Govt-MJF reach 22-pt agreement; MJF withdraws protests
The Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) has agreed to the constitutional provisions of mixed electoral system for the upcoming constituent assembly election and has announced withdrawal of all the agitation programmes set by the central committee meeting held recently in Birgunj.
Following talks with government team led by Peace and Reconstruction Minister Ram Chandra Poudel on Thursday, MJF chairman Upendra Yadav said his party had called off the agitations after the government agreed to meet most of the demands it had put forward.
The 22-point agreement reached between the two sides includes compensation to those killed during the Terai movement, guarantee of inclusion of Madhesis and other marginalised groups in the constituent assembly, autonomy to the states in the federal system to be designed by the constituent assembly among others.
Minister Poudel said autonomy to the states would be guaranteed by the constituent assembly as per the provisions in the interim constitution. He further said the family of those killed during the Terai movement would be compensated and public holiday would be given on Muslim festivals.
The cabinet earlier had decided to name the deceased as martyrs and provide the compensation to their family members. More than two dozens people were killed during the Terai agitations that went for weeks.
Yadav said his party would now concentrate on its election campaign. nepalnews.com ia Aug 30 07
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