Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal
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Federal socialist Forum, Nepal
मधेसी जन अधिकार फोरम, नेपाल |
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| President | Upendra Yadav |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Ideology |
Social democracy Teraibasi People's Rights Madhesh autonomy and Self-determination Federalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Constituent Assembly |
15 / 601
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| Website | |
| www.mprfn.org | |
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal "Madhesi People's Rights Forum, Nepal" is a political party in Nepal. It was initially not a political party as such, but a political advocacy movement demanding ethnic self determination rights with the formation of a Madhes autonomous region for Teraibasi people, an election system based on proportional representation, and the setting-up of a federal republic in Nepal. MJF includes former leaders of other political parties, like Nepali Congress and CPN(UML). The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election.
MJF declared a 'Madhes bandh' (general strike) on January 16, 2007, demanding amendments in the interim constitution in favor of a federal system and a new delimitation of electoral constituencies. 14 MJF cadres, including Upendra Yadav and MP Amresh Kumar Singh, were arrested in Kathmandu after having burnt copies of the interim constitution. On January 18, MJF announced a chakkajam (vehicular strike) in Janakpur, in protest of arrests of activists of the organisation.
On January 19, 2007, Maoists opened fire in a MJF rally in Lahan, Siraha district. The clashes had begun as Maoists vehicles were stopped by MJF activists enforcing a chakkajam. One MJF sympathiser, 16-year-old Ramesh Mahato, was killed in the incident. The killing caused an uproar on behalf of MJF, and the situation in the region became yet more intense. Ensuing violence in Siraha district left several dead in the following days. On January 24, 2007, MJF issued a call for bandh in the Biratnagar, Udaypur and Saptari districts. On February 6, 2007, MJF cadres abducted the CPN(M) MP Chinak Kurmi and other Maoist cadres in Bhairawa. They were released after five hours.
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