Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) chieftain Jaya Krishna Goit has reiterated that his "struggle" in Terai is for “sovereign homeland” and that his party would do everything to upset the forthcoming constituent assembly polls in Terai districts.

In a face-to-face interview to Hindustan Times daily in Sitamarhi of the Indian state of Bihar, Goit said the only precondition for peace talks with the government is the sovereignty issue, claiming that the JTMM had been in contact with the United Nations for brokering peace.

“The UN representatives have also been clearly told about the pre-condition for peace talks.”

He, however, ruled out the need for India’s role in negotiating peace with Nepal government as the southern neighbour had identified them as criminals, and not revolutionaries.

Saying that his party has now embarked on a massive publicity campaign in Terai to propagate its agendas, the 62-year-old rebel leader claimed that his cadres had successfully waged a “psychological war” against ‘occupational forces”.

He also threatened to oppose the CA polls in the Terai flatlands "in the strongest possible manner”. “How can we allow election of Nepal to be held in our Terai? We are not Nepalis.”

The government has repeatedly called the armed Terai outfits, including Goit’s party, for talks, but has rejected the demand for UN mediation.

The recent months, JTMM-Goit and another group that goes by the same name have intensified targeted killings, abduction and extortion in Terai districts, victimising especially the government employees and hill-origin people. nepalnews.com mk Jan 11 08

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2008/jan/jan11/news09.php
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Isn't it sad to hear them saying "We are not Nepalis"???