Symbolic CDC report burnt

Condemning the decision of Constituency Delineation Committee (CDC), United Madheshi Students Front (UMSF) burnt down the symbolical report of CDC in Maitighar Mandala park on Sunday at 5pm. The report was not made public till then.

UMSFs’ negotiating team at their table in Baneshwor, after discussing about the report, released the press note revealing their plan of event on Saturday. They condemned the report saying that it was unlawful to Madhesh and was non-republic, unscientific and inhuman to the citizens. The note said that the report undermined the international standards of law.

Madhesh based political parties also showed their unwillingness of accepting the CDC report. Releasing a press note, Chairperson of Sadvabana Party, Rajendra Mahato forwarded his demand to delineate the constituencies in Madhesh as per the ration of its population increased. Simillarly, Chairperson of Madhesh Peoples’ Right Forum-Nepal (MPRF-N) Upendra Yadav urged that decision of CDC has negatively affected the election environment in the country.

Issuing a separate press release, Nepal Sadvabana Party (NSP),led by Sarita Giri, staged an indefinite sit-in against the report of CDC at Shanti Batika from Monday. Meanwhile, Coordinator of Terai Madhesh National Campaign JP Gupta opined that the report of the CDC has mirrored the nation’s unitary tendency and regressive character.

A remarkable presentation of Madheshi youths, led by UMSF headed towards the park with high intensity of sound of aggression. Just after reaching the park, they got prepared to set the report on fire but the security officials mobilized there intervened. This action almost created chaos between youths and the security officials. But a team from Terai Human Rights Defenders (THRD) Alliance led by the Chairperson Dipendra Jha, had themselves enforced on the spot to monitor the situation. Ultimately the protestors succeed to burn the report.

After awhile, the situation got settled and the event turned towards the corner meeting. Many attendees expressed their views and poured out their anger upon government and CDC. A youth leader JP Yadav said, “Programme of burning the report is just the initial step of ours, if the government fails to address our voice than we can go beyond the boundaries.”

According to them the motive of the event was to make the authority informed about their concern. As it was done peacefully, the event ended in about an hour.

Abhishek Jha

Kathmandu/08/11