KATHMANDU, June 25: Janamat Party Chair CK Raut, on Sunday, assured Resham Chaudhary to make efforts for his release from prison.

Raut, as soon as returning from two-week long Europe tour, had reached Bir Hospital to take stock of Chaudhary’s health.

Raut and Chaudhary had discussed the contemporary political issues and ways to secure Chaudhary’s release from prison, Raut wrote on his Facebook page.

Raut also claimed that only Janamat Party could secure his release since he has already lost hope from other political parties. The Janamat Party was formed on March 18 following the 11-point agreement between Raut and the government.

Chaudhary and nine others were sentenced to life imprisonment by Kailali District Court on March 6 on the charge of masterminding 2015 Tikapur carnage.

On August 24, 2015, armed protesters affiliated with the Tharuhat Struggle Committee had attacked security forces attempting to enforce restrictions with axes, scythes and spears in Tikapur of Kailali district killing eight, including seven police officers and a two-year-old baby.

A candidate of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN), Chaudhary had won the House of Representative elections from Kailali constituency in 2018 elections. He had filed his candidacy through a representative as he was in hiding.

Chaudhary had surrendered himself to the district court on February 26 last year.

He was sworn-in as a lawmaker on January 3 while his case was still sub-judice in the court. After swearing-in, he was sent back to Dillibazar prison.

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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KATHMANDU, March 7: Lawmaker Hridayesh Tripathi has argued that the court had done injustice to Resham Chaudhary, who is accused of 2015 Tikapur massacre, by sentencing him to life imprisonment.

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.

“The court’s verdict on lawmaker Chaudhary is injustice,” said Tripathi speaking during a meeting of the House of Representatives on Thursday.

Chaudhary, who then was fleeing and had filed his candidacy through a representative, had won won the House of Representative election from Kailali constituency held on December 7, 2017.

As said by a former chief justice today morning that our court gives verdict but does not do justice, the Kailali District Court has done the same.

Chaudhary had presented himself before the court on February 26 last year. He had taken oath of office and secrecy on January 3 while his case was still sub-judice in the court. After swearing-in he was taken back to jail.

Since the court has accused him guilty on murder charges, Chaudhary, as per the law, will automatically lose his position as lawmaker.

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KATHMANDU, Feb 26: Resham Lal Chaudhary, the main suspect of the 2015 Tikapur massacre, has surrendered himself to the Kailali District Court on Monday, according to Province Police Headquarter sources.

On August 24, 2015 armed protesters affiliated with the Tharuhat Struggle Committee had attacked security force attempting to enforce restrictions with axes, scythes and spears in Tikapur, Kailali killing eight, including seven police officers and a two-year old baby. He had been absconding after the police accused him of involving in the incident.

Chaudhary, a candidate of Rastirya Janata Party Nepal, had won the House of Representative election from Kailali constituency 1 defeating his rival from the left alliance Madan Kumari Sah. He had filed his candidacy through a representative.

But the District Election Commission had denied issuing a victory certificate to him.

Chaudhary, then through his wife Ranjita Chaudhary, had tried to file a writ at the Supreme Court demanding his right to receive the certificate. The SC, however, had rejected to register his case.

Later, a single bench of SC justice Tanka Bahadur Moktan had upheld the decision of rejecting the registration of case brought to the court on behalf of Chaudhary.

Since he was on the run, he has not acquired certificate yet.

DHANGADHI, Dec 12: Rastriya Janata Party Nepal candidate Resham Lal Chaudhary, who has remained the main suspect of 2015 Tikapur massacre won the House of Representatives election under first-past-the-post category from Kailali costituency-1. Chaudhary defeated his nearest rival Madan Kumari Garima Sah securing 34,341 votes in his favor. Saha garnered 20,934 votes.

Chaudhary had fled to India, after the police accused him of involvement in Tikapur murder. On August 24, 2015 armed protesters affiliated with the Tharuhat Struggle Committee attacked security force attempting to enforce restrictions with axes, scythes and spears in Tikapur, Kailali killing eight, including seven police officers and a two-year old baby.

Following the promulgation of the new constitution on September 20, 2015, Madhesis and Tharus, terming the demarcation of seven provinces to be unfair (only a patch of eight districts in the region were given the status of state in Terai; while the remaining 14 districts were carved with the hill districts), Unified Democratic Madheshi Front and Tharuhat Joint Struggle committee had called an indefinite strike beginning on August 8. The one-and-half month long struggle left 46 people dead and injuring thousands.

Chaudhary, whom police had enlisted him fugitive, had used the social networking sites as the means of election publicity campaign.

According to Kailali’s Chief Election Officer Bishnu Prasad Aryal, the issues regarding the handover of election victory certificate to Chaudhary and administration of oath of secrecy on him will be sorted out as per the decision of the EC.

District Police Office, Kailali’s Superintendent of Police Binod Ghimire said, “Police will arrest the accused if he is found and will be presented before the court as per the law.”

The family of Chaudhary including his spouse and kin visited the Election Office on Tuesday morning citing that they were there to receive his certificate. The Office informed them about the legal provisions regarding the matter and were sendt back, stated by Election Officer Khimanand Bhusal.

The law requires that any candidate winning the election should herself/himself be physically present before the Office to receive the certificate, otherwise the certificate will be dispatched to her/his home address. Provided that there was no situation to implement the second provision, the certificate will be submitted to the EC.