Madhes Movement

Madhes Movement [1] (Nepali: मधेस अान्दोलन) is a political movement launched by various political parties, especially those based in Madhes, for equal rights, dignity and identity of Madhesis and Tharus, Muslisms and Janjati groups in Nepal. In nearly a decade, Nepal witnessed three Madhes Movements[2][3] - the first Madhes Movement erupted in 2007, the second Madhes Movement in 2008[4] and the third Madhes Movement in 2015. Ramesh mahato was first madhesi martyar in 2007 at Lahan .

History and status

The first Madhes Movement broke out in the southern plains of Nepal in 2007.[5] About the origin of the first Madhes Movement, Journalist Amarendra Yadav writes in The RIsing Nepal[6]"When the then seven-party alliance of the mainstream political parties and the CPN-Maoist jointly announced the Interim Constitution in 2007, it totally ignored the concept of federalism, the most desired political agenda of Madhesis and other marginalised communities. A day after the promulgation of the interim statute, a group of Madhesi activists under the Upendra Yadav-led Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Nepal (then a socio-intellectual NGO) burnt copies of the interim constitution at Maitighar Mandala, Kathmandu." This triggered the Madhes movement I.

The second Madhes Movement took place in 2008, jointly launched by Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Nepal, Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party and Sadbhawana Party led by Rajendra Mahato with three key agenda: federalism, proportional representation and population-based election constituency, which were later ensured in the Interim Constitution of Nepal 2008.

However, The Constitution of Nepal 2015 backtracked from those issues, that were already ensured by the Interim Constitution of Nepal 2008. Supreme Court of Nepal Advocate Dipendra Jha writes in The Kathmandu Post: "many other aspects of the new constitution are more regressive than the Interim Constitution of Nepal 2007. Out of all its deficiencies, the most notable one concerns the issue proportional representation or inclusion in all organs of the state."[7] This triggered the third Madhes Movement by Madhesis[8][9][10] in Nepal. Although the first amendment to the constitution was done, the resistance over the document by Madhesi and Tharus in Nepal still continues[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Madhes movement - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  2. ↑ "Madhesh Movement: Then n now (Part I of III) – OnlineKhabar". english.onlinekhabar.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  3. ↑ "Madhesh Movement: Then n now (Part II of III) – OnlineKhabar". english.onlinekhabar.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  4. ↑ "Three years later - Nepali Times". nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  5. ↑ "Three years later - Nepali Times". nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  6. ↑ "The Rising Nepal: Ten Years On, Madhes Still In Unrest". therisingnepal.org.np. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  7. ↑ "Talk to the Tarai". Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  8. ↑ "Who are the Madhesis, why are they angry?". The Indian Express. 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  9. ↑ Sharma, Bhadra; Najar, Nida (2015-09-28). "Nepal Rations Fuel as Political Crisis With India Worsens". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  10. ↑ "The Secret to Resolving Madhes Andolan III Demands - Madhesi Youth". Madhesi Youth. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  11. ↑ Yadav, Anumeha. "Interview: 'For Madhesis, the first amendments to Nepal's new Constitution are a disappointment'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  12. ↑ "THRD Alliance Resistance Continues as Nepal Observes the 2nd Anniversary of Constitution Promulgation - THRD Alliance". thrda.org. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
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