same within a year. I offered him our convention as the platform, so he does not have to worry about any of the logistics.

People affiliated with the other parties are encouraged to do similar stuff. The Nepali Convention is non partisan.

We are hoping organizations in the city and elsewhere in the country might want to use our event to host their own mini conventions.

Core 200

There will be a dozen people on the core team, and about 100 volunteers. And when you put together the Chieft Guest, the Chief Host, the Special Guests, the VVIPs and the VIPs, you are looking at another 100 people.

All these people will still have to pay $35 for registration, Chandra Prakash and me included. But these 200 get special, bigger buttons.

Organizations

There will be three categories.
  • Participating Organizations.
  • Star Organizations. Members elected its president directly some time during the past year. Number of members is public.
  • Superstar Organization. The best organization based on membership size, transparency, vibrancy, impact, internal democracy.
These organizations are the ones that will collectively decide on the awards.

Awards

There are six big awards for people in Nepal. And there will be awards for the Nepalis in America.
  • Politics.
  • Entrepreneurship.
  • NGO Sector.
  • Social Justice: DaMaJaMa.
  • Media.
  • Entertainment.
At least one officer with an organization has to register with the convention before that organization may participate.

Each organization will nominate one person each for the six categories and write a brief paragraph supporting their case. A participating organization has one vote, a star organization has two votes, a superstar organization has three votes. All nominations will be tallied, all nominations will be made public. There will be five finalists in each category. Then all organizations will vote again. And the award recipients will be decided by the end of February 2007. The entire process will stay transparent.

There will be non cash prize awards to the Nepalis in America. The categories have not been decided yet. We are open to suggestions. The awards will be decided in a similar manner as above.

Nepali Block Party: September 29

This is to be our dress rehearsal. There will be no entry fee. Food and non alcoholic drinks will be sold through vendors. There will be music, and mini speeches. And other stuff. Come in large numbers. Venue to be decided.

Why New York, Why Queens

New York City is the Kathmandu of the world. It is the most diverse city on the planet. Queens is the most diverse borough in the city. Jackson Heights is the most diverse locality in Queens.

There are 100,000-120,000 Nepalis in America. Of those close to 30,000-40,000 live in the city. Of the rest, most live in the Boston-DC corridor. New York City is the geographical center of that corridor.

There is public transportation in that corridor, unlike the rest of America. New York City has the best public transportation of any place in the country.

There are three airports.

This convention will be held in Queens, year after year after year.

April Revolution, April Convention

In The News

UML presents 23-point suggestion to ICDC; ‘fate of monarchy be decided by referendum’ NepalNews the interim constitution include provision to hold referendum to decide the fate of monarchy....... The three-member Interim Constitution Advisory Committee headed by UML standing committee member Bharat Mohan Adhikari ...... the party had suggested the drafting committee to include the mandate of the people’s movement-II, democratic republic, peace and inclusive restructuring of the state as the ‘directive principles of the state’...... referendum, which can be held in tandem with the constituent assembly elections ..... “There is no guarantee that the constituent assembly will have 2/3rd majority in favour of abolishment of monarchy from the country.” He said the UML believed that the country could easily do away with monarchy through a referendum....... Italy and Bolivia where constituent assembly polls and referendum were held together ...... a cost-effective and practical method ...... the Nepali Army.. the UML has suggested that it “should be national in nature”, inclusive and democratic and should be under the cabinet. The party has also suggested that the interim constitution make provisions to resolve the problems regarding the distribution of citizenship..... made no specific mention about the interim parliament ..... The UML’s suggestion came a day after the end of the second deadline given to the drafting committee to finalise the interim statute...... Other constituents of the SPA are yet to present their suggestions to the ICDC
CoAS Thapa defers summon of Rayamajhi commission informed that he could not attend the commission to file statement at the Commission, as he has to go Pokhara for some important work......
Prachanda, Nepal discuss upcoming high-level talks
UN team continues parleys
Armymen including Captain suspended for torturing policemen
Two Maoist cadres shot at in Siraha Reports quoted Yadav as saying that nine armed activists of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha dragged him out of bed and shot at him.

UN asks Nepal for common stand on arms India eNews.com, India
Soldiers go on rampage in Kathmandu India eNews.com
Nepal orders probe into army mayhem DailyIndia.com
Three Dozen Army Men Suspended in Nepal
Associated Content, CO
Nepal army chief to be questioned BBC News
Army Gundagardi. Nepal Army Becoming Rascals Club United We Blog, Nepal
Hooligans burn copies of Kantipur daily Kantipur Online
Armymen including Captain suspended for torturing policemen Nepalnews.com
China, Nepal agree to push economic, technical cooperation People's Daily Online
Nepal’s little prince turns five India eNews.com, India
Exit permit process for US resettlement initiated : Nepal Phayul, Tibet

ICDC giving 'final touch' to drafts today Kantipur Publications According to family sources, the members have been away from home since last Thursday.
मोर्चालाई सरकारले सम्बोधन गर्ने
नयाँ राष्ट्रगानको अर्थ
बहिरालाई क्याम्पस
युनियन गठन नगर्न अन्तरिम आदेश

Dishanirdesh

Krishna Sitaula, CK Lal Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Pitambar Sharma's Federalism


Since July 12, Israel has dropped the equivalent of a Hiroshima bomb on Lebanon. The number of dead is around 400 in Lebanon, the majority of them civilians. Forty people have been killed in Israel by Hezbollah rockets. Four United Nations peacekeepers were killed recently in what the U.N. secretary-general called "a deliberate Israeli attack."


















Federalism: Competing Maps

Pitambar Sharma embraces federalism. That is the good news. The bad news is that his suggested map looks like a vast conspiracy against the Madhesi community. And there is also a Hindu prejudice to some of the names he has chosen. You can not have religious names for provinces.

I prefer the Maoist map to the Pitambar map, even though the Maoist map is my second choice map.

In The News

Nepal Army, PLA Can’t Be Dealt Similarly: Japanese Minister Himalayan Times
Don't Include Maoists in Interim Govt Till They Disarm: Moriarty
MPs Want Livecast Of Panel Interrogation
Rights Violations On: NHRC
Maoist Hand In City Robbery Incident On July 18, a gang of seven looted cash around Rs 6 lakhs from Sindhu Housing Company owned by Bhupendra Raj Giri and Prajawal Kumar Bajracharya at Koteshwor. Police began probing after arresting Kishor Paudel, against whom the company owners had filed a complaint. During interrogation, Paudel revealed that he had asked Maoists to help him recover money that he had loaned the Housing Company. Police subsequently detained Lahanu Chaudhary, central member of pro-Maoist Valley Tharuwang Muktimorcha and his wife Bimala BK, also a Maoist cadre, said SP of the Valley Crime Branch Keshav Adhikari. Chaudhary and Bimala admitted to their crime and said that they did it because the housing company owners were "feudal". Police released both of them at the request of the company owners themselves. Now they are trying to arrest them again as the company owners returned to the police office and demanded action against Chaudhary and his wife. It has been revealed that Chaudhary and Bimala had rented a room in a house owned by Priya Gurung at Dahachowk. The two were posing as professors at TU and PK college respectively. Both have absconded.

Saturday, July 29, 2006

Girija, Resign



Deaer All,

Nepali police mercilessly lathichargedand injured 20 Madheshis at the peaceful protest in Janakpur.Thousands of Madheshi inhabitants ( dalit, janjatis and women) of Dhanusha districts were sitting on Dharna at the C D O office and demnding citizenship since one week. The protest was very peaceful. Abruptly at 2.30 PM on Fiday police gheraoed the protesters and torchered and injured them. This is clear violations of human rights of the peole. Millions of Madheshis are being discrminated and denied citizenship rights since 238 yrs of Shah dynasty. I request all of you to protest this act of the govt of Nepal.

Thanks

Vijay Karna

JAGHRIT Nepal
P O Box:572, Kathmandu
Phone:009771 521797
mail:jaghrit@wlink.com.np

Stop Arresting The Disabled
Andolan Again
In Solidarity With The Kamaiya Movement
Why Were The Women Beat Up?
Gongabu Massacre

This incident has to be the spark that launched the Madhesi revolution. Madhesis have to organize peaceful protest programs in all Terai towns.

Six million Madhesis who have been denied citizenship papers are going to be issued citizenship papers, or there will be no constituent assembly elections.

We have to organize and march until that fundamental demand is met.

Enough is enough.

Girija, Resign.

Ye to Jalianwala Bagh ke tarah ho gaya.

We can not put up with this.

The right to peaceful assembly, the right to peacefully protest is a fundamental human right. International legal action can be taken against those in power who might order acts of police brutality that might violate that basic right.

Time for niceties are over. The Madhesis will get total equality, or there will be no constituent assembly elections. The Madhesis will no longer be disenfranchised.

The people who have been brought into power by the April Revolution (Interim Monarchy, Interim Army, Interim Parliament) should not forget, what the people giveth, the people can take away.

These ministers who let the police lose on peaceful protestors should be ashamed of themselves. They have to take responsibility.

A high level commission has to be formed to investigate this brutal incident. And it has to be ensured such is never repeated again.

Right to peacefully protest is a fundamental human right. You can not take it away. And if you don't understand this, you are not a democrat. You don't belong in this government.

The Pahadi media has not covered this brutal incident. Shame on the Pahadi media.

Hridayesh
April Revolution, April Convention
Indigenous Nationalities Peace Commission Nepal: Interim Constitution
Direct Elections, One Seat For Every 100,000 People, Reservations, Primaries
Brikhesh Chandra Lal: Representation In Constituent Assembly
FDI, NRN, Upendra Mahato, $100 Million Fund, Dual Citizenship
RPP For Federalism Ahead of UML, NC And NC(D)
C.K. Lal: NRIs In Nepal
Gang Of Four And Mao And Girija And Pyar Jung
ANA Convention: My Hamro Nepal Speech
Brian Cobb: Perpetual Andolan
Interim Constitution Draft
Janajati Angst
Madhesis, Social Justice, And The DaMaJaMa Equation In Nepal
Rameshwor Shah: Inclusive Constituent Assembly
June 17 Madhesi Gathering In New York City
MaMaMaMa
Frustration, Chemical Imbalance, Mental Imbalance
Dr. Hari Bansh Jha: Bonds Beyond Borders
UML Inching Towards Federalism
Bahun, Chhetri, Sunni
Abolish The Monarchy, Abolish The Army
Jay Prakash Gupta
June 7 Madhesi Rally In Janakpur
MaDaMaJa
Dr. Binay Shah
Democracy Diwali At The Nepali Mandir
Dr. Ram Krishna Shah
One Central Committee Member For Every Million Nepali
मधेशीसँग संख्या छ, शिक्त छैन
No Short Cuts: Madhesis Will Have To March
Chitralekha Yadav: Speaker
Madhesi Rights: Total Equality
ितमीले देखाइ िदयौ
18 Days Of April Revolution: Victory

In The News

SC seeks clarification from government authorities on CoAS Thapa issue NepalNews Supreme Court has issued show cause notices to government authorities on the government’s stand on taking action against the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa and some other high-ranking army officials. ..... Acting upon a writ petition filed by pro-Maoist student leaders ..... Raju Basnet, Bibek Bista, Indibur Rana and Dilip Rayamajhi ..... the army officials are responsible for the disappearance of 49 Maoists detainees from army barracks.
Army personnel torture police officers, civilian at the Bhairabnath battalion a group of Nepali Army personnel have ‘abducted’ three people, including two police officers and a civilian, from Durbarmarg police station at the heart of capital, Kathmandu, in the wee hours of Saturday and tortured them for nearly two hours at the Bhairavnath Battalion of Nepali Army..... a group of nearly of the Bhairabnath battalion severely beat and tortured Police Inspector Ram Bahadur KC, two dozen soldiers led by Captain Rabindra Bikram RanaAssistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Dharmendra Raya and driver Dil Bahadur Tamang after taking them forcibly to the battalion. Tamang said he was even subject to electric shocks ...... They have bruises all over their bodies and faces. ...... following an argument between Captain Rana and a police team on patrol over the issue of a wrongly parked vehicle. ..... Rana escaped arrest but returned to the police station with a group of armed soldiers, ‘abducted’ police officers and their drivers at gunpoint and set his friend free...... Brigadier General Nepal Bhusan Chand ..... an investigation is under way and that Rana and other soldiers would be punished if found guilty. ...... detainees kept in the battalion were subject to inhuman and cruel torture and women detainees were allegedly raped by the personnel stationed there.
Lawmakers demand transparency in probe of High level commission MPs expressed disenchantment with the government's failure to take the 'culprits" of the people's movement under control and to take action. ..... asked to give the media personnel free access for reporting the interrogation of former officials involved in killing and suppressing the people during the Jana Andalon ...... “Due to secret proceedings, the culprits are coming out of the Commission's office with pride." ....... the commission is not serious about taking action against the suppressors of the Jana Andalon-II. ...... Dilli Raj Sharma of Nepali Congress said it was shameful that the biggest oppressors are freely traveling on the streets but the inferior ones are being interrogated. ..... Raghuji Pant called the government to either privatise the government run medias or turn them into cooperatives, adding, “Running of the media by the government is an instance of misuse of media.”
Rights violation on: NHRC rights violation is continuing despite the ongoing peace process and ceasefire from both the government and Maoists. ....... 43 complaints of human rights violations between June 27 and July 28 from the central region alone. .....

Japan stresses on rebel disarmament before interim govt Kantipur Publications
Maoist seek ‘donation’ from security forces
Fuel adulteration hits acute level
Army thrashes, gives electric shocks to police officials
Maoists involved in Teku robbery: Police
UN team meets Maoists, Govt talks team
China increases aid by 50 percent
राजा वीरेन्द्र र राजीव गान्धी

Nepal to keep one-China policy NEWS.com.au, Australia
Nepal Army, PLA Can’t Be Dealt Similarly: Japanese Minister Himalayan Times, Nepal
Japan willing to send observers to monitor CA elections: Japanese ... Nepalnews.com
DPM Sherchan discusses Nepal situation with CPI-M leaders Nepalnews.com, Nepal
China hikes aid to mend fences with Kathmandu Gulf Times

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Friday, July 28, 2006

Interim Monarchy, Interim Army, Interim Parliament



Interim Monarchy, Interim Army, Interim Parliament, Interim Government, Interim Local Governments, Interim Constitution, Interim Judiciary

Global Voices Online: Nepal: Another Round Of Talks

A constituent assembly is what we have agreed upon. That assembly will draw Nepal's next constitution. The state will be fundamentally restructured. And so when we are talking of interim arrangements, we are paying our respects to the constituent assembly.

All organs of state power are interim because the country is headed for a constituent assembly. Only the people have the power to reshape and make them permanent.

I don't think a lot of people appreciate how big this thing going on in Nepal really is. This is one for world history. This is of global import.

What happened in April was magic.

If eight million people from all towns and villages had come out into the streets over a period of 19 days in China, which has a population of 1.3 billion people, that would have been remarkable. But Nepal is 27 million.

The April Revolution is not there yet, but it might as well go down into history as one of world history's three or four big revolutions.

Not So Fast, Indian Communists
Nepal As A Cutting Edge Democracy

There are clear parallels between the acts of the revived House in Nepal and that of the parliament born out of the French Revolution. The monarchys is being chipped away without any bloodshed, without any street agitation.

Revolution Has Moved From Sadak To Sansad, It Has Not Stopped
Nepal Communist Party (Progressive)

Nepal, for the first time in its history, can hope to have a global foreign policy.

April Revolution, April Convention
Exporting Revolution

The April Revolution might as well launch the Asian Century. That is how much is at stake for the constituent assembly. The assembly's responsibility is to give Nepal a constitution that would turn it into the number one democracy on the planet, nothing less.

Politicians all across the spectrum in Nepal have fed on western writers, be that Marx or Jefferson. It is time to push the envelope, to think outside the box. It is okay for Nepal to take the lead on democracy, to do something new that no other democracy might have done before.

The constituent assembly elections have to feel like one big festival. The day people turn out to vote has to feel bigger than the April Revolution itself. The eight parties have to agree on things they agree on, like free speech, and then take the entire country to class on that one. Where they might disagree, the people will decide.

The election campaign has to be a happy feeling for all involved.

I am optimistic with the way things are going, although I wish things were going a little faster. But the democratic process that hopes to be inclusive and listens to all concerned will by definition be slow. And that is okay.

A New Nepal Has Been Born

What happened in April surprised everyone involved. That is the magic of it.

I got to meet Senator Tom Daschle the evening before. I thanked him for the trip he made to Nepal. I told him it made a huge difference. And he said misty-eyed, "That country is very special to me."

Tom Daschle

Nepal gives hope to the Nepalis in Nepal. Nepal gives hope to the Nepali diaspora. Nepal also gives hope to progressives everywhere, including in America. And it is because of the April Revolution. Something really big happened in Nepal that month.

The people who came out into the streets deserve to feel good about it for as long as they live.

And so when we have minor hiccups during the peace process, we have to let our minds be flooded with our memories of the April Revolution, and all the chips will fall in place. That is how powerful the April Revolution is.

Something holy happened. Something amazing happened.

My friend Robert Mayer puts it well at his blog. See below. Publius Pundit.

On The Web

Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Nepal: April Revolution and ...
Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Nepal Revolution: Victory
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal - We Blog For Peace And ...
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal - We Blog For Peace And ...
Democracy For Nepal (DFN): April Revolution: Document Every Atrocity
Democracy For Nepal (DFN): 18 Days Of April Revolution: Victory
Publius Pundit - Blogging the democratic revolution This is a major victory for the people of Nepal! They went on a planned national strike exactly 19 days ago. Day by day it grew stronger until everything had shut down. They had surrounded Kathmandu in the hundreds of thousands, blocking the “ring road” highway that circles it, but prevented from marching on the palace by security forces. However, today was supposed to be different. After the King earlier failed to meet their demands, they planned to march in the millions, storm past the security forces, and overrun the palace. If the King hadn’t begun acting like a king soon, he probably would have been killed. ........ In the year that I have covered Nepal, from the dissolution of parliament until the April Revolution, I have never failed to be impressed. The Orange Revolution may have filled the streets of Kiev for weeks on end, but in Nepal the entire country shut down completely. That they were able to organize so quickly, in such large numbers, in a country much more impoverished than Ukraine, is very impressive. Then again, it wasn’t exactly velvet either. ...... The joyous atmosphere that the April Revolution was missing all along will finally be there. ......... The only reason this revolution lasted so long was because of the army’s loyalty to the King and lack of control by civilian forces.
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Nepal: Mass Upsurge Against the King
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Democracy from below: a grassroots revolution in Nepal Anuj Mishra ...
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The Revolution in Nepal
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Nepal king faces growing revolution
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Nepal: The end of the line for the King
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ZNet Commentary: Nepal on the Verge of Bastille
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Democracy Forum: Americana: The First Major Revolution Of The 21st ...
RevolutionaryLeft.com -> Photos from the Revolution in Nepal
The Head Heeb: Next step in Nepal
The earth moves under Nepal / Fed up citizens fight for democracy ...
NEPAL: REVOLUTION GROWS, BUT SLOWLY, AS KING HANGS ONTO POWER
TIME.com: On Scene: A Revolution in Nepal? -- Page 1
NPR : King, Opponents Still Sparring in Nepal
Amazon.com: Living Martyrs: Individuals and Revolution in Nepal ...
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The Smirking Chimp - Maoists to join Nepal government : BBC 6/16
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Revolution in Nepal
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Burningman : April 2006
Tehelka - The People's Paper
Inside The Nepalese Revolution
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Nepal: King retreats. as does opposition leaders
Inside The Nepalese Revolution
Doctors for Democracy: Health Professionals in the Nepal ...
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After April 2 - Google Video
After April 3 - Google Video
Nepal: revolution at crossroads|29Apr06|Socialist Worker
The revolt in Nepal
Nepal : The Americans are leaving, State Department stays on
Nepal: India should keep hard options in reserve
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[Alternatives] : The Triumph of the People

Hridayesh









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Nepal Home Page
South Asian Media Net
NEPAL GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE AND ECOLOGY Elongated along the Himalayas ...
Nepali Political and Organizational Flags
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Madhesi - United We Stand » Madhesis: A Political Force in the Making? voices, hitherto unheard, are emerging in the wake of the democratic space created by the ‘April Revolution’ ...... on 2 June 2006, the Loktrantrik Madhesi Alliance or Democratic Madhesi Alliance (DMA) began a week-long ‘Gherao programme’ to highlight their plight. The DMA is a united platform of various Madhesi groups. The aim of the DMA is to ensure that Madhesis are not left out in the process of building a new Nepal. Until now the Madhesis had been fighting against ‘injustice’ under the aegis of various organizations and political parties that included the Terai Congress, the Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandi Devi) and Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Mandal) among others. Of the many ‘minority’ ethnic groups of Nepal, the Madhesis have put forward their demands before the government more strongly after the Revolution. An understanding of Madhesis and their demands is integral to understanding what is at stake in Nepal today......... 40-50 per cent of the total population of Nepal. ..... more than 70-80 per cent of all industries located in the Terai, as also its agricultural bowl, producing more than 65 per cent of the nation’s foodgrains. ..... The Madhesi issue is as old as the emergence of Nepal’s democratic movement in 1950s; major grievance of that time was the imposition of Nepali as medium of education. In the mid-1970s and 80s, issues of citizenship and ‘work permit’ were the major problems for the Madhesis...... today five million Madhesis have been denied citizenship. ..... the demands the DMA has put forward include issuance of ‘citizenship to all stateless Madhesis before elections to the Constituent Assembly’ (CA), ‘Establishment of Federal, Democratic Republican political system’, ‘Proportional Representation for Madhesis in all state structures’, ‘Proportional Representation for Madhesis in the CA election’, and ‘Fresh Census on a scientific basis before elections to the CA.’ To concede to the Madhesi-specific demands, Nepal’s government may have to break its traditional apprehensions and narrowly defined ideologies and policies...... They have, for the first time, garnered the courage to stage a gherao in the capital of Kathmandu. Such an occurance would have been unimaginable some years ago and an important reason for this change is the April Revolution..... It is unclear whether all the Madhesis will stand united under the DMA banner until their demands are achieved. The schisms between various Madhesi groups have been a major handicap of the Madhesi movement in the past. Differences in terms of religion, caste, tribal groups and language were the major divisive elements. ..... this is the first time that they have come together under one Madhesi umbrella to stage a protest in Kathmandu..... Another source of strength lies in the support they have received from other minority communities facing similar problems.
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