Comments on: Madhes Violence: Identity Clash in Nepal http://blog.com.np/2007/02/01/madhes-violence-identity-clash-in-nepal/ We blog for peace and democracy in Nepal Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:36:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jahereela http://blog.com.np/2007/02/01/madhes-violence-identity-clash-in-nepal/comment-page-1/#comment-30909 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 06:52:23 +0000 http://www.blog.com.np/united-we-blog/2007/02/01/madhes-violence-identity-clash-in-nepal/#comment-30909 MJF cadres were campaigning against the detention of 28 MJF leaders in Kathmandu, who were arrested by police after burning the Interim Constitution (IC) the day after it was proclaimed. The MJF cadres had called for strike in the Madhes for their immediate release. From them, 14 were issued warrant to detain for 10 days on the charges of public crime. On the fourth day of the proclamation, MJF called for Madhes strike. CPN (Maoist) had organized a central training (first-ever publicly known) to its cadres at Chitawan in the Central Region. Around 80 MJF cadres were burning tyres on the highway and the mini-buses, with Maoist flag fluttering in the wind, carrying participants to training from Mechi-Koshi Zone escorted by police were stopped at Lahan. The escorting police backed and the Maoist and MJF cadres started tussle. During that time, a gun was fired to the mass by Siyaram Thakur (as reported in Media), which hit Ramesh lethally and died at spot. Police took him into custody. The tension heightened and vandalism took over; 17 vehicles were torched . Curfew was clamped the very day.

Several MJF cadres had cordoned the dead body of Ramesh in the evening; all of a sudden Maoist cadres arrived there in two trucks, one jeep and two dozen bikes and seized the body. They brought his family members and cremated his body. On January 22, 2007, MJF cadres organized a campaign, during which a police post was vandalized. Two policemen were wounded by bullets and then opened fire on the crowd; two bystanders were shot and died instantly and 3 out of 12 severely injured airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment died. After this, the movement spread like a prairie fire within Siraha and to the neighboring districts and turned violent. Violence reigned in all the highway and roadways including urban areas of the seven districts of the eastern and central Madhes. Kudrat Ali, central member of Ekata Parishad led by Nir Sumsher Rana, who was a minister during King’s reign, led the violent movement in Siraha and Saptari districts.

Ten-point demand put forward by Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) or Madhesi Peoples’ Rights Forum (MPRF)

• Long Live Federal Democratic Republic,
• Constituent Assembly (CA) election with proportional electorate system,
• One autonomy to entire Madhes region,
• Long Live the Unity of entire Madhesi, nationalities/ethnicities, Dalits,
• End the internal colon

]]> By: stoic_ros http://blog.com.np/2007/02/01/madhes-violence-identity-clash-in-nepal/comment-page-1/#comment-30908 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:55:06 +0000 http://www.blog.com.np/united-we-blog/2007/02/01/madhes-violence-identity-clash-in-nepal/#comment-30908 MADHES is derived from the word MADHYA DESH means central part of the country…….so people living in the MADHYA DESH (central part of the the country) is madhesi.MADHESI denots not only the people of black skin(almost) BUT there are several types of people living.

By the way , why we are talking abt this CASTand COLOR discrimination?
we are all nepali so fight for OUR RIGHTS,OUR PROBLEM ………………………..

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