Currently, Madhes is the hot topic in Nepal among news channel, news paper, social media, bureaucrats, politicians, journalists.
Madhesis basic demands are more area, more constituencies and citizenship. And they are in protest since last 80 days and still there is no sign of calling off anytime soon.
Twitter is full of tweet with Madhes #Indiablockadesnepal #ModiHimalayanBlunder #ModiFailedInNepal and so on. So I got my inspiration from twitter to write this.
According to me protest is fine till certain limit until its turn into a violence or more worse thing than that. Here, I want to clear in beginning itself that what police is doing or done with the protesters, I am totally against it. Its the duty of the police to ensure the safety of every citizen of Nepal.
As everyone agrees, Tikapur incident is the turning point of what going on right now. Now I think Tharus are pretty much settled right now - as I can see from top at least. Its important to mention here that Madhesi leaders too have try to use them at one point. But now I guess Tharus have distanced themselves from Madhesis protest.
Now, left Madhesis. As per me constitution of Nepal has already addressed their one of the demand ie. separate Madhesi state and it got 8 districts in it. Tharus don't want to mix with them and other 3 eastern districts Jhapa, Morang and Sunsari too don't want to be included with them.
Second citizenship, I can't see any flaws in it. It obvious that any Nation will give priority to their First hand Citizen and not Second hand. But those who are protesting I guess are all Nepali and Nepal is their motherland so they don't have to worry. Its only to make sure that the countries highest ranks should be handled by the Nepali by birth. Any sensible nation will follow the same rule. I think instead we should be proud of it.
Third, constituency by population. Here, I completely agree with you that its high time constituencies must be marked based on population. That has been followed everywhere.
Now, lets come to the topic. I here assume that may be Madhesis are not happy with the Constitution of Nepal but I am equally sure that the same people don't want violence or war happening except few. Actually, only these few people are the responsible for making the current situation worse. History is there to learn. Look at the recent example Maoist. I won't be wrong if I say Maoist was successful mainly because of Magars. But now after 10 years of long war where we are. Neither there is any change in country's social system or economy nor in any Magar's life. May be 0.01% Magar population has benefited from it, that too who r managed to become leaders now, and top of that nobody is doing and going to do anything for Magars. We are still at the same stage where we were before war. We might have been in better condition because of our own hardwork and not because of so called People's War.
So, here there I want to humble request all my fellow Nepalis who call them Madhesis to understand it. We must be fighting against our rights but make sure that your sentiments should not be misused by few selfish leaders.
And the main question is why there are demands. The answer is for equality and for development of your society. But, what I feel in today's World there are numbers of ways to achieve the same goal if at all those demands are not met.
Ok protest is fine, but I think right now we should stop it right now because its getting mis-used. And its dangerous for our Nation.
Now, first thing we require is Equality, Equality comes from Development and Development comes from peace. Yes, I agree that Nepal politics is guided by so called high caste elites. But I think its not the case in today's World. In today's World anyone can become anything and anyone can rule but you should have the capabality not your caste. Yes, your caste may give certain advantage but till when. Do anyone know who are the granchildrens of Moghuls who ruled on India or for that matter after 50 more years we may not even know about the grandchildrens of Shahs.
Things have already change we just need to change our attutide and our perception.
I can keep on writing. But, I think you guys should be proud that Nepal's first President and Vice-President is Madhesi.
Jai Nepal.
Madhesis basic demands are more area, more constituencies and citizenship. And they are in protest since last 80 days and still there is no sign of calling off anytime soon.
Twitter is full of tweet with Madhes #Indiablockadesnepal #ModiHimalayanBlunder #ModiFailedInNepal and so on. So I got my inspiration from twitter to write this.
According to me protest is fine till certain limit until its turn into a violence or more worse thing than that. Here, I want to clear in beginning itself that what police is doing or done with the protesters, I am totally against it. Its the duty of the police to ensure the safety of every citizen of Nepal.
As everyone agrees, Tikapur incident is the turning point of what going on right now. Now I think Tharus are pretty much settled right now - as I can see from top at least. Its important to mention here that Madhesi leaders too have try to use them at one point. But now I guess Tharus have distanced themselves from Madhesis protest.
Now, left Madhesis. As per me constitution of Nepal has already addressed their one of the demand ie. separate Madhesi state and it got 8 districts in it. Tharus don't want to mix with them and other 3 eastern districts Jhapa, Morang and Sunsari too don't want to be included with them.
Second citizenship, I can't see any flaws in it. It obvious that any Nation will give priority to their First hand Citizen and not Second hand. But those who are protesting I guess are all Nepali and Nepal is their motherland so they don't have to worry. Its only to make sure that the countries highest ranks should be handled by the Nepali by birth. Any sensible nation will follow the same rule. I think instead we should be proud of it.
Third, constituency by population. Here, I completely agree with you that its high time constituencies must be marked based on population. That has been followed everywhere.
Now, lets come to the topic. I here assume that may be Madhesis are not happy with the Constitution of Nepal but I am equally sure that the same people don't want violence or war happening except few. Actually, only these few people are the responsible for making the current situation worse. History is there to learn. Look at the recent example Maoist. I won't be wrong if I say Maoist was successful mainly because of Magars. But now after 10 years of long war where we are. Neither there is any change in country's social system or economy nor in any Magar's life. May be 0.01% Magar population has benefited from it, that too who r managed to become leaders now, and top of that nobody is doing and going to do anything for Magars. We are still at the same stage where we were before war. We might have been in better condition because of our own hardwork and not because of so called People's War.
So, here there I want to humble request all my fellow Nepalis who call them Madhesis to understand it. We must be fighting against our rights but make sure that your sentiments should not be misused by few selfish leaders.
And the main question is why there are demands. The answer is for equality and for development of your society. But, what I feel in today's World there are numbers of ways to achieve the same goal if at all those demands are not met.
Ok protest is fine, but I think right now we should stop it right now because its getting mis-used. And its dangerous for our Nation.
Now, first thing we require is Equality, Equality comes from Development and Development comes from peace. Yes, I agree that Nepal politics is guided by so called high caste elites. But I think its not the case in today's World. In today's World anyone can become anything and anyone can rule but you should have the capabality not your caste. Yes, your caste may give certain advantage but till when. Do anyone know who are the granchildrens of Moghuls who ruled on India or for that matter after 50 more years we may not even know about the grandchildrens of Shahs.
Things have already change we just need to change our attutide and our perception.
I can keep on writing. But, I think you guys should be proud that Nepal's first President and Vice-President is Madhesi.
Jai Nepal.
