KATHMANDU, March 8: The government and the Independent Madesh Alliance led by CK Raut have forged an 11-point agreement on Friday.

Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Alliance coordinator CK Raut signed the agreement which also includes political issues on the witness of Prime Minister and Nepal Communist Party (NCP)’s chair KP Sharma Oli and another chair and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.

With this, the Alliance pledged to come to the mainstream of national politics. Further details of the deal are awaited.

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BIRATNAGAR, March 7: Presidium member of the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN), Rajendra Mahato, has said that they will go to the people against the court’s decision of sentencing life imprisonment to the parliamentarian elected by the people.

Kailali District Court on Wednesday slapped Chaudhary and ten others with life imprisonment on charge of attacking the security force attempting to enforce security on August 24, 2015 in Tikapur, Kailali killing seven police officers and a two-year old baby.

Talking to media persons at Biratnagar airport on Thursday, leader Mahato expressed the view that action should be taken against leaders of all movements taken place earlier if action is taken against the leaders participated in all movements for ensuring rights.

He said there is still dissatisfaction of indigenous nationalities, Tharu and Madhesi communities towards the constitution, adding that agitation is still underway for ensuring their rights.

Leader Mahato said the RJPN will launch peaceful agitation within few days for ensuring rights of backward communities by making alliance with parties having same ideology.

Similarly, another Presidium member Sarad Singh Bhandari said that people will be frustrated while carrying out judicial execution after filing criminal case against lawmakers.

He said that people will know all the truth if report of Madhes Movement and Tharuhat Movement Investigation Commission is made public. RSS

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JALESHWOR, Nov 23: Rajendra Mahato, member of presidium committee of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) has announced that the Madhes government will provide Rs 5 million to the families of those killed during the Madhes movement.

Speaking at a program organized to unveil the party’s election manifesto for the upcoming federal parliament and province assembly election in Jaleshwor, Mahottari on Thursday, Mahato reiterated of providing five million rupees compensation to the martyrs’ family. The regional party had already announced the compensation during the Madhes movement.

On the occasion, Mahato, also a House of Representative candidate from Dhanusha constituency-3, appealed the voters to vote and elect RJPN to form a Madhes government and fulfill the dreams of Madhesi martyrs.

Mahato also assured free education for the children of the martyrs’ families and employment for one of the family members.

Mahato, presidium committee coordinator Mahantha Thakur and other top leaders of RJPN unveiled their election manifesto.

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KATHMANDU, July 21: Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) leaders have expressed concern over the Madhes movement being pushed into the direction of crisis.

They have admitted that mutual rivalry among the Madhesi parties and leaders, narrow mindedness, selfishness, the culture of legs pulling; egoism and inconsistency had weakened the Madhes movement.

At an interaction program on ‘Madhes issue and our responsibility’, jointly organized by Madhesi Rastriya Mukti Morcha and Joint National Madhesi Agitation Committee on Saturday, they said the agenda of Madhes could fall on the verge of disappearance if there was no unity and cooperation among the Madhes-centric parties.

RJPN presidency member Mahendra Raya said the Madhes movement had got entangled amidst the crisis and difficulty.

Stating that the party was ready to participate in the local level election, provided that its demands including the constitution amendment were addressed, he accused the Madhesi leaders of following the agenda of other political parties.

Party leader Hridyesh Tripathi said the Madhes movement has showcased the strength of Madhes as a political power. But the party would not take part in the upcoming election in the current political status quo.

Leader Brijesh Chandra Lal stressed that the state should realize the equity and rights were the agenda of Madhes.

CPN (Maoist Centre) leader Matrika Yadav, accusing the Madhesi leaders of not becoming honest to the Madhes agenda and sentiments and preferring to stay in the capital, said only the constitution amendment was not enough to address the Madhes issues.

Nepal Federal Socialist Party Chair Mohammed Rijwan Ansari said equity and unity was the main demand of the Madhes and Madhesi people were irate at their leaders and the government due to their selfishness nature.

Political analysts CK Lal and Bijay Kant Karna underlined the need of reviewing the performance of Madhes leaders.

Leaders from the Madhes get lost in the capital and they have been using politics as means of business instead of serving the people, they said adding that Nepal would not remain as a peaceful nation until the Madhes issues were addressed.