Hello all,
A brief introduction about the political parties of madhes/tarai is given below. The same is attached. We are trying to put together the pieces of facts and form a big picture to analyze what actually lies behind the splits in madhesi parties. Once a madhesi party gains ground support, it starts to divide. Is this inherent nature in the madhesi leaders, or is this due to the external circumstances and influence?
Your inputs regarding the type of internal and external influence in the parties can be an important tool to analyze and study this trend in madhesi parties. The analysis might help the madhesi society in future to maintain unity by identifying the 'split factor' beforehand, and refrain from such undesired 'pollutants' in the future.
You may add other facts that you think is necessary in the text below. Please correct if the given facts are false. You contribution is welcome and will be acknowledged. The analysis will be shared to all of us. Please mail to madhes@nepal.com
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Regards,
Nabin Madhesi
Dear readers: This is a preliminary work on the madhes based parties. We are trying to put together the pieces of facts and form a big picture to analyze what actually lies behind the splits in madhesi parties. Once a madhesi party gains ground support, it starts to divide. Is this inherent nature in the madhesi leaders, or is this due to the external circumstances and influence?
Your inputs regarding the type of internal and external influence in the parties can be an important tool to analyze and study this trend in madhesi parties. The analysis might help the madhesi society in future to maintain unity by identifying the 'split factor' beforehand, and refrain from such undesired 'pollutants' in the future.
You may add other facts that you think is necessary in the text below. Please correct if the given facts are false. You contribution is welcome and will be acknowledged. Please mail to madhes@nepal.com
Nepal Sadbhavana Party
- Gajendra Narayan Singh entered politics in 1947 and joined the Nepali National Congress, (presently the ruling Nepali Congress)
- Founded in 1985, as Nepal Sadbhavana Parishad (a cultural forum ) by Gajendra Narayan Singh
- Promotion of interests and citizenship of the Madhesi community
- introduction of Hindi as the second national language
- democratic socialist society
- In 1990 (after establishment of Multi-party democracy) it transformed into Nepal Sadbhavana Party (NSP).
· NSP (Ram Janam Tiwari) Why and when split? Name of his party/ other central committee members?
· Nepal Samajwadi Janata Dal (1994-1996 period) Why Split?
o Two MPs: Rameshwar Raya Yadav, and Hridayesh Tripathy.
o Sarita Giri and Parmendra Bhagat were Vice General Secretaries to that party
o Rajendra Mahto was a central committee member. Who were the other members?
- The founder reorganised the NSP central committee
- Gajendra Narayan Singh died on January 23, 2002.
- Badri Prasad Mandal was appointed acting party chairman after Singh's death
- Badri Mandal joined the King's Government on October 4, 2002
- 4th NSP general convention, held in Rajbiraj in March, 2003
- Anandi Devi Singh and Hridesh Tripathy broke away and formed the Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandi Devi)
- Central Working Committee consisting of Durba Prasad Rajbanshi, Kushi Lal Mandal, Gauri Prasad Singh, Bhogendra Thakur, Madhav Prasad Yadav, Dev Narayan Yadav, Renu Yadav, Bishwonath Shah, Ramnarayan Raya, Kritram Pandit, Jaya Narayan Chaurasiya, Govinda Chaudhary, Govinda Tharu, Kasim Ali Siddique and Anil Kumar Jha and others? Was Rajendra Mahto in this at this time?
- Possible reason for split: Pro and anti monarch supporters?
- Badri Prasad Mandal as the new chairman of the remaining party
- Central Working Committee, consisting of Badri Prasad Mandal, Ramnarayan Yadav, Bisheswor Rajbanshi, Dilip Kumar Dhadewa, Bishwonath Singh Rajbanshi, Chandrakala Singh Kuswah, Manish Kumar Suman, Satyanarayan Yadav, Dipendra Kumar Chaudhary, Sitaram Mandal, Durga Chaudhary, Dr. Dambar Narayan Yadav, Rajkumar Gupta, Laxman Lal Karna, Amrita Agrahari and Devendra Mishra and others?
- Hridayesh Tripathi, resigned on 29 January 2007 { Due to rift with Rajendra Mahato; Hridyesh believed that a more radical stance was the need of the hour: To be more competitive than other rising madhesi forces like MPRF} to form/join a radical-stance party, called Tarai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP)
- In 2007, NSP: Mandal was expelled from the party. Why and how… through convention?
- In 2007, NSP: Laxman Lal Karna became the new party chairman and three months later, NSP merged into NSP(A)
- Anandidevi Singh as chairperson and Laxman Lal Karna as Senior Vice Chairperson
- Aim was federal democratic republic
- September, 2007:
- Laxman Lal Karna and Rajendra Mahato (of NSP-A?) formed Sadbhawana Party (SP)
- Rajendra Mahto was elected president
- Oct 21, 2008, Lahan, Siraha Convention of NSP(A)
- Sarita Giri elected as its new party chairperson.
- Decided to remove its adjective – Anandidevi
- Anandidevi Singh has been given the title of "honorary chairperson"
- Vice Chairman Ram Baran Yadav
- Who are other Central Committee Members
- Oct 19 08
- The general convention of NSP-A dissident faction led by former minister Shayam Sundar Gupta started in Bhairahawa
- Who are Central Committee Members?
- What is the party's Name? Is it still the NSP-A?
- What position SS Gupta holds?
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum
· Previously, an NGO… registered under? When?
· As underground group:
o its demands were: fully PR based elections for Constituent Assembly; Guarantee of ethnic self determination rights with the formation of Madhes autonomous region; and declaration that Nepal is oriented towards federal democratic republican set-up.
o Upendra Yadav, Coordinator
o Kishore Kumar Biswas Tharu, vice president of MJF
o Other Members:
o Sitanandan Raya, Mohammad Nasir Siddiqui. Others?
· On, April 26, 2007, MJF registered itself as Political party with the EC
· August 30, 2007, MJF turned from underground structure to a political party
· Split on September 2007 (reason: opposition of the 22-point deal with Govt.?):
o MJF vice chairmen Bhagyanath Gupta and Kishor Kumar Bishwash and Ram Kumar Sharma and Jitendra Sonal were expelled from MJF
o Gupta became chairman, Sharma general secretary, Bishwash and Sonal vice chairmen of the new party
o Sonal and Sharma were expelled from the party in December 2007 Why?
- Gacchedar split is possible?
TMDP (Tarai Madhes Democratic Party)
· Formed: December 27, 2007
o Central Working Committee (Others?)
- Mahanth Thakur (NC)
- Hridayesh Tripathi (NSP-A)
- Mahendra Prasad Yadav (UML)
- Ram Chandra Raya (RPP)
- Sarbendra Nath Shukla (Rashtriya Janatantrik Party)
- Anish Ansari (NC)
- Ram Chandra Kushwaha (NC)
- Brishesh Chandra Lal (NC)
- Srikrishna Yadav (Madhesi Rashtriya Manch/UML)
- Govinda Prasad Chaudhary,
- Ram Kumar Chaudhary,
- Ram Kumar Sharma,
- Jitendra Sonal,
- Bishwanath Saha,
- Satyawati Kurmi,
- Kritaram Kumhal,
- Dilip Singh
- Sheikh Chandtara.
o Other facts about the party/leaders?
JTMM (Nagendra Kumar Paswan a.k.a. Jwala Singh)
· Singh believes Madhesi politics requires a loose alliance of all groups and calls Goit the key obstacle to forging such unity
· JTMM(JS) has emerged as the preferred alternative for non-Yadav castes in the armed movement
· in eastern Tarai districts.
· does not command much support in Madhesi civil society or intelligentsia
· Other facts/knowledge of split?
JTMM (Goit)
· Maoists have publicly declared war against JTMM(G)
· He (Goit) says he is laying out the theoretical foundations for future generations to take the struggle forward
· Goit - Reputation as a committed political activist
· Tespect in Madhesi civil society and among political activists of all hues and his activists are seen as more politically inclined than those of JTMM(JS).
· Other facts/knowledge of split?
Other Groups fighting for the madhesi cause: (Plz add other groups you may know. Also, information regarding these groups is also welcome, regarding their formation, chief, strength, strategy and agenda)
· JTMM – Bisfot Singh
· Madheshi Rashtriya Mukti Morcha (Madheshi National Liberation Front),
· Madheshi Mukti (Liberation) Tigers
· Terai Cobra
· Terai Baagi (Rebels)
· Terai Army
· Madheshi Virus Killers Party
· Royal Defence Army.
· Madhesh Raksha Bahini (SP, Mahato)
· Broader Madheshi National Front (BMNF)
o On December 7, four parties of in the Terai region, MJF, Madhes led by Bhagyanath Gupta, Dalit Janajati Party, Madhesi Loktantrik Morcha (Madheshi Democratic Party) and Loktantrik Madheshi Morcha (Democratic Madheshi Party), came together to float the BMNF. Agenda/Strategy?
· Other facts?
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