Posted by: focus.nepal June 17, 2006
If no Citizenship Madheshis can boycott the election
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If no Citizenship Madheshis can boycott the election- Yadav Need to have unity who wants republic- Bamdev Filed under: News Maoist central leader and chief of the Madhesh republican government, Matrika Yadav, on Saturday warned that if Madheshi people did not get citizenship before the election to a constituent assembly, Madheshis would boycott the election. Addressing a mass meeting organized by the Maoists’ Kapilvastu district committee in Taulihawa, Yadav said that citizenship was the only means to cast vote. If Madheshis were deprived of citizenships, there would be a revolt. "The Madheshi people should show their bravery not by raising guns but by raising sticks now; the right should be obtained through force of movement and agitation," Yadav said. People would not feel a sense of peace until there is an end to the problem of discrimination on the basis of caste, race, region and sex in the country. "We will not make any agreement until Madheshi people enjoy full rights," Yadav said, adding that there should be the guarantee of citizenship, education, health service and employment. Lauding the eight points of agreement between the seven political parties and Maoists, Yadav said, "We have the challenge of how to settle the problem of merging the Nepalese army and the Jana Mukti Sena." While blaming the international community for supporting monarchy, Yadav, however, said that international human rights bodies were a must in the county. Maoist central member and deputy in-charge of Gandak Region, Pampha Bhusal said that people don’t want even a ceremonial King. It was a shame that Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala was talking about a ceremonial role for the King at a time when everyone wants a republic. Bhusal urged the people to nominate only those candidates for a constituent assembly who are in favour of a republic and vote for a republic in the election. She pointed out the need for international mediation to stop the unsavoury activities of both the Jana Mukti Sena and the Nepalese army in the election to a constituent assembly.Readmore....सबै लेख यहाँ न अटेकोले पुरा लेख पढनु को लागि यहाँ क्लिक गर्नुहोस।
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