Amid a function organized in the capital Tuesday, Gupta said they will launch ´Tarai Madhes National Campaign´ from Wednesday in order to form a political party with ´new´ concept that will fight for the cause of Madhesi, indigenous, Muslim and women, among other marginalized communities. [break]
“We can cooperate with various political parties for our national campaign,” he said, “We have been holding discussions with Madhes-based political parties that are not aligned with United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF).”
Gupta stated that he has also appealed to the armed outfits in the Tarai to lay down arms and join peaceful politics.
He maintained that their campaign will not only create a ground for formation of a new revolutionary political party but it will also exert pressure to make new Constituent Assembly (CA) successful.
However, Gupta claimed that polls for CA cannot be conducted until major political parties express their commitment on major issues of new constitution including basis of formation of federal states, among others.
He also stated that CA poll is impossible without first reviewing number of electoral constituencies as per the 2011 national census and resolving the citizenship issue.
He accused the constituent parties of UDMF of engaging in politics for the sake of power instead of for promoting the Madhesi cause. “the new party will not be like the existing Madhes-based political parties that have surrendered the Madhesi agenda in exchange for a few ministerial posts,” Gupta added.
He said that they will continue their struggle until a final deal on Madhesi issues is struck among the political parties.
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