Abstract
The issue of Madhesh was brought into the realm of mainstream politics of Nepal after the second Jan Andolan (Peoples movement 2005–2006). This chapter tries to analyse the emergence and the consequences of the Madhesh movement in Nepal. The Madhesh Movement was one of the milestones in Nepal’s political journey, in which many people from Madhesh sacrificed their lives. Some of the accomplishments brought about by this movement to include the words like ‘Madhesh’ and ‘Madheshi’ in the second amendment to the interim constitution, provides them with constitutional identity and federal structure.
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Author’s interaction with her in March 2021, Rupandehi district, Butwal.
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https://www.spotlightnepal.com/2019/12/03/significant-features-padma-shamshers-constitution-1948/ The experts were Prakash Gupta, Raghunath Singh, and Ram Ugra Singh.
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At the commencement of this constitution, the following persons who have their domicile in Nepal shall be deemed to be citizens of Nepal: (a) any person who is a citizen of Nepal by virtue of Article 7 of the Constitution of Nepal (1962) or section 3 of the Nepal Citizenship Act, 1964; (b) any person who has acquired naturalised citizenship of Nepal by virtue of section 6 of the Nepal Citizenship Act, 1964.
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Jana Andolan II was held in 2006 in Nepal. Nineteen days long movement had started as a protest against the direct rule of then King Gyanendra, which he had started by dissolving the Sher Bahadur Deuba government and formed the council of ministries in his own chairmanship. Seven parties had alliance to make this movement successful.
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The Seven Party Alliance was a coalition of seven Nepali political parties seeking to end autocratic rule in the country. The alliance was made up of the Nepali Congress, Nepali Congress (Democratic), Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), Nepal Workers and Peasants Party, Nepal Goodwill Party (Anandi Devi), United Left Front, and People’s Front
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Bashyal, L.K., Bashyal, K. (2023). The Madhesh Movement in Nepal: At the Crossroad. In: Ranjan, A., Chattoraj, D. (eds) Migration, Regional Autonomy, and Conflicts in Eastern South Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28764-0_11
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