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As part of its ongoing drive to declare federal states despite facing widespread criticism, the Unified CPN (Maoist) declared Magarat and Tamuwan autonomous states on Thursday. With this, the number of Maoist-declared autonomous states has reached twelve.

Maoist general secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa 'Badal' declared the Magarat state from a mass meeting in Tansen, the district headquarters of Palpa, this afternoon. The announcement was made amid the cacophony of firecrackers and sloganeering.

The Magarat state comprises Palpa, Rolpa, Rukum, Baglung, Myagdi, Arghakhanchi, Pyuthan, Gulmi and Salyan.

Similarly, Maoist central committee member Dev Gurung declared the Tamuwan autonomous state amid a programme organized in Pokhara of Kaski district.

The Tamuwan state comprises Lamjung, Gorkha, Tanahun, Manang, Mustang, Kaski, Parvat and Syangja.

Speaking on the occassion, Gurung said that the Maoists were compelled to declare autonomous states to exert pressure on the government to be serious towards timely drafting of the constitution.

He also claimed that the autonomous state declaration programme of the party was not against the interim constitution or the ongoing peace process.

Meanwhile, student unions affiliated to various political parties including ruling CPN (UML), Nepali Congress (NC) and Madhesi Janadhikar Forum - Loktantrik (MJF-L) shut all education institutions in Kaski district today protesting the Maoist plan to declare Tamuwan autonomous federal state.

Schools and colleges in the district remained closed today to the strike. The Maoists had declared Newa and Tamsaling states on Wednesday. The Maoists are set to declare Madhesh state on Friday.

Defying calls from several quarters to withdraw the autonomous state declaration programme, the Maoists went ahead with its plan to declare 13 autonomous states based on ethnicity and region from Dec 11. nepalnews.com

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<< Begin < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next > End >> << Begin < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next > End >> Pardeshi  - Chhor Maoist Politics   |78.55.96.xxx |2009-12-19 20:24:59 Chor gada haru rajnitiko naam ma aafno swaartha ko laagi desh lai tukra tukra parirahechha yo ke garna khojirahechha???? Hammi pardeshi nepali aafno nepali ko naata le haami nepali sabai jaati nepali! Pardeshi nepali Germany aakash  - Where is the Place for Gharti   |195.229.241.xxx |2009-12-19 20:16:39 We Gharti People are the original resistence of Nepal - Sala Maobadi Khoi hamro Rajya " Yedi Hamro Rajya Bhayana bhane kasaiko rajya pani hune chhaina Nepal " Maile Udghatan Garne chhu sala Prachanda Desdrohi ko tauko katera - For & on behalf of Gharti Society Nepal yogen   |203.213.91.xxx |2009-12-19 13:38:17 What a cunning politics. Thanks god for those leader who can play on NEPELESE People's futer. They like to be called anti anti-discriminatory and at the came time, decaring autonomous states based on ethinicity and religion. You leader r so good to make fool us. Now the better idea is to give weapons based on ethinicity and religion. And then i dont understand what does autonomous stands for.......Baisi Chaubise Rajya. Brahim Pd Upadhaya  - D.Sc   |81.98.220.xxx |2009-12-19 07:33:16 prachanda bajee pundit jee malai pani chahiyo euta rajya. Yei ghopte junge homo prachande hijada. Dekha malai mero rastra natra halal ko lagi tayar ho. Sab lai rasta khoi mero bahun rajya. Baikuntha ke vanchu vane  - ma je vanchu india lai vanidinchu   |78.100.37.xxx |2009-12-18 23:27:13 ma ke vancu vane malai state indiako matra mana parcha natra vane india lai vanidinchu ra timihaurlai kutaune chu tesaile ma ke vanchu vane yo state pani maile nai vaneko hunu parcha Ramesh Rupakheti  - dhh   |202.79.40.xxx |2009-12-18 22:00:58 This is a childish folly of Maoist leaders and the whole blind fleet behind them who leads Nepal towards the condition of Somalia and Rwanda. Never expect more than this from MAOIST nepal121  - useless   |78.86.97.xxx |2009-12-18 21:48:18 desh pheri baise chabise ko pala tira pharkina lasi sakyo.....auta kuhiyeko alu le sabai kuhiyau cha bhaneko yehi ho...kuyiye ko kun party ho..tyo sabai lai thaha cha.... globe  - response   |122.133.82.xxx |2009-12-18 20:58:52 in response to 'The days - is coming for all to be united soon & Hook Chuli - Mr. ' ... yes the days are coming for thirty million nepalis under one umbrella, that'd be India's umbrella ... if such disintegration & conflicts keep rising . And what a crock of sh.it of Hook Chuli's idea of decentralized governance, I think the maoists have brainwashed this nitwit!!! rohan..777  - future in hell   |122.170.16.xxx |2009-12-18 19:26:17 by doing this maoists r putting all nepalies people in hell..... nepalies future r in hell now...... jai nepal tilhang hangsorong  - mause,s autonomous   |113.199.167.xxx |2009-12-18 18:57:05 chhetri,bahun,kami,damai ani muslims and many others haru,maobadi ko uksawat ma lagchhau lu khao guliyo khudo!

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