BIRGUNJ: The agreement reached among
the four major political forces on Saturday midnight regarding the demarcation
of purported federal states has sparked wide protests in Bara and Parsa
districts.
Madhesh-based parties have
started staging demonstration against the agreement claiming it was against the
Madhesh’s interest.
Cadres of the Tarai Madhesh
Loktantrik Party (TMLP) on Sunday afternoon burnt the revised draft
constitution and map of the proposed Pradheshes during a protest programme
organised. Secretary General of the party Jitendra Sonal, also a lawmaker, led
the protest.
The protestors chanted
slogans against the four political forces and the government.
Later, while addressing a
corner meeting, Sonal said that the draft of constitution revised by the four
parties and carving out six-state federal units were against the Madheshis.
Other political parties also
staged demonstrations in Birgunj today.
The demonstrators burnt the
effigies of Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala,
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli, UCPN-Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and
Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Democratic (MJF-D) Chairman Bijay Kumar Gachhadar.
After a marathon meeting, the
Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee’s Special
Committee, comprising the four leaders, had signed the breakthrough agreement
yesterday midnight with an understanding to carve out six federal units and
incorporate the provision to grant citizenship from father or mother’s name.
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