They criticized the bill, citing the bill tries to include indigenous communities in the Madhes and the Tharu community under the Madhesi category. [break]
Organizing a joint press meet on Wednesday, the Tharuhat Tarai Party Nepal, the Tharuhat Tarai Students´ Union, the Tharuhat Tarai Women´s Union, the Tharuhat Tarai Cultural Union, the Tharuhat Tarai Youth Force and the Tharu Artists´ Society demanded that the government take back the inclusion bill.
The meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Tuesday had approved the bill. It is said that the bill is for forming a separate battalion by recruiting the Madhesi youths en bloc in the Nepal Army (NA).
On the occasion, Chairman of the Tharuhat Tarai Party Nepal Laxman Tharu alleged that the decision to form separate battalion through en masse recruitment of the Madhesi youths in the NA is a ploy to remain in power.
Tharu further said they will launch stern agitation in Tarai if the bill is not scraped within 15 days.
The six parties and affiliated organizations also called on the government to follow the agreement forged between the Madhesi Front and the Tharuhat Struggle Committee on July 13.
It is stated in the agreement that the Tharus are the indigenous nationalities of the Tarai.
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