Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Proposed Constitution


Preamble
  1. Nepal is a federal republic, a total, transparent democracy, with the sovereignty resting with the Nepali people.
Article 1: The Legislative Branch
  1. There is to be a lower house, the Pratinidhi Sabha, with 300 members, and an upper house, the Rajya Sabha, with 100 members. Members of the Pratinidhi Sabha are to be directly elected through constituencies demarcated such that the largest has a population not more than 5% of the smallest, geographically in close approximation to a circle or a square, and protected from partisan gerrymandering by an autonomous Election Commission. The constituencies need to respect the state boundaries but not the district boundaries. In the Rajya Sabha each party's representation will be in direct proportion to the votes earned on a separate ballot. Any party that earns at least 1% of the votes will be recognized as a national party, eligible for state funding, and will be represented in the Rajya Sabha. The entire Sabha is dissolved en masse when its term of four years nears expiration.
  2. Private and public sector media entities wanting to cover live the proceedings in the national and state parliaments may do so.
  3. For the upper house, each party submits lists of names before the election. At least every third name on the list must be female.
  4. All matters of national importance are to be decided by the national parliament through a majority vote unless otherwise stated. Parliamentary procedures are to be laid out or revised with a 60% vote margin.
  5. The legislatures are to elect their Speakers and Deputy Speakers. The legislatures shall assemble at least once every four months, and as often as necessary. The Speaker does not get to vote in the parliament.
  6. No parliamentarian may be arrested while the parliament might be in session except for felony charges. Their speech in parliament is protected from any and all oversight, legal and otherwise.
  7. A simple majority of the parliament will pass the budget. The annual budget is tabled by the President.
  8. All bills must be posted online in three languages - Nepali, Hindi and English - for at least one week before they may be voted upon.
  9. All regional and international treaties that Nepal might enter into will have to pass a 60% majority in the parliament.
  10. Political parties may not engage in fund-raising activities. Instead each national party will get an annual sum that will be directly proportional to the number of votes it earned for the Rajya Sabha. That money is to be used for party-building and electioneering activities. Details of expenses are to be posted online in the three languages to the last paisa on at least an annual basis.
  11. Tickets for all elections are distributed by parties through democratic methods involving members at or below the said level in their respective organizations.
  12. The Election Commission puts in place ceilings as to election expenditures. Independent candidates may not raise money, but may spend their own money that may not exceed the amount of the party candidate spending the most money. Once elected independent candidates may not join a national party for at least one year.
  13. A party may not charge its members more than Rs 60 a year. This is to be the only non-state source of income for parties, national and otherwise.
  14. Every person on the state's payroll - elected officials, bureaucrats, judges, police, army personnel, teachers, health care workers - is to submit a Family Property Statement, to be posted online and archived and updated annually. Upon exiting the public sector, they may discontinue the practice, but the archives will remain, and the updates will resume should the individuals re-enter public service.
  15. Details of all expenses incurred by the state, to the last paisa, are to be posted online in the three languages. All contracts offered by the state to the private sector are to be bid for in a similar transparent manner from beginning to the end. All job applications and promotions in the public sector are to be similarly handled in a transparent manner. All government salaries are to be kept public online.
  16. All formal political deliberations at all levels of government in the long run and at the state and federal levels in the short run are to be posted online in as real time as possible in the language that was used at the venue. Efforts are to be made to make the same available in Nepali, Hindi and English. All votes are to be similarly made public.
  17. Every elected official at all levels of government is to get a decent monthly salary.
  18. Anyone above the age of 16 is a legible voter. Members of the Pratinidhi Sabha will have to be at least 22 years of age, and that of the Rajya Sabha at least 25 years of age. All elected officials are to have been citizens.
  19. Acts of impeachment require a vote of 65%. This constitution can be amended by the same vote margin.
  20. The parliamentarians may not increase their salaries in a way that might affect the members of the existing class. The same applies to the salaries of members of the cabinet.
  21. The parliament may create, merge and dissolve ministries, agencies and commissions as necessary.
Article 2: The Executive Branch
  1. The President is directly elected by the people. If a candidate not earn 50% of the votes, a second round is to be held within a month of the first when the two top candidates contest. The President serves a four year term and is elected two years separate from the parliament.
  2. A candidate has to be a citizen and at least 30 years of age.
  3. The President may elect members to the Cabinet that might or might not be members of the parliament. But if a MP get into the cabinet, that parliamentary seat goes vacant.
  4. The President makes nominations to the Supreme Court and other constitutional bodies like the Election Commission (EC) and the Commission to Control Corruption (CCC) - both of which are autonomous - to be confirmed by a 60% vote in the parliament. The commissioners serve six year terms.
  5. The army, to be called the Nepal Army, is not to be larger than 0.1% of the national population and is to be downsized accordingly within 5 years of this constitution getting promulgated. The President is the Commander-In-Chief of the army. The army can be abolished with a 65% vote in the parliament.
  6. The central bank is to be autonomous, and the Chairperson, to serve a six year term, is to be appointed by the President, subject to a 60% vote in the parliament.
  7. All appointments made by the President, except for his or her personal staff, will need a majority vote in the parliament for confirmation, unless otherwise stated.
  8. The President signs bills passed by the parliament. The President may also be the originator of bills to the parliament.
  9. The President may send back a bill passed by the parliament. But if the parliament send it back to him with a 65% vote, it has to be signed.
  10. If the President not respond to a bill within 10 days of it having been sent, it is to be assumed signed.
  11. Eash state is to similarly elect a Governor.
Article 3: The Judiciary Branch
  1. The judiciary will reflect the composition of the government, from village/town to district, to state to the national level. Towns and cities with more than 25,000 people will be served with more than one court, the number to be decided through a formula by the state government. The number of district courts is to depend on population and legal traffic and is to be for the state parliament to demarcate. There will be a layer between the district and the state levels, the Appeals Court, at least 10 per state. The system is to be peopled like the civil service, on merit.
  2. The President makes nominations to the national Supreme Court. The Governor makes nominations to the State Supreme Court. Both are subject to their respective parliaments for 60% of the vote. Justices to the Supreme Court are to serve to the age of 65 or upto their voluntary retirement.
  3. The state and national Supreme Courts interpret the constitutionality of laws passed by the parliaments when thus challenged, but such interpretations may be overturned by the parliaments through a 65% vote.
  4. The parliament, federal or state, may not diminish the salary of a sitting judge.
Article 4: The States
  1. The country is to be divided into three states as shown in the map above: Terai, Eastern Hills, Western Hills. Each state is to have a lower and an upper house. All seats in the lower house have to be of roughly equal population. Seats in the upper house have to be through proportional representation.
  2. The districts will have their own governments, forming a third layer, named Zillapalika. It is for each state to design the formation and functioning of its component district and town/city governments. The village units are to be called Grampalika, the town units are to be called Nagarpalika, and the city units Mahanagarpalika, and will form the fourth layer of government. District, town/city and village elected officials are to be at least 20 years of age.
  3. The voters in the districts will directly elect the District Chairperson. Mayors for towns and villages are also to be directly elected. Each directly elected official must have secured at least 50% of the votes cast.
  4. The judicial and law enforcement services are to be operated as meritocratic, inclusive civil services by the three states and the federal government.
  5. The income tax structure is to be as follows: 50% federal, 30% state, 10% district, and 10% village/town/city. The income tax is to be collected by the federal government, and funds transferred by the same to the other levels of government as per this formula, and is to be gradually phased in where none might be getting collected now.
  6. The federal revenue from all sources other than income tax is also to be similarly allocated. 50% stays at the federal level, the rest goes to the three states in proportion to their population. Each state is also to send out 40% of its non income tax budget directly to the districts in direct proportion to the population of each district.
  7. The education system shall follow a tri-lingual policy up to Class 10, beyond which it is for each individual institution to decide on their own as to the language of instruction. The first language is to be the student's first language, the second language is to be Nepali. For those for whom Nepali might be their first language, the student may choose any language spoken in Nepal. The third language is to be English, the contemporary global language of science and commerce. This policy applies to schools in both the private and the public sectors. The language of instruction for all other subjects to Class 10 will be a decision to be made by the individual school board for the public schools and by the owners of the private schools: it is to be one of the three - Nepali, Hindi, and English - or a combination. Other languages spoken in Nepal may also be added to the list after an autonomous, federal Education Commission decides that enough educational material is available in the said language.
  8. It is for the state parliaments to decide on the use of a second, local language as the language of government at the local levels. In some cases, even a third language may be allowed.
Article 5: The Individual
  1. The individual is the most important component of the state and is to be protected and celebrated. The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights is the bedrock of this constitution.
  2. Every person has a birth right to freedom of speech, freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of religion, a right to a speedy, public trial, and a right to privacy, a protection from unreasonable searches and seizures. No person may be tried and punished for the same crime twice. No person will be compelled to testify against themselves. No person will be deprived of life, liberty or propety without due process of law. Private property may not be taken for public use without due compensation. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended. No ex post facto law shall be passed. No warrants are to be issued, except upon probable cause, and should specifically describe the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. A person charged with a crime is to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his or her favor, and is to have the Assistance of Counsel for his or her defence.
  3. Every person born in Nepal is a citizen of Nepal. But this does not prevent people not born in Nepal from seeking Nepali citizenship.
  4. Every person is equal under the law. Any law that might conflict with that fundamental premise will become null and void as soon as this constitution takes effect.
  5. No person shall be taxed more than 40% of their income by all levels of government put together. Those in the bottom 40% income brackets are not to pay any direct taxes.
  6. No business may be taxed more than 30% of its profits, and businesses in the bottom 30% income brackets will not pay any direct taxes. All business expenses are tax write-offs.
  7. The sales tax may not exceed 10% and is to be collected by the state.
  8. Elections at all levels are to be organized on Saturdays.
  9. No citizen of age may be barred from voting for whatever reason except when they might be serving time.
  10. It is a stated goal of the state to make possible lifelong education for every person in the country through creative partnerships between the private and public sectors, and through creative uses of the internet, FM and other technology. The state shall also attempt to provide universal access to secondary education and primary health care, free of cost. The secondary education provision applies to people in all age groups.
  11. The state shall attempt to provide universal access to micro-credit to all in the bottom 40% income brackets, not all of it by the public sector.
  12. All persons that might enter into agreements, either in the private or the public sector, to access credit will have the option to declare bankruptcy as a last resort, but such declarations may stay on that person's credit record. Money owed by an individual, as opposed to by a business or a corporation, may not be passed on to the next generation. Indentured servitude is an illegal form of collecting money owed by an individual or family. Money owed may not be paid for through manual labor. Any person, group or organization, lending money on interest, the total of which is larger than Rs 20,000, to be indexed to inflation as calculated every five years and rounded to the nearest thousand, is to register as a small business owner, and will be subject to taxation and regulation.
  13. All educational institutions, public and private, must have at least 10% of its students on need-based full scholarships. Institutions may also opt to have 5% on such full scholarships, and 10% on need-based half scholarships, or 5% on full, 6% on half, and 6% on one-third scholarships. But at no time should the proportion of full scholarships dip below 5%.
  14. Employees of the state in the education and health sectors will be paid salaries that are at least 10% larger than to those with similar qualifications serving in other fields.
  15. An accurate, scientific census is to be conducted every 10 years, and scientific projections are to be made for the intervening years.
Article 6: Capitals
  1. Kathmandu is the national capital.
  2. Narayanghat, Kathmandu and Pokhara respectively are the capitals of Terai, Eastern Hills, and Western Hills.
Proposed Constitution (May 26, 2007)
Proposed Constitution (February 7, 2007)
प्रस्तािवत संिवधान (Full page version) (November 15)
Proposed Constitution (November 14)
Interim Constitution, Revolutionary Parliament (April 8)
Proposed Republican Constitution 2006 (January 1)
Proposed Constitution (December 19)
Proposed Constitution (November 17)
Proposed Constitution (September 3)
Proposed Democratic Republican Constitution (August 12)
Janata Dal Constitution (August 8)
Proposed Constitution (June 18)
Reorganized UN, Proposed Constitution, Methods (May 30)
Proposed Constitution (May 3)
Shortcut To A New Constitution, Shortcut To Peace (April 8)
This Inadequate, Improper, Insufficient 1990 Constitution (April 4)

Monday, June 25, 2007

What Will The Constituent Assembly Look Like?



Nepali Congress 12% 12/60*100*5 = 100 seats out of 500
UML 11% 11/60*100*5 = 92 seats out of 500
Maoists 10% 10/60*100*5 = 83 seats out of 500
RPP, RJP, RPP (K) 5% 5/60*100*5 = 42 seats out of 500
Other Left Parties 5% 5/60*100*5 = 42 seats out of 500
Sadbhavana (Anandi) 7% 7/60*100*5 = 58 seats out of 500
MJF 7% 7/60*100*5 = 58 seats out of 500
Others 2% 2/60*100*5 = 17 seats out of 500
Total 60% votes cast

Left Parties 92 + 83 + 42 = 217 out of 500
Non Left Parties 100 + 42 + 58 + 58 + 17 = 275 out of 500

Some predictions.

(1) The country will be declared a republic on day one.
(2) Federalism is guaranteed, although the shape of that federalism is far from certain. Most of the friction in the assembly will be on this topic.
(3) If Girija stays healthy and he stays president of the unified Congress, he will likely become the first president of Nepal.
(4) It is also possible Madhav Nepal will manage to get some non-Left parties to join him. In that case, he gets to be Nepal's first president. The Sadbhavana (Anandi) and the MJF would be prime candidates for such a move on the part of Nepal.
(5) The Sadbhavana (Anandi) and the MJF will emerge the kingmakers in the assembly. It is very possible they will go with the Left Front.

Some suggestions.

(1) If the UML and the Maoists were to become one party, they will easily emerge the largest paty in the country. But their unification is unlikely.
(2) There is a clear case to be made for a unification of the Sadbhavana (Anandi) and the MJF. But that also is nowhere close to gelling.



3 States: Terai, Eastern Hills, Western Hills

The MJF wants all of Terai to become one state. If we go for that, we are possibly looking at three states and 75 districts.

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प्रचण्डे बाहुनले अौंला पिन खान्छ, हात पिन खान्छ


नेपालमा शाहहरूको सामन्तवाद भनेको केही सय वर्ष पुरानो कुरा हो। तर बाहुनवाद भनेको १०,००० वर्ष पुरानो कुरा हो। प्रचण्डे बाहुन भनेको माअोवादी साअोवादी केही होइन त्यो। त्यो खावोवादी बाहुनवादी प्रवृितको मान्छे हो भन्ने कुरा उसको व्यवहारले देखाइरहेको छ। सत्ताधारी काँग्रेसी बाहुनहरू र प्रचण्डे बाहुनको कुरा िमल्नु भनेको १०,००० वर्ष पुरानो बाहुनवाद कायम रहेको उदाहरण हो। वर्तमान नेपालको अिहलेको सबैभन्दा ठूलो समस्या बाहुनवाद हो। बाहुनवादको िवरोध बाहुनको िवरोध नभएर एउटा िवचारधाराको िवरोध हो। मधेशी, जनजाित र दिलतलाई अिहलेसम्म िथचेर राखेको िवचारधाराको िवरोध हो।

राजाको तानाशाही नसहने नेपाली जनताले प्रचण्डे बाहुनको तानाशाही सहला भन्ने कुरा त्यो बाहुनले नसोंचे पिन हुन्छ। राजाको ९०,००० बन्दूकको केही लागेन। प्रचण्डे बाहुनको ३,००० बन्दूकको केही लाग्ला भन्ने सोंचाइ अाफैंमा हास्यास्पद छ।

मधेशी क्रान्ितका दौरान ३८ शहीद पैदा गर्ने बाहुन कंस िसटौलाले उिहले राजीनामा िदइसक्नु पर्ने हो। नैितकताको अाधारमा। घोिषत समयमा संिवधान सभाको िनर्वाचन गराउन नसकेकोले िगिरजा बाहुनले उिहले राजीनामा िदइसक्नुपर्ने हो, नैितकताको अाधारमा। मधेशी क्रान्ितका नम्बर एक शत्रु भएर िनस्केका प्रचण्डे बाहुनले शान्ित सम्झौताका प्रत्येक कुरालाई उल्लंघन गरेर संिवधान सभाको िनर्वाचनको संभावनालाई पर पर सािरिदएका छन्, र त्यसो गरेकोले त्यो बाहुनले नेपाली राजनीितबाटै राजीनामा िदएर काशी गइसकेको हुनुपर्ने हो। देशमा अिहलेसमम् िनर्वाचन भइसक्नु पर्ने हो। नहुनुको िजम्मेवारी िगिरजा र प्रचण्डको बाहुन गठबन्धनको हो।

अाज चुनाव हुने हो भने काँग्रेसले १२%, एमालेले ११% र माअोवादीले १०% मत बटुल्ने देिखन्छ। प्रचण्डे बाहुनको पार्टीले बहुमत ल्याउने कुरा त परै जाअोस्। त्यो कुनै पिन पार्टीको बहुमत नरहेको सभामा सबैभन्दा ठुलो पार्टी पिन बन्दैन। प्रचण्डे बाहुनले नेपालको पिहलो राष्ट्रपित बन्ने सपना देखेको छ। १०% मत ल्याउने पार्टीले राष्ट्रपित पद पाउँदैन। राष्ट्रपित बन्ने सपना प्रचण्डे बाहुनको िदवास्वप्न हो।

शान्ित सम्झौताको प्रत्येक बुँदाको पालना गर्नु प्रचण्डे बाहुनको मुडमा भर पर्ने कुरा होइन। देशमा वाक् स्वतन्त्रता, प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता, राजनीितक िवचारधारा र क्िरयाकलापको स्वतन्त्रता िवरूद्ध प्रचण्डे बाहुनले यूद्द ऐलान गरेको अवस्था छ। यो यथासक्य चाँडो बन्द नगरेमा सबै गैर माअोवादी शक्ितहरू एक भएर माअोवादीका िवरूद्द एउटा िनर्णायक राजनीितक युद्ध छेड्नु नपर्ला भनेर भन्न सिकन्न।

त्यो राजनीितक युद्धको पिहलो कदम प्रचण्डे बाहुनलाई पेरूको गोन्जालोलाई जस्तै झ्यापझुप समातेर अाजीवन कारावासमा पठाउनु पर्ने हुन्छ। त्यसपिछ माअोवादी पार्टीलाई सरकारबाट हटाउनु पर्ने हुन्छ। त्यसपिछ माअोवादी पार्टीसँग फेिर वार्तामा बस्नु पर्ने हुन्छ। अिहलेसम्मका शान्ित सम्झौता सबै मान्ने भए चुनावमा जाउँ, नत्र भने माअोवादी नेता जितलाई जेल चलान, माअोवादी पार्टीमािथ प्रितबन्ध, र सेरेमोिनयल राजतन्त्र रािखछाड्ने ग्यारण्टीकासाथ ३,००० माअोवादी बन्दूक थुत्ने िकिसमले नेपाल सेनाको पिरचालन। बन्दुक नउठाउने जित सबै माअोवादी लडाकुलाई माफी र नेपाल सेनामा भर्तीको अाश्वासनको ऐलान।

देउवा काँग्रेसको हुम्लाको सबैभन्दा लोकप्िरय नेतालाई बेपत्ता पारेर हत्या गिरयो। त्यस्ता धेरै उदाहरण छन्। अिहले मधेशी जनािधकार फोरमका युथ िवङका नेता िजतेन्द्र साहलाई माअोवादीले काठमाण्डुबाट बेपत्ता पारेको र गृह मंत्रालय चुईंक्क नबोलेको अवस्था छ। तराईमा ज्वाला र गोइतले माअोवादीका केही कार्यकर्तामािथ िहंसात्मक, गलत व्यवहार गरेको घटनाहरू सामुन्ने अाएका छन्। त्यसको रीस फोरममािथ पोख्नु जायज होइन। िजतेन्द्र साहलाई प्रचण्डे बाहुनले यथासक्य चाँडो छोड्दैन भने र केही गरी साहको हत्या गर्छ भने त्यसपिछ प्रचण्डे बाहुनले तराईमा राजनीित गर्ने कुरा नसोंचे पिन हुन्छ।

शान्ित सम्झौताको पालना गरेर, संिवधान सभाको लािग अावश्यक वातावरण तयार पारेर, चुनावमा गएर, राजनीितक पार्टीको पैसाको एक मात्र स्रोत जनताको मत हुने संसारको नम्बर एक लोकतन्त्र स्थापना गर्ने तर्फ नलाग्नु प्रचण्डे बाहुनको मुर्खता हो। चेत्ने समय अझै पिन केही बाँकी छ। नत्र प्रचण्डे बाहुनको भिवष्य भनेको गोन्जालोको जस्तो हुने देिखन्छ। संगठन, नीित, मेिनफेस्टो, कार्यक्रम र पिरस्रमको बाटो गएर जनताको िदल िजत्ने बाटो प्रचण्डलाई िकन मन पिररहेको छैन? िहंसाको बाटो, दादािगरीको बाटो िकन? त्यो बाटो गइराख्नु भनेको प्रचण्डकालािग अाजीवन कारावासको बाटो हो। समयमै चेतना भया।

ब्िरटीश प्रधानमन्त्री च्याम्बरलेनले िहटलरलाई अौंला खान िदउँ, अिन हात खाँदैन भन्ने सोंचे। त्यो गलत सोंचे। त्यो गलतीले गर्दा दोस्रो िवश्व युद्ध भयो। त्यस्तै नेपालमा गृह युद्ध नहुन िदनकालािग प्रचण्डे बाहुनसँग कडाइकासाथ पेश अाउनु सबै गैर माअोवादी शक्ितहरूको सामूिहक धर्म बन्न जान्छ। शान्ित सम्झौताको पालना गर, राजनीितक िहंसा र दादािगरी बन्द गर, प्रेस स्वतन्त्रतामािथको अाक्रमण बन्द गर, नत्र भने अाजीवन कारावासमा जाउ भनेर भन्न सक्नुपर्यो। नत्र भने प्रचण्डे बाहुनले अौंला पिन खान्छ, हात पिन खान्छ।

नभम्बर २२ मा चुनाव हुनै पर्छ। त्यसकालािग माअोवादीले अाफ्नो िवचार र व्यवहारमा पिरवर्तन ल्याउनै पर्छ। प्रचण्ड इितहास जाने िक कारावास जाने? त्यो िनर्णय उसकै हो।


छाता संगठनको कुरा फेिर ल्याउने िक नल्याउने
समानुपाितक िनर्वाचनको बाहुन फर्मुला मधेशी िवरूद्धको षडयन्त्र हो
तराईमा िहंसाको राजनीितक समाधान छ
जनजाित र दिलतले पार्टी नखोल्नु मानिसक दासता हो
द्वैध नागिरकता िबना नेपालमा अार्िथक क्रान्ित सम्भव छैन
मई १२ िदउँसो १ बजे सेन्ट्रल पार्क दक्िषण पूर्व कोणा
एक मधेशी पार्टी
मैले पिरकल्पना गरेको मधेश राज्य
न्यु यर्कमा छाता संगठनको अावश्यकता
ज्वाला, गोइत, टाइगर और कोबराको चुनाव क्यों लडना चािहए


In The News

EC to govt: Improve security for free and fair polls NepalNews free and fair CA elections would not be possible if security was not improved. The current security situation is far from satisfactory .... urged the parties to reach consensus on the electoral system at the earliest and reach out to the agitating groups in order to create a favourable climate .... will soon bring out the list of political parties
PM for fulfilling all demands before polls fulfilling the demands of the agitating groups .... Koirala also said that the talks with the various agitating groups would reach a conclusion in the next few days.
PM Koirala inaugurates the annual convention of the Democratic NGO Federation
Torture: A Time To Heal The issue of involuntary disappearances, which continues to haunt the people of Nepal even a year after the cessation of armed conflict, has a lot to do with torture. .... oftentimes a person is ‘disappeared’ after the latter is subjected to extreme torture, which leads to his/her death or severe mental/physical injury. In order to suppress the consequence, the victim is made to ‘disappear.’ ...... an improvement from the time of conflict when every year, 100,000 people in the country were directly or indirectly traumatised by torture – mental or physical – perpetrated against them or their family members. ....... torture is still used as a favoured tool to extract confessions; and routinely practiced to subdue opponents. ..... isolation, deprivation, blind-folding, humiliation, threats, threats to relatives, sexual abuse and mental tormenting ..... current laws do not yet designate torture as a crime .... various groups have sprouted, particularly in southern plains, carrying out low intensity insurgency. ...... there are nine different armed outfits in Terai ..... the Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL), too, has been accused of engaging in indiscriminate abductions and torture. ...... in last one year, the state security forces have turned into mute spectators to the situation of worsening anarchy ........ institutionalise the mechanism of visits to detention centres ..... joining the International Criminal Court (ICC) would also go a long way to deal with crimes against humanity and end impunity ...... By agreeing to pass such impotent law, the women political leaders and MPs of even so-called revolutionary parties exposed the naked fact that though they have body of women, their mind resembles to those of feudal males
Civil society comes up with 6-pt recommendation for CA election CMDP requested the government to hold the CA election in a fully proportional electoral system. .... an all-party roundtable meeting be organised ..... hold all-party round table meetings with Madheshi, Dalit, women and Janjati organisations which have been agitating
UML central meeting focused on polls, says Khanal The central committee meeting, which will run for five days, is expected to come up with the party’s strategies for the upcoming CA polls.
Small arms may affect CA polls the increasing use in small arms has put public security in jeopardy.
NSP-Anandidevi forms new working committeedoes not include those from dissenting factions from both sides. ...... Anandidevi Singh is the president of unified NSP-A. two vice presidents Rajendra Mahato and Ram Narayan Yadav. Likewise, there are two general secretaries, Anil Kumar Jha and Shyam Sundar Gupta. ..... five co-general secretaries including Biswonath Singh Rajbanshi, Sitaram Mandal, Surendra Prasad Kurmi, Kasim Ali Siddiqui and Raj Kumar Gupta. Nawal Kishore Shah has been appointed as treasurer while Sarita Giri is the spokesperson
Terai life hit hard by routine bandhs The agitating Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), two factions of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM), Terai Tigers, and Maoist sister organisations have called bandhs numerous times ...... A Maoist-called bandh in Siraha, Saptari, Sunsari, Udaypur and Rautahat paralysed normal life on the second day on Monday as well. .... Young Communist League (YCL) members could be seen roaming around Rajbiraj and other towns asking shop owners to close their shops. ..... In Rupni of Saptari district, the Maoists torched four trucks during their protest ..... In Rautahat, the Maoist called bandh demanding action against those involved in Gaur massacre
Thapa asks leaders to rise above partisan interests Surya Bahadur Thapa has expressed doubts that environment conducive for polls would be in place for the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections ..... "If the major three players of today's politics (PM Koirala, Prachanda and UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal) do not come up with ideas to move forward through understanding in next one to two months, I do not think the present situation can improve on time for credible polls" ....... currently all the three players were bent on having CA elections but "on their own respective terms." ...... "Just by announcing elections date, I do not think there can be a miracle creating proper environment of security" ..... On the issue of Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL), Thapa said that no one should try to "give them time to improve at the cost of human rights violations." ..... rejected claims made by some quarters that YCL's 'mistakes' were being 'exaggerated.' .... some good works done by YCL were "ruse to mislead the people." Watch Video
Govt sets Nov 22 poll date
YCL to start ‘door to door’ campaign in the valley the youth wing of Maoist party is facing increased criticism from every quarters for taking the law into its hands .... According to YCL valley coordinator Sagar, some 1,500 young men and women from the league would be mobilised for the campaign. .... YCL would also ‘secretively’ mobilise plain-clothed YCL activists who will observe the activities of the people and then report it to the organisation. ..... YCL plans to carry on with the campaign till September.

Govt sets Nov 22 poll date NepalNews
Serious mass movement if no CA, says Prachanda
UML central committee meeting begins
Speaker urges all to unite for CA polls
NRNA wants separate govt body to look after NRN matters
Maoists announce 3-day bandh in Saptari
Increasing number of Chitwan villagers involved in rhino poaching

Sunday, June 24, 2007

छाता संगठनको कुरा फेिर ल्याउने िक नल्याउने

मई १२ िदउँसो १ बजे सेन्ट्रल पार्क दक्िषण पूर्व कोणा
न्यु यर्कमा छाता संगठनको अावश्यकता

शिनवार UNDF ले नेपालबाट हास्य कलाकार िझकाइ गरेको सांस्कृितक कार्यक्रममा गइयोमान्छेहरू अाउन चािहं िढलो अाए तर अाएपिछ अोइिरएर अाए। Indoor यित धेरै नेपाली भेला भएको मैले देखेको छैनमनोज गजुरेल भनेको मेरो अनलाइन पेनपाल जस्तोसंसारको कुनाकाप्चाबाट मसँग अनलाइन अाएर च्याट गिरराख्ने मान्छेबल्ल भेंट भयोपिहलो पटक

कार्यक्रम शुरू हुनु अगािड मगर संगठन चलाएर बसेका लव गाउँलेले छाता संगठनको कुरा बारे फेिर पहल गर्नुस् भनेर भनेअाफ्नो कम्पनी अोबामाले मेरो सबै समय खाइिदएको अवस्था कहाँ गाडी फर्काउने?

मैले छाता संगठनकालािग पहल गरेको हो पक्कैतर न्यु यर्कका पहिरयाहरूमा राजनीितक चेतनाको व्यापक कमी देिखयोसंगठन चलाउने, कोठे राजनीित गर्ने समय समयमा कार्यक्रम गर्ने, तयित अिहेलेत्यो भन्दामािथ जान सक्या छैनत्यो सानो समस्या होठूलो समस्या यो हो िक मै हुँ भनाउने पहिरयाहरूलाई मधेशी नेतृत्व कदािप पिन स्वीकार्य छैनत्यस मानिसकताकालािग उनीहरू अाफ्नै खुट्टामा बन्चरो हान्न तयार छन्

न्यु यर्कका अिधकांश पहिरयाहरू भनेका मधेशी क्रान्ितका िवरूद्ध नेपालमा िवषवमन गर्ने पहिरयाका फोटोकपी हुन्राजनीितक रूपले खट्न परे बरू िहस्पािनककालािग खटौंला तर यी पहिरयाहरूकालािग खट्न तयार छैनअोबामाकालािग खट्ने न्यु यर्कका सबैभन्दा सक्िरय मािनसहरू मबाट प्रभािवत छन्तर पहिरयाहरू त्यस क्याटेगोरीमा पर्दैनन्

मधेशी क्रान्ितको २१ िदन अप्िरल क्रान्ितको १९ िदनको दोस्रो अध्याय होत्यसलाई िहंसावादी, राजावादी िहन्दु कट्टरपन्थी खेल भन्ने पहिरयाहरू भाँडमा जाउन्त्यो prejudice बोलेको होमनोज गजुरेलले त्यसैमा हाँमा हाँ िमलाएको ज्यादै नमजा लाग्योगणतन्त्रको नारा िदने मधेशी क्रान्ित राजावादी िक राजावादी िगिरजा बाहुन राजावादी? मुस्िलम शहीद पैदा गर्ने मधेशी क्रान्ित िहन्दु कट्टरपन्थी िक िगिरजा बाहुन प्रचण्ड बाहुन िहन्दु कट्टरपन्थी? कमल थापालेभन्दा झन्डै दुइ गुणा बढी शहीद पैदा गर्ने कंस िसटौला िहंसावादी िक मधेशी क्रान्ित?

बरू देश टुट्ला तर मधेशीहरूलाई असमानता सह्य छैन

िटकट चािहं सबैले काट्नैपर्छ, तर तपाईं हाम्रो नेपालको अध्यक्षको नाताले अितिथको रूपमा अाउनुस् भनेर टेक गुरूङजीले हप्तौ अगािड भनेको होिरबनको तक्मा पिन िभडाइयोतर उद्घोषक किहले नसप्िरने पहिरया शैलेश श्रेष्ठले अरू सब संगठन ितनका अध्यक्षहरूको नाम भने, मेरो भनेनन्हुन स्टेजबाट मेरो नाम भिनएको सुन्न गएको पक्कै होइन, तर अाफ्नो संगठनकालािग मैले अाक्षेप िलनै पर्छमैले िरबनको तक्मा मम खाएको अलुिमनमको भाँडोमा फाल्िदएँ

यो किहले नसप्िरने पहिरया शैलेश श्रेष्ठको पिहलो बदमाशी होइनहाम्रो नेपाल राजनीितक स्पन्सर रहेको डा देवेन्द्र राज पाण्डेको कार्यक्रममा पाण्डेको ठ्याक्क अगािड मैले बोल्ने िनर्धािरत िथयोतर उद्घोषक किहले नसप्िरने पहिरया शैलेश श्रेष्ठले मेरो नाम चट गरेर, डा देवेन्द्र राज पाण्डेलाई बोल्न डाकेर तयहाँबाट टाप कसेशैलेश श्रेष्ठ, अानन्द िवष्टहरू भनेका कोठे राजनीित गर्ने मािनसहरूमेरो नाम त्यसरी िझक्दा उसलाई स्याबासी िदने मािनसहरू को को हुन् भन्ने कुरा सहजै अनुमान गर्न सिकन्छ

आनंद िवष्ट भनेको राजनीितक सुझबुझ भएको मान्छे होइनअमेिरकािभत्र अमेिरका बािहरको राजनीितक दलको शाखा खोल्न पाइन्न भन्ने कुरा िवष्टलाई पिन थाहा छैन, िवष्टका काँग्रेसी िवपक्षीहरूलाई पिन थाहा छैन जस्तो । Illegal काम गरे जस्तै Illegal दुइ दुइ
शाखा खोलेर उनीहरू डेढ वर्षदेिख मारामार गरेको गर्यै छन्काठमाण्डुका िगिरजाहरूले जानीजानी नचाएको कुरा िवष्ट िवष्टका िवपक्षीहरूलाई थाहा लािगसक्या छैन‍। कुनै िदन लाग्लाअमेिरकाका काँग्रेसीहरूलाई काठमाण्डुका िगिरजाहरूले कठपुतली बनाएर छोिडिदएका छन्

नेपालको काँग्रेसको रोग न्यु यर्कका काँग्रेसीहरूमा पिन कोठे राजनीितको रोगअप्रजातान्त्िरक चिरत्रको रोगमधेशीलाई देिख नसहने रोग

समानुपाितक िनर्वाचनको बाहुन फर्मुला मधेशी िवरूद्धको षडयन्त्र हो
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A Fair Formula For 240 Seats For Proportional Elections


240 seats have been allocated for direct elections. Of those 120 seats will be in the Terai. That is fair as long as there is no attempt at gerrymandering. All those 120 constituencies should be demarcated north to south, from the Nepal-India border in the south to the Churia hills in the north. That is how it has been done in the past. The first attempt was to do so much gerrymandering that none of the current Madhesi MPs would win. That was the Pahadi way to insult the Madhesi Kranti one more time.

There are 240 seats to be allocated through proportional representation. The current formula for that is bogus. It has been designed to favor the three Bahun parties - Congress, UML, Maobadi - and to marginalize the Sadbhavana and the MJF. This is unacceptable.

What would be a fair formula?

Political parties may contest for the proportional election seats only in those districts where they also contest the directly elected seats. And their formula for the list for the proportional election seats will follow the population composition of those districts alone and not the national population composition, as is being suggested right now.

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