Agreement between the GoN and Samyukta Loktantrik Madheshi Morcha
Respecting the sentiments and aspirations of the Madheshi people of Nepal, expressed
during the protests and movements that they have organized time and again for equal
rights, this Agreement was signed between the Government of Nepal and the Samyukta
Loktrantik Madheshi Morcha [United Democratic Madheshi Front] to ensure the
establishment of federal democratic republic in Nepal for multiparty democratic system
of governance, to guarantee equality, freedom and justice for all, and to end all forms of
discrimination. This Agreement shall be implemented at once. The points of the
agreement are as follows:
1. The State shall declare those killed during the Madhesh Movement as martyrs, and
shall provide appropriate compensation to those maimed and yet to receive
compensation. Similarly, arrangements shall be made for those injured during the
Movement to receive medical expenses and those martyred shall be given due
recognition and their families shall be provided with relief at the rate of Rs 1 million,
and those arrested shall be immediately released.
2. Nepal shall become a federal democratic republic by accepting people’s aspiration for
a federal structure with autonomous regions, including the Madheshi people’s
aspiration for an autonomous Madhesh state. In the federal structure, power between
the Centre and the states shall be divided clearly according to a list. The states shall
be fully autonomous and shall enjoy full rights. The structure, full details of the lists
of the Centre and the states and the division of power between them shall be
determined by the Constituent Assembly, keeping Nepal’s sovereignty and integrity
intact.
3. The existing legal provision of 20 per cent in Sub-section 14 of Section 7 of the
Election of Members to the Constituent Assembly Act 2064 shall be changed to 30
per cent.
4. The Government shall execute appointments, promotions and nominations in a
manner that ensures inclusive and proportional participation of Madheshi people,
Adivasi, Jananati, women, Dalits, backward regions and minority communities in all
state bodies, including the security bodies.
5. Proportional, inclusive group entry of Madheshi people and other communities into
the Nepal Army shall be ensured to impart national character to Nepal Army and to
make it more inclusive.
6. The Government of Nepal and the United Democratic Madhesi Front together request
all armed groups agitating in the Terai to begin negotiations for a peaceful political
process and to find solutions to all outstanding problems through dialogue. The
Government of Nepal shall take necessary steps to create an environment conducive
to this purpose. We appeal everyone to help conduct the Constituent Assembly
election on April 10 in an environment which is peaceful, non-violent, impartial, fair
and free of fear.
7. The Government of Nepal shall immediately release all those who have been
detained, withdraw cases filed against Madheshi leaders and party cadres of the
Forum as well as of other parties, and immediately implement all other points of the
22-Point Agreement signed between the Government of Nepal and the Madheshi
Janadhikar Forum on August 30, 2007.
8. All protest programmes called by the United Democratic Madhesi Forum shall be
immediately withdrawn.
The Government of Nepal shall be responsible for the constitutional, legal, political and
administrative aspects of the issues mentioned in this Agreement. The Government shall
form a high-level monitoring committee, comprising, among others, members of the
Front, to monitor the implementation of this agreement.
Signatories to the Agreement:
Sd. Sd.
Rajendra Mahato Girija Prasad Koirala
National Chairperson Prime Minister
Sadbhavana Party Government of Nepal
Sd.
Upendra Yadav
Central Coordinator
Madheshi Janadhikar Forum, Nepal
Sd.
Mahanath Thakur
Chairperson
Terai Madhesh Loktrantik Party
(February 28, 2008)
Nepali Version
Respecting the sentiments and aspirations of the Madheshi people of Nepal, expressed
during the protests and movements that they have organized time and again for equal
rights, this Agreement was signed between the Government of Nepal and the Samyukta
Loktrantik Madheshi Morcha [United Democratic Madheshi Front] to ensure the
establishment of federal democratic republic in Nepal for multiparty democratic system
of governance, to guarantee equality, freedom and justice for all, and to end all forms of
discrimination. This Agreement shall be implemented at once. The points of the
agreement are as follows:
1. The State shall declare those killed during the Madhesh Movement as martyrs, and
shall provide appropriate compensation to those maimed and yet to receive
compensation. Similarly, arrangements shall be made for those injured during the
Movement to receive medical expenses and those martyred shall be given due
recognition and their families shall be provided with relief at the rate of Rs 1 million,
and those arrested shall be immediately released.
2. Nepal shall become a federal democratic republic by accepting people’s aspiration for
a federal structure with autonomous regions, including the Madheshi people’s
aspiration for an autonomous Madhesh state. In the federal structure, power between
the Centre and the states shall be divided clearly according to a list. The states shall
be fully autonomous and shall enjoy full rights. The structure, full details of the lists
of the Centre and the states and the division of power between them shall be
determined by the Constituent Assembly, keeping Nepal’s sovereignty and integrity
intact.
3. The existing legal provision of 20 per cent in Sub-section 14 of Section 7 of the
Election of Members to the Constituent Assembly Act 2064 shall be changed to 30
per cent.
4. The Government shall execute appointments, promotions and nominations in a
manner that ensures inclusive and proportional participation of Madheshi people,
Adivasi, Jananati, women, Dalits, backward regions and minority communities in all
state bodies, including the security bodies.
5. Proportional, inclusive group entry of Madheshi people and other communities into
the Nepal Army shall be ensured to impart national character to Nepal Army and to
make it more inclusive.
6. The Government of Nepal and the United Democratic Madhesi Front together request
all armed groups agitating in the Terai to begin negotiations for a peaceful political
process and to find solutions to all outstanding problems through dialogue. The
Government of Nepal shall take necessary steps to create an environment conducive
to this purpose. We appeal everyone to help conduct the Constituent Assembly
election on April 10 in an environment which is peaceful, non-violent, impartial, fair
and free of fear.
7. The Government of Nepal shall immediately release all those who have been
detained, withdraw cases filed against Madheshi leaders and party cadres of the
Forum as well as of other parties, and immediately implement all other points of the
22-Point Agreement signed between the Government of Nepal and the Madheshi
Janadhikar Forum on August 30, 2007.
8. All protest programmes called by the United Democratic Madhesi Forum shall be
immediately withdrawn.
The Government of Nepal shall be responsible for the constitutional, legal, political and
administrative aspects of the issues mentioned in this Agreement. The Government shall
form a high-level monitoring committee, comprising, among others, members of the
Front, to monitor the implementation of this agreement.
Signatories to the Agreement:
Sd. Sd.
Rajendra Mahato Girija Prasad Koirala
National Chairperson Prime Minister
Sadbhavana Party Government of Nepal
Sd.
Upendra Yadav
Central Coordinator
Madheshi Janadhikar Forum, Nepal
Sd.
Mahanath Thakur
Chairperson
Terai Madhesh Loktrantik Party
(February 28, 2008)
Nepali Version
नेपाल सरकार र संयुक्त लोकतान्त्रिक मधेशी मोर्चा बिच भएको ८ बुंदे सम्झौता (Feb 28, 2008)
मधेशीहरुले गरेको मधेश आन्दोलनको मर्मलाई बुझ्दै संघीय गणतान्त्रिक नेपालको स्थापनालाई सुनिश्चित गर्न र सबै नेपालीहरुमा समानता, स्वतन्त्रता र न्यायको प्रत्याभूति होस् भनेर नेपाल सरकार र संयुक्त मधेशी मोर्चा बिच तपसिल बमोजिमको आठ (८) बुंदे सम्झौता एकै साथ लागु हुने गरि गरिएको छ:
(१) मधेश आन्दोलनको बेला सहादत प्राप्त गर्नेहरु सबैलाई सरकारले सहिद घोषणा गर्नु पर्छ र उचित क्षतिपुर्ति को साथ-साथै रु. १० लाख प्रत्येकको परिवारले पाउनु पर्छ साथै आन्दोलनको बेला घाइते हुनेहरु पनि इलाज खर्चको साथ-साथै उचित क्षतिपुर्ति पाउनु पर्छ ।मधेश आन्दोलनको बेला जेल, थुनुवा र हिरासतमा परेका सम्पूर्णलाई नि-शर्त छोड्नु पर्छ ।
(२) नेपाली जनताको चाहना अनुसार नेपाललाई स्वायत शासन हुनेगरी संघीय गणतान्त्रिक प्रणालीमा लैजानु पर्छ र मधेशी जनताको चाहना अनुरुप मधेशलाई एक स्वायत मधेश प्रदेश घोषणा गर्नु पर्छ । संघीय प्रणालीमा शक्तिको बांडफांड केन्द्र र राज्यमा लिस्ट अनुसार लागु गर्नु पर्छ । प्रदेशहरु पूर्णरुपले स्वायत हुन्छ र जनताले पूर्ण अधिकारको प्रत्याभूति लिन पाउनु पर्छ । प्रदेशको बनावट, केन्द्र र राज्य बीच शक्तिको बांडफाडको लिस्ट संविधान सभाले नेपालको प्रभुत्व र सम्पुर्णतालाई आत्म-साथ गरि निर्धारण गर्नेछ ।
(३) संविधान सभा सदस्य एन २०६४ को निर्वाचन खण्ड ७ को उपखण्ड १४ मा व्याख्या गरे अनुसार २०% कानुनी प्रक्रिया रहेकोलाई ३०% गर्नु पर्छ ।
(४) सरकारले कुनै पनि नियुक्ति, बढुवा र दरखास्त =देशको सबै अंगमा (सुरक्षा निकाय समेत) मधेशी, दलित, जनजाती, आदिवासी, महिला, शोषित र पिछडिएका तथा अल्पसंख्यकहरुलाई समानुपातिक आधारमा सङ्लग्न गराउनु पर्छ ।
(५) नेपाली सेनामा मधेशी र अन्य समुदायको समानुपातिक र समुहगत प्रवेशको लागि नेपाली सेनाले राष्ट्रिय चरित्र अनुसार वातावरण मिलाउनु पर्छ ।
(६) मधेशका सम्पूर्ण सशस्त्र समुहलाई शान्ति प्रक्रियामा आउन र आफ्नो विशिष्ट मांगहरुलाई वार्ताबाट समाधान गर्न नेपाल सरकार र लोकतान्त्रिक मधेशी मोर्चा अनुरोध गर्दछ । नेपाल सरकारले वार्ताको लागि सहज वातावरण मिलाउनु पर्छ । April 10 मा सम्पन्न हुन् गइरहेको संविधान सभाको चुनाव शान्तिपूर्ण, धाँदली रहित, हिंसा विरोधी, र निस्पक्ष रुपले सम्पन्न गराई दिनमा मद्दत गर्न सबैमा हामी अनुरोध गर्दछौ ।
(७) सरकारले तत्कालै मधेशी जनअधिकार फोरम लगायत अन्य पार्टीका नेता तथा कार्यकर्ताहरुलाई हिरासत बाट मुक्त र उनीहरु प्रति चलाएको मुद्दा खारिज गर्नु पर्छ तथा फोरम र सरकार बीच August 30, 2007 मा भएका २२ बुंदे सम्झौता तुरुन्त लागु गर्नु पर्छ ।
(८) संयुक्त लोकतान्त्रिक मधेशी मोर्चाले घोषणा गरेका आफ्नो विरोधका सबै कार्यक्रमहरु फिर्ता लिन्छ ।
यस सम्झौतामा उल्लेख गरिएका सम्पूर्ण मुद्दाहरुको संवैधानिक, कानुनी, राजनीतिक र प्रशाशनिक दृष्टिकोणको जिम्मेवारी सरकारको हुनेछ । यस सम्झौतालाई लागुगर्न को लागि सरकारले एक उच्च स्तरीय कमिटि बनाउने छ जुन यस मोर्चाका प्रतिनिधि संग तालमेल बसाएर काम गर्नेछ ।
हस्ताक्षर गर्नेहरु:
सरकार पक्षबाट:
गिरिजा प्रसाद कोइराला
(प्रधानमन्त्री, नेपाल सरकार)
मोर्चा पक्षबाट:
(१) उपेन्द्र यादव
(केन्द्रिय संयोजक)
मधेशी जनअधिकार फोरम, नेपाल
(२) राजेन्द्र महतो
राष्ट्रिय अध्यक्ष, सदभावना पार्टी
(३) महन्त ठाकुर
अध्यक्ष, तराई मधेश लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टी
(लेखाईमा कुनै त्रुटी भएमा यसलाई सच्चियाउन हामीलाई रिपोर्ट गर्नुस)