Monday, June 11, 2007

जनजाित र दिलतले पार्टी नखोल्नु मानिसक दासता हो


अिधकार माग्नु, समानता खोज्नु, समावेशीकरणको नारा िदनु भनेको हामीलाई अिहलेसम्म पाखा लगाइयो त्यो अब हामीलाई सह्य छैन भन्नु जस्तो होसमानता खोज्नु भनेको राजनीितक शक्ित खोज्नु होलोकतन्त्र नभएको अवस्थामा राजाकोमा गएर गुहार मािगन्छतर लोकतन्त्रमा राजनीितक शक्ितको एक मात्र स्रोत जनता हो भन्ने बुझ्नुपर्छ

िगिरजा कोइराला राजा होइन, रामचन्द्र पौडेल राजा होइन, माधव नेपाल राजा होइन, प्रचण्ड राजा होइनिवश्व कीर्ितमान कायम गरेको अप्िरल क्रान्ितपिछ नेपालमा एकसे एक जनजाित दिलत नेताहरू पैदा भएका छन् स्पष्ट रूपले अगािड अाएका छन्ितनीहरूले सत्ताधारी पार्टीहरूकोमा गएर अावाज उठाएका छन्, अाफ्ना मागहरू सारेका छन्मलाई लाग्छ अगािड सार्नुपर्ने माग एउटा मात्र , त्यो हो पूर्ण रूपले समानुपाितक िनर्वाचनको माग

पार्टी खोलेर बन्दूक चािहं उठाउन पाउँदैन, होइन भने पार्टी खोल्नमा कुनै रोकटोक छैनजनजाित पार्टी खोल्न पाइन्छ, दिलत पार्टी खोल्न पाइन्छ, मधेशी पार्टी खुिलसक्यो, दर्ता पिन भइसक्योपार्टी खोल्न पाउनु मानव अिधकार होत्यो मानव अिधकार हनन हुने गरी कानून बनाउन पाइँदैन

भरखरै नेपाली टाइम्स पत्िरकाले एउटा राष्ट्िरय सर्वेक्षण िनकालेको , देशमा नेपाली काँग्रेससँग १०%, एमालेसँग १०% माअोवादीसँग १०% जनता छन् लगभगत्यो मैले अनुमान गर्दै अाएको कुरा होमधेशी, जनजाित दिलत ती तीन ठूला पार्टीसँग छैनन्मधेशीसँग दुइ पार्टी छन्तर जनजाित दिलत मतदाता कहाँ जाने? अिहले जाने ठाउँ छैन

देशमा एक चोिट संिवधान बिनसकेपिछ त्यसलाई फेरबदल गर्न बडा गार्हो हुनेछकेही दिलत जनजाित नेताहरू भन्दैछन् अिहले हामी पिरपक्व भइसकेका छैनौंदुइ चार पाँच दश वर्षपिछ खोलौंला पार्टीउनीहरूलाई लािगरहेको यो संसदीय चुनाव हुन लागेको यो संिवधान सभाको चुनाव हुन लागेको होएक चोिट बिनसकेपिछ त्यो संिवधान सयौं वर्षसम्म कायम रहन्छयो अागामी मिहना भनेको दमजमकालािग िवशेष िकिसमले िनर्णायक समय होअिहलेको तरल अवस्थामा मिहना खट्नु भनेको संिवधान बिनसकेपिछ २० वर्ष खट्नु बराबर हुनेछ

जनजाितसँग संगठन , दिलतसँग संगठन संगठन नभएको होइन िनअप्िरल क्रान्ितका दौरान अािदवासी जनजाित महासंघले कमसेकम २५ िजल्लामा िनर्णायक भूिमका खेल्योसंगठन बडा मजबुत पो

अािदवासी जनजाित महासंघ दिलत महासंघसँग केन्द्रीय सिमित िजल्ला सिमित छन्नाम पिन फेर्नु पर्दैनखुरुक्कन लगेर पार्टी को रूपमा दर्ता गराइिदने

अािदवासी जनजाित महासंघले रामचन्द्र पौडेलकोमा गएर अिधकार माग्नु भनेको गणतन्त्रवादीले राजाकोमा गएर गणतन्त्र िदइबक्स्योस महाराज भन्नु सरह होबाहुनले जनजाितलाई अिधकार िदएको कतै िवश्व इितहासमा? अािदवासी जनजाित महासंघ जानुपर्ने भनेको अािदवासी जनजाित जनसमुदाय समक्ष होपार्टी खोल्ने जनताकोमा जाने

नेपालमा दुिनयाको नम्बर एक लोकतन्त्र स्थापना हुन लागेको जुन राजनीितक पार्टीले जित भोटल्याउँछ त्यसै अनुसार राज्यले पैसा िदने, त्यो बाहेक पैसा उठाउन नपाउनेत्यसो भएपिछ बाहुन पार्टी मधेशी, जनजाित दिलत पार्टीहरू सबैलाई प्रितस्प्रधा गरने समान अवसर प्राप्त हुनेछ

अिहलेका ठूल्ठूला पार्टीहरूकालािग यो नराम्रो समाचार होइनमधेशी, जनजाित दिलतको एजेण्डालाईअात्मसात गरेर मधेशी, जनजाित दिलतको भोट िलने प्रयास गर्ने अवसर उनीहरूलाई पिन प्राप्त तरउनीहरूले त्यस्तो प्रयास गर्ने कुनै छाँटकाँट मैले देिखराखेको छैनमधेशी क्रान्ितप्रित बाहुन पार्टीहरूकोदुश्मन सरह व्यवहार रह्योअिहलेसम्म पिन बाहुनहरू मधेशी क्रान्ितलाई राजावादी िहन्दू कट्टरपन्थीकोचालखेल भनेर अपमान गर्दै अाएका छन्

ताकत ब्यालट बक्समा ताकत रामचन्द्र िगिरजाकोमा कहाँ ? मिहनापिछ िगिरजालाई मोरङ सुनसरीमा चुनाव हराइिदए पिछ सिकएन िगिरजाको राजनीित?

१५ वर्ष अगािडको मधेशी, जनजाित र दिलत र अाजको मधेशी, जनजाित र दिलतको राजनीितक चेतनामा अाकाश पातालको फरक छ। २०४६ पिछ सद्भावनाले प्रयास गरेको हो त, तर त्यित बेला मधेशी जनताले पत्याएनन्। त्यित बेला राजनीितक चेतना िथएन, अिहले छ।
नेपाली काँग्रेससँग १०%, एमालेसँग १०% माअोवादीसँग १०% जनता हुनुले देखाउँछ नेपलका जनजाित र मधेशी अब जािगसकेका छन्। २०४६ पिछ सद्भावना अागे, मधेशी िपछे वाला स्िथित िथयो। अब मधेशी अागे, सद्भावना िपछे वाला स्िथित छ।

अिहले छुट्टछुट्टै चुनावमा जाअौं। चुनावी नतीजाको अाधारमा देशको पिहलो राष्ट्रपित मधेशी हुने िक जनजाित हुने भन्ने कुराको िनर्णय गरौंला।


Nepali Times Poll: A Lot Of Room For New Parties
Proposed Constitution
3 Layers, 15 States, No Army, 100,000 Bureaucrats Total, Much FDI
Bimalendra Nidhi And Friends
Completely Proportional Elections To The Constituent Assembly
Girija Will Kill Another 40,000 Nepalis
द्वैध नागिरकता िबना नेपालमा अार्िथक क्रान्ित सम्भव छैन
Mayawati Has Lessons For Madhesi, Janajati, Dalit, Mahila
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Khanal Sees Threat to Eight-party Unity Himalayan Times
Top UML leader asks NC to seek alternative

PM assures "serious steps" to address NEFIN demands Kantipur
सद्भावनामा सद्भावना तर्राई आन्दोलनताका दुवै सद्भावनाका कार्यकर्ता सडकमा थिए । पार्टर्ीी आन्दोलनमा आउन आह्वान नगरे पनि उनीहरू त्यसमा होमिए । समानता प्राप्तिको आन्दोलनमा उनीहरूको सहकार्य अन्ततः पार्टर्ीीकीकरणको बीज बन्न पुग्यो । तर्राई आन्दोलन रोकिएको छैन । सतहमा शान्ति देखिएजस्तो भए पनि अन्तरमा आगोको राप छ“दैछ ।
सूचनावञ्चित प्रधानमन्त्री त्यतिबेलासम्म प्रधानमन्त्री कोइरालालाई उक्त घटनाबारे कुनै जानकारी गराइएको थिएन । मन्त्री पौडेलले जानकारी गराएपछि कोइराला निकै आक्रोशित भए । वृद्ध प्रधानमन्त्री कोइरालाको अनुहार पसिनाले न्रि्रुक्कै भिज्यो
चेपाङ बस्तीमा अभियान
सुजाताको ँसपिङ्’ एक लाख ३४ हजारको ब्याग ६० हजारको चस्मा ३४ हजारको पर्स ! आफूले गुचीका उत्पादनहरू लामो समयदेखि प्रयोग गर्दै आएकाले यसपटक पनि त्यही छानेको उनको भनाइ थियो । ..... मुख्य उद्देश्य थियो, छोरा आन्द्रेयस जोस्टलाई भेट्नु । .... सुजातालाई अमेरकिामा छँदै नेपाली जनसम्पर्क समिति, युरोप शाखा गठन गर्न बर्लिनका रेस्टुराँ व्यवसायी दिल गुरुङले निम्ता पठाएको भनिएको थियो । ..... उनको दुईदिने म्युनिख बसाइका क्रममा भएको चारतारे होटलको खर्च दिल गुरुङले नै बेहोरेका थिए । ..... सुजाता म्युनिख आइपुग्नु एक दिनअघि नै उनका राजनीतिक सहयोगी रमेश धमलालाई नेपालबाट झिकाइएको थियो । धमला सुजाताका नजिकका विश्वासपात्र मानिन्छन् । सुजाताले जर्मनीमा रहेका छोरालाई खर्च पठाउँदा धमला नै बाहक हुने गर्छन् । ..... सुजाता म्युनिखमै रहँदा नेपालमा भने काङ्गे्रसको भ्रातृ सङ्गठन नेपाल विद्यार्थी सङ्घको अधिवेशन चल्दै थियो, जसबाट आउने परण्िाामलाई लिएर उनी निकै चिन्तित देखिन्थिन् । कारण थियो, गगन थापाले नेविसङ्घ अध्यक्ष पदमा उम्मेदवारी दिने हल्ला । टेलिफोनमार्फत उनी कसैलाई हप्काउँथिन् र भन्थिन्, "अरू जेसुकै होस्, गगनले कुनै हालतमा पनि चुनाव जित्नु हुँदैन । त्यसका लागि तपाईंहरूले जेजे गर्नुपर्छ, गर्नूस् । बरु प्रदीप - पौडेल) ले जिते केही फरक पर्दैन । " नेविसङ्घ निर्वाचनकै प्रसङ्गमा उनले कम्तीमा पाँच जनासँग नेपालमा लामो फोनवार्ता गरेकी थिइन् । ...... छोरालाई पकेट खर्चका लागि केही हजार युरो दिइन् । २८ वषर्ीय आन्द्रेयस जोस्ट म्युनिखको एउटा कलेजमा सूचना प्रविधिका विद्यार्थी हुन् । उनका बुबा एवम् सुजाताका जर्मन पति अहिले इजरायलमा बस्छन् । ...... बर्लिनतर्फ उडिन्, जहाँ नेपाली काङ्ग्रेसको युरोप जनसम्पर्क समिति गठन गर्ने कार्यक्रम थियो । म्युनिखदेखि बर्लिन र बर्लिनदेखि म्युनिखसम्मको सम्पूर्ण टिकट खर्च रेस्टुराँ व्यवसायी दिल गुरुङले नै बेहोरेका थिए । ..... सुजाताको जर्मनी सयरमा जेजस्तो राजसी ठाँटबाँठ देखियो, त्यसका निम्ति उनले खर्च गरेको र यसरी नै अन्यत्र पनि खर्चिने गरेको धनराशिको स्रोतचाहिँ के हो, के उनले यसको जवाफ दिन सक्छिन् ?

Govt, NFIN negotiators to sit again on Monday NepalNews proportional electoral system and the federal structure of the state on the basis of ethnicity and region ..... each Janajati group should get at least one seat in the constituent assembly
PM assures NFIN leaders to meet their demands
PM, Prachanda agree to resolve issues of dissent decided to resolve all the issues of dissent through continuous discussions .... the issue of Maoist bandh in Kapilvastu district. Maoists have imposed indefinite bandh in the district from Saturday demanding that army camp in Birpur VDC be shifted away from the house of former chief of Maoist retaliation committee.
Row over ‘Indian advice’ is now over: Prachanda
India says Bhutanese refugee stalemate is 'international problem' A week after India termed the Bhutanese refugee crisis as an issue between Nepal and Bhutan, Indian External Affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee has said the refugee stalemate has become an international problem. .... "The population of Bhutan is about 600,000. If these 100,000 people (Bhutanese refugees) enter Bhutan it would create a demographic imbalance," Mukherjee said. ..... the US embassy in Kathmandu has invited the agitating refugee leaders for a dialogue this week. ..... After reaching an agreement with the district official of Darjeeling to put pressure on Indian government for repatriation, the refugee leaders called off their Long March for a period of 15 days.
Underground outfit warns against third country refugee resettlement Bhutan Tigers Force (BTF), a group said to be active in Bhutan in an underground manner
Minister Yadav warns of 'People's War' in Terai such revolt will occur unless the state addresses the concerns raised by people of Terai. ..... Condemning the recent baton charge by police against Madhesi MPs on Thursday in front of Singhdurbar 'at the direct order of Home Minister,' Minister Yadav also threatened to agitate against Nepali Congress (NC). ..... the people have the right to rebel if the government does not work in their interests and address their concerns.

Saturday, June 09, 2007

Nepali Times Poll: A Lot Of Room For New Parties



Nepali Congress 12.5%
UML 10.7%
Maoist 11.2%
Undecided 52%

I think the large parties in the country are underestimating how well the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum will do at the polls. The biggest mistake the Janajati and Dalit movements can make at this point in time is to not launch their political parties. Of course you can launch a Janajati Party. It is called the basic human right to peaceful assembly. It is not true you can't. If you could not, how was the MJF able to do it?

The Janajatis cry hoarse against Bahunbaad but they work to sustain that Bahunbaad by acting like the mantra to their future lies with the Bahuns. Wrong. Janajati nirvana is not with Girija or Madhav. It is among the Janajati voters. You don't go beg with Girija or Ram Chandra Poudel. You go to the people.

What amazes me is that they already have a mass based organization. It is called the Adivasi Janajati Mahasangh. They also have a Dalit Mahasangh. You don't even have to change the names. Just go and register them as parties like the MJF did. You already have central committees, you already have district committees. What else do you need?

You register your two parties, and then you go to the people. You go to the Janajatis, the Dalits. The key to Janajati liberation and empowerment lies with the Janajatis, not with Girija. The key to Dalit liberation and empowerment lies with the Dalits.

Dalits need a political party of their own more than most because they are scattered across the country. Look at Mayawati in Utter Pradesh. Now she is talking of becoming the country's Prime Minister. That is the way to go. She did not beg with the "Manuwadis," her term for Bahuns. She instead organized her own people.

Have faith in your own people. They have what it takes to throw the centuries old sackles of slavery and subjugation.

If you are not going to launch a political party, the Janajati movement is nothing but a drama. Not much will come out of the talks, the protest programs, the agitations. Stop begging with those in power. Instead prepare to go to the people. Work out your agenda. Work out your manifesto.

When I brought this up with Om Gurung in person, he said, but what will be our ideology? Well, what is Mayawati's ideology? Your ideology will be federal republic.

When you add the numbers for the Congress, the UML and the Maoists, they come to around 30%. They are only being able to attract the Bahun-Chhetri voters. The Madhesi, Janajati and the Dalit are not with them. The Madhesi are going to go for the MJF and the Sadbhavana in big numbers. You will see a wave. But the Janajati and the Dalit have nowhere to go right now. There is an urgent need to launch a Janajati Party, there is an urgent need to launch a Dalit Party.

You already got the name, you already got the organizational infrastructure, you already got all the political ideas you need. All you got to do is go register.

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Bimalendra Nidhi And Friends
Completely Proportional Elections To The Constituent Assembly
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एक मधेशी पार्टी
Three Parties: Congress, Communist, Sadbhavana

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The Bahun Version Of Proportional Elections

What the Bahuns want is this. Half the seats will be directly elected. And the other half will be through proportional elections. All those Bahuns who lost when trying to get directly elected will be brought in through the proportional method.

This is bogus. This is political corruption in your face. This is Bahunbaad at its worst. This is an unheard of version of proportional elections. The Bahuns are inventing something utterly new.

What they are proposing is not proportional elections. Rather it has to be called Backdoor Elections. They want to be able to bring in the defeated Bahuns through the backdoor. What they are thinking in terms of is a total travesty to the very idea of proportional elections.

Each competing party must put their list out in front of the voters b-e-f-o-r-e the people go to the polls. They do not get to prepare their lists after the voters have already cast their votes. That they are even thinking along those lines shows the party bosses are in no mood for political reform. They are in no mood to introduce democracy and transparency inside their parties.

The Nepali people's biggest struggle yet might be against the party bosses.

In The News

Still undecided Nepali Times Support for monarchy is at an all-time low and more than 60 percent oppose secularism which may mean we are headed for a Hindu republic. ...... Nepalis are proud to be Nepalis, but increasingly identify with their ethnicity or religion. A clear majority support quotas for the excluded. Most Nepalis believe that a constituent assembly will deliver peace and development. ...... Close to three-quarters of those polled feel no closeness to any political party. ....... deep-seated distrust of those who inhabit the political sphere ..... Mostly sure elections will be free and fair
The state of Nepali democracy Two-thirds of the republican respondents wanted a government ‘ruled by the people’ or believed ‘monarchy is not necessary in the modern era’. ..... Only 7 percent of those surveyed consider the Maoists as a source of insecurity, compared with 42 percent in 2004. ...... Respondents were on board with the Maoist proposals to integrate the two armies (74 percent) and impose a land ceiling (61 percent). ......only 15 percent named the CPN-M, while 34 percent allied themselves with the NC and 32 percent with the UML. Over half said they would either decide later for whom they would vote ...... The janajati and madhesi movements appear to be genuinely mass-based. Respondents identifying with just national identity dropped sharply to 43 percent ..... a shift in favour of equal weight to both national and ethnic or regional identity, from 19 percent in 2004 to 31.5 percent ...... madhesis favoured an ethnic or regional identity (30 percent on average) over a national identity (18 percent). The figures were reversed in 2004. But identity politics do not threaten national integration—over 90 percent of respondents, including madhesis, said they ‘are proud’ to belong of their own community and also Nepali. ........ A bi/multi-language policy, however, is endorsed by over half the respondents. ..... Hill origin respondents wanted a status quo on language and the nature of government, while most madhesis wanted alternatives. Hill ethnic groups and Muslims wanted a secular state, in contrast to a majority of caste and dalit hill and tarai groups. ....... 84 percent said international supervision would ensure free and fair elections.
Big questions
What we think The popularity of various political entities in ‘thermometer ratings’ showed the seven-party alliance scoring highest with +45, followed by the UML with +13, and the NC with +10 respectively. The Maoists scored -2 and the NC-D -39. This was corroborated with popularity ratings for personalities in which Sher Bahadur Deuba scored -39 with only King Gyanendra more unpopular than him at -59. Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhab Nepal tied at -1 and Girija Koirala came out with +4. ..... Whereas 89 percent of the people felt the country was going in the wrong direction in June 2004, only 7 percent think so now. And while in October 2004 74 percent thought elections couldn’t happen in the next year , only 18 percent think so today. ...... when asked to name two of their main concerns most respondents said lack of jobs, followed by education and cost of living. Maoist violence came seventh, after health care and above corruption.
Vox populi
Playing with matches CK Lal Travelling by day through the tarai these days is fraught with uncertainty. Things weren’t this bad even during the conflict. ..... the tense ambience relaxed somewhat only when the bus crossed the Chure and neared Hetauda. A passenger sitting in the driver’s cabin whispered to an acquaintance, “We are only four Nepalis in the bus. All the rest are Forum.” ...... To begin with, the Maoists didn’t have much of a base in the madhes. Second, their core supporters among the marginalised communities have been left ‘untouched’. ...... the NC’s madhesi lawmakers have lost their legitimacy in the eastern tarai. The UML has been exposed as a party of pahadi priests. No mainstream party can truly claim to represent the people of the tarai today

NFIN calls off two-day bandh NepalNews
PM avoiding regular engagements after health problem Few months earlier, he had had been hospitalised for nine days after complaints of chest infection
Prachanda says YCL will continue to hunt down corrupt people Prachanda has also announced his plan to double the YCL strength from the current 250,000 members
Congress VP spits venom at YCL He said that although the Maoists would not return to jungle anymore, he doubted they would abandon tactics of intimidation.
CJ complains civil society of being prejudiced
Strike affects Kapilvastu life
Deuba wants both Congress to actively work for unity
Carter will meet with Maoist leaders the Center has advised the political leaders to reconsider the issue of ranked candidate lists in the proportional representation system. "The system presently being discussed would allow parties to give elected seats to any candidate within their proportional representation candidate list after the election result has been declared, rather than allocating the seats starting from an already ranked candidate list," the statement reads. It adds, "As both systems will allow for quotas for marginalized groups presently being discussed to be preserved, the Center encourages the political leadership to select the process which will be most transparent for voters." ..... the Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) persist with activities that violate the May 2006 Code of Conduct
Still undecided

Sadbhavana party unites NepalNews will be known as NSP-Anandidevi. Its chairperson will be Anandidevi Singh and senior vice chairperson will be Laxman Lal Karna ...... a 63-member working committee will be formed within 15 days ..... a united general convention within three months and will amend its statute, and manifesto. ....... Karna and Rajendra Mahato said their party stands in favour of federal democratic system ..... vice chairperson of NSP-Anandidevi Bharat Bimal Yadav issued a statement expressing his dissatisfaction over the unity. He said NSP-A should not have united with NSP 'which had sided with regression in the past.' Yadav said the unity has betrayed the integrity and undermined the credentials of NSP-Anandidevi.
India visit highly successful: Nepal
Bandh affects Pokhara and Janakpur
Unidentified group murders NC cadre in Mahottari
Nepal bandh affects normal life
NFIN to continue with their protest programme

Home minister’s resignation Kantipur

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Girija's Dictatorship: Money To The Maoists And The Congress


Govt hands over Rs 92.5 million as salary for PLA NepalNews The government, on Thursday, handed over a cheque of Rs 92.5 million to Information and Communication Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara following refusal by the Maoists to go ahead with the second stage verification unless they received monthly salaries to their People's Liberation Army (PLA) combatants ...... The money was handed over by the Combatants Monitoring and Management Committee at the rate of Rs 3000 a month per PLA member. ..... The money would be handed over to PLA members in 28 cantonments through local construction committees and the receipt of the same would be provided to the Committee. Second-phase PLA verification likely to be canceled
Maoist Money: Number One Threat To Free, Fair, Fearless Elections

The Nepal Sarkar has so far given Rs 200 million to the Maoists. And it has decided to give about Rs 100 million to the Maoist victims, which is code for Nepali Congress workers. Who are they kidding? That is election money for the Maoists and election money for the Nepali Congress.

If Girija had been proactive and prompt in his response to the Madhesi Movement and had done after three days what he finally did after 21 days, we might still have had elections in June.

This money - Rs 3000 per month for the Maoist combatants - will not go to the combatants. It might go to them and then go right to the Maoist party. This is election money.

There are three key issues that the constituent assembly will have to settle: monarchy, army, federalism. The Nepali Congress has exhibited a singular lack of vision on all three.

The most offensive part of this money deal is that it is not the act of the parliament. The decision should have been made by the parliament. And there should have been a parliamentary committee to oversee that the money is being well spent and that book keeping is being done. Instead the money goes from a Congress minister straight to one man, Mahara. That is highly irresponsible.

If the Nepal Sarkar is paying salary to the Maoist combatants, the Nepal Sarkar should bring the Maoist army totally under the Defense Ministry. Salary should be disbursed to the Maoist combatants like salary gets disbursed to the Nepal Army soldiers. The payment has to be one month at a time, directly from the Nepal Sarkar to the individual combatant. And there has to be an explicit agreement that the Maoist party may not take any decision to order the combatants to give that money to the party. That is money to the individual, for their pocket money, for their families, for their individual needs.

If this money goes from the Nepal Sarkar to Mahara to the Maoist combatants to the Maoist party, then we are going to have sham elections. With that much money, a political party can overshadow the election process.

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Maoist Money: Number One Threat To Free, Fair, Fearless Elections
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Goal Is Ideological Fusion, Not Mainstreaming Maoists
Mainstreaming The Maoists: Various Scenarios
MPRF: A Few Scenarios

In The News

Maoists need not suspect us: Adhikary NepalNews on Wednesday, the UML delegation held separate meetings with Congress president Sonia Gandhi, former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, opposition leader Lal Krishna Advani and Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Maoists vehemently deny link with ULFA
ULFA shifts its bases to Nepal: Indian reports
YCL controversy echoes in parliament though arrest of wanted businessman Sitaram Prasain was a good work, the YCL had no legal authority to do so. Only the police can take accused persons under control
Prachanda smells rat in Indian advice to UML Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh reportedly advised the visiting delegation of Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) to forge stronger cooperation with Nepali Congress (NC) ..... a game to 'finish' Maoists. ... Prachanda warned that any move to spoil eight party unity by promoting two-party unity will result in a terrible accident. .... also blasted 'rumours of coup in Asar,' and said that such coup would not be successful even if it actually materialises.
India stresses on NC-UML unity special emphasis on NC-UML unity after analysing Maoists' recent activities. ..... unity between two largest constituents of seven party alliance – NC and UML – will put pressure on Maoists to transform into democratic force. ..... the UML side raised issues like implementation of Mahakali treaty and repatriation of Bhutanese refugees
Madheshi Tigers' strike hits Terai life Normal life in the eastern Terai region was affected for the third straight day Wednesday due to the three-day Terai strike announced by the Madheshi Mukti Tigers.
JTMM-Jwala captures former CJ’s land former Chief Justice Keshav Prasad Upadhyaya in Siraha district. .... The two JTMM factions have intensified their campaign to seize the lands of political leaders and landlords in Terai for some time now. .... Few days earlier, the JTMM-Goit had captured Nepali Congress chief whip Ananda Dhungana's land in Mahottari.
1007 VDC’s will be connected by telephone within 10 months: Mahara he would make the ministry under him ‘paper-less’ within three years time and develop it as a ‘model ministry’. ..... the government would set up at least one phone line in every polling booth by the time of the constituent assembly polls and also extend its support to the media to publicize about the constituent assembly polls. ..... as per the plan to install telephones in all remote villages, all 1007 Village Development Committees (VDC) which are yet to get connected by telephone will have a phone line within ten months. ...... realize the slogan of ‘mobile sets in everyone’s hand and internet in every home’
Civil Society organises sit in to exert pressure on the government

Prachanda throws weight behind YCL action; Mahara warns of fissures in 8-party unity NepalNews Prime Minister Koirala’s remarks that the YCL had degenerated into being “young criminal league” ...... Prachanda even went on to say that Koirala is the “leader of criminals”. ..... The Maoist chairman also announced his plan to expand the YCL’s organisational base twofold, by adding 250,000 members in the next four months. .... the Maoist chairman revealed that Indian sandalwood smugglers had offered Rs 10 crore to his party, but his party denied it. ...... PM's views sprung out of “criminal mentality”..... Govt preparing second amendment of constitution The draft second amendment also includes provisions such as allowing the Electoral Constituency Delineation Commission (ECDC) to review its report; abolishing monarchy by two-third votes of the parliament if it is found conspiring to derail CA elections; and introduction of no trust motion against Prime Minister and its approval by two-third majority ....... yet to reach broad understanding regarding actual type of electoral system and how to hold the Proportional Representation-based system to vote one-half of CA members
UML chief meets Indian PM Nepal had an hour-long meeting with Dr Singh at the latter’s resident in Delhi’s 7 Race Course ....... KP Oli and Bharat Mohan Adhikari, who are accompanying Nepal in New Delhi, were also present ..... to meet with Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat, Indian Communist Party leader AB Bardhan, Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav and Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shanker Menon
Maoist cadre shot dead in Rautahat Krishna Mohan Shah, district coordinator of the Maoist youth wing, the Young Communist League (YCL), was found dead ..... Abhaya, the district commander of JTMM-Jwala, telephoned local media persons, claiming responsibility for the murder. ..... On Monday, another JTMM faction led by Jaya Krishna Goit had gunned down a Maoist cadre in Bara district.
Minister Nepal says YCL will lead Maoists to downfall; YCL protests PM’s comment Describing the Maoist aligned Young Communist League (YCL) as a ‘criminal outfit’
Industrialists close down Birgunj to protest Monday’s killing
JP Gupta severs ties with MJF Jay Prakash Prasad Gupta, a central member of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) .... Gupta, a leader of the Nepali Congress Democratic, Tuesday said he had left the forum as it had ignored the agendas raised during the Terai movement. ..... the MJF had sidelined the issues like the demand for fresh census in Terai, scrapping of the constituency delineation commission's report, self determination of the Terai in 'new Nepal' ....... After Upendra Yadav registered the forum with the election commission, as a political party, to contest the constituent assembly polls, Gupta has been critical of Yadav. ... The MJF-affiliated Terai Student Front has already announced its separation from the forum
Rayamajhi Commission absolves the King, says Shrestha recommended exonerating King Gyanendra since he 'cooperated with the agreement' after the People's Movement.
Industrial Security Force to be formed soon
NRNA Europe meet in October 15 European countries ..... London .... Germany, Belgium, Poland, Ireland, Russia, Netherlands, Austria, United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Ukraine, Cyprus, Norway and France ....... President of the NRNA ICC Dr Upendra Mahato and other senior officials would attend this strategic meeting.

Prasai’s abduction draws PM’s wrath NepalNews
We are not against foreign capital, says Prachanda "There are concerted efforts to portray our party as being anti-foreign investment and anti-foreign capital. This is not true. We want to develop national capital and national industries. But we are not against foreign investment." ..... "We are not against foreign capital but we are against foreign hegemony," he said, adding that his party's refusal to receive commissions and its attempt to refuse to accept all kinds of conditions imposed by donors had ruffled the feathers of such elements. ...... He also said that his party does not stand against private property. "Some accuse us of trying to distribute poverty. But we want to distribute prosperity," he claimed.
Goit's men gun down Maoist cadre in Bara; indiscriminate firing kills one in Birgunj
YCL hands Prasai over to police
Second-phase PLA verification uncertain as Maoists set new 'condition' the Maoist side insisted that the government should first of all implement its decision to provide a monthly salary of Rs 3000 to each combatant and other facilities.
Water shortage grips Kathmandu Valley

King becoming active in cahoots with police, army: Sherchan Kantipur
NC warns JTMM, YCL
एकीकरणमा समय लाग्छ' आफूलाई गिरिजाबाबुले पार्टीको साधारण सदस्यताबाटै निष्कासन गरेकाले अर्को पार्टी गठन गनर्ु परेको उल्लेख गर्दै उनले एकीकरण अत्यन्त जरुरी भएको बताए ।

YCL abducts Prasai NepalNews
Poudel cautions against restructuring state on ethnic lines He also blamed the Maoists of giving continuity to their atrocities and brutalities and directed the public and the police administration to take firm steps to check what he called the undesirable activities of the Maoists. He further added that the first phase of talks with the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) was a success.
Maoists to launch month-long Terai agitation beginning from June 7. The MNLF is led by Forest and Soil Conservation Minister Matrika Yadav. ..... demanding autonomous Madhes region, revocation of Electoral Constituency Delineation Commission (ECDC) report, federal system, declaration of republic and right to self determination ..... five-member struggle committee ..... led by Maoist MP Mahendra Paswan. ..... they will hand over memo to District Administration Offices, Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers on June 7; mass mobilisation in Terai from June 7 till July 4; hold mass meeting on June 19; picket DAOs on June 24 and picket Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar on July 4. ....... the MNLF plans to hold torch-lit rallies on July 8 and impose Terai bandh on July 9.
MPs object Maoist atrocities
NC condemns activities by JTMM and YCL

Congress unification will depend on Koirala’s behaviour: Deuba NepalNews he accused the NC leadership of dillydallying in this process. ..... Despite claims that they were seriously trying to unite the two parties before the constituent assembly polls, the top leaders have not yet started formal discussion on the matter.
Unruly activities of Maoists continues unabated members of the Maoist affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) attacked a vehicle that was carrying the leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) at Ganeshsthan in Nuwakot ...... residents of Bhawang VDC in Rolpa district arrived at the district headquarters Libang on Saturday seeking security after the Maoist cadres indiscriminately beat them
Rights activists increasingly attacked, threatened: Report
Only CA polls can establish durable republican order: PM

Understanding reached on one half of MJF demands NepalNews agreement reached on one half of the 26-point demands put forth by the Forum. ... forming State Restructuring Commission; declaring those killed during Madhes agitation as martyrs; providing compensation to families of the dead; and providing relief and treatment to those injured during the agitation. ...... carry on dialogue to seek help of UN technical team in their further talks; drop charges against MJF leaders; ensure access of Madhesis, Dalits, women, Janjatis and backward people to all organs and levels of the state; and proportionate distribution of resources ....... returning seized properties by the Maoists; ensuring industrial security and declaring date for Constituent Assembly elections soon. ...... "Issues like autonomous Madhes province, right to self determination and census will be taken up on next round of talks" ...... The talks had continued from 2 pm till 9:30 pm on Friday at the meeting hall of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) in Janakpur amid tight security. Future talks are expected to be held in Birgunj and Biratnagar...... Ram Chandra Poudel ... Upendra Yadav ...... Sitanandan Raya, Mohammed Nasir Siddiqui and Kishor Biswas
Nepal supports refugees' movement: Home Minister
Refugees halt ‘Long March’ for 15 days the Indian officials assured that their central government would react to the refugees’ concern within 15 days
Nepal bandh affects normal life called by various ethnic groups led by Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NFIN). ...... The ethnic and lingual groups have been observing Jestha 18 (June 1) as Black Day in memory of a ruling by the Supreme Court nine years ago to ban the use of local language as formal language in local bodies.
Protest by Newa Republic Front
Bandh and its affect on porters
India to blame for refugee impasse: former SAARC secy. general India's unflinching support to the Bhutanese monarch and his regime.
US official satisfied with decision to fix new polls date
Eight parties agree to hold CA by November third week
Parliament sees rush of business
IOC gets Rs 1 billion, normal supplies from Tuesday
Stick with previous pact on monarchy, says US official
Party leaders heading for New Delhi
Government urged to form land commission
Congress CWC discusses unification drive, 8-party agendas
MJF presents 26-point demands MJF's general secretary Ram Kumar Sharma, the demands include issues such as restructuring of state, formation of commission to implement state restructuring, inclusion of Madhesis in all organs of state, federal system of governance, proportional representation, withdrawal of charges against leaders of MJF, compensation to those injured during Madhes agitation and other problems of Terai. ....... the issues of proportional representation, and federal system with right to self determination were still being discussed.
Taskforce agrees to ask ECDC to review its report
Bomb explosion at Maoist party office

Nepal-Sri Lanka air link being mulled