The forum has been demanding regional autonomy in eastern Nepal. [break]
The three day conference of the forum has appointed Inrahang Khambu as president, Biswaraj Rai, Manjit Khambu, Purna Devi Khambu, Man Bahadur Thami and Darma Raj Magar as vice-presidents, Kiran Khambu as as general secretary while Subha Dev Chamling, Arun Koimi and Yasoda Limbu have been appointed secretaries.
Khambu said all ethnic communities in Khambuwan will be given their rights through declaration of a fully proportional electoral system. He also said the forum will ensure ethnic representation in legislative, executive and judicial bodies of the government.
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