“Madheshi parties have not shaped their campaign yet as they are still in search of the agendas for the election,” said political analyst CK Lal.
Lal opined that Madheshi parties were hesitant also because they could not keep the promises they had made to the people of the Tarai in the past.
“Madhesi people are disappointed with their leaders as they did not deliver on the promises such as ensuring their proportional representation in the state machinary, federalism and their recruitment in the national army, inter alias.[break]
To sum, he added, “The Madhesi leaders don´t have the confidence to face the public.”
However, Madhesi parties have refuted Lal´s claim.
Sadbhavana Party (SP) Chairman Rajendra Mahato said that the party will launch ´people´s awareness campaign´ to the constituencies both in the Madhes and hills.
“We will announce our candidates for the poll before August 23,” said Manish Suman, SP General Secretary.
Vice-chairman of Madheshi People´s Right Forum-Democratic (MPRF-D) Rameshwor Raya Yadav said his party was going to hold comprehensive meet before August 23 in Biratnagar. “We are analyzing our strength and weakness minutely,” said Yadav, adding, “The issue of Muslim, social evils, federal issues, development and socials evils would be the agendas for election manifesto.”
MPRF-Nepal Secretary Ratneshwor Lal Kayasth reiterated that they will boycott the November polls if their demands were not met. “We are simultaneously preparing for the election and the protest,” said Kayasth, adding that they were in favor of meaningful CA polls.
Joint-Secretary of Tarai Madhesh Democratic Party (TMDP) Jitendra Sonal said they have started the first phase of ´election orientation program´ in Sarlahi, Mahottari and Dhanusha districts.
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