Indigenous Tharus continue protest against 'one Madhes'
demand
Members of indigenous Tharu community continued their
protest against the Terai parties' demand for single
Madhes province, in Kathmandu, Sunday.
The Tharu activists imposed chakka jam (traffic blockade)
for half an hour at Minbhawan and Naya Baneshwor areas as
part of their protest. They chanted slogan against the
'one Madhesh demand' as well as yesterday's police
intervention into a demonstration in front of theConstituent Assembly building at Naya Baneshwor.
Tharu Welfare Assembly, which has been organising protest
in the capital and Terai districts since last few days,
has declared that the protest movement world go on as long
as attempts to establish a 'single Madhesh province'
continue. It has also objected to the government's recent
decision to introduce a supplementary constitution
amendment bill to address the demand for 'autonomous
Madhes province'.
Meanwhile, as many as 15 organisations including Nepal
Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NFIN), CPN
(Marxist Leninist) and Chure Bhawar Ekta Party have
announced their support to the Tharu community's protest. nepalnews.com mk July 06 08
