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Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai's India visit will not count
up any 'political settlements' on disputed national issues within the two
nations so far as he has packed up merely some 'business' agendas just like a
minister with portfolio of finance ministry.
The agendas of PM's India Nepal
PM Dr. Bhattarai will call for
Rs. 78 billion soft loan for the purpose of construction of 80 Km
Kathmandu-Bara Fast Track road, import of 200 MW electricity and technical cum
financial assistance for developing two special economic zones (SEZ).
Those SEZ are believed to be
developed at Attariya, Birgunj and Kailali. The Government will request its
Indian counterparts to allow the usage of Indian currency denominated 100 and
500 rupees as per the suggestion of Nepal Rastra Bank. Earlier, Indian Reserve
Bank has denied allowing so on simply request from Nepal Rastra Bank seeking
nod from the government side.
According to the officials at
Baluawatar, PM's visit will also consider the issue of implementing Nepal-India
trade treaty to lift the Indian custom duties on exported Nepalese goods on 162
items.
The PM, Dr. Bhattarai who is
alleged by one of the factions of his own party, the Vaidya group, as standing on the
anti-national four point agreement with Madhesh based parties while forming
his government, will miss a chance to prove his nationalist approach this time
since his lips are now sealed on the 'national' issues necessary to be
dealt with India promptly.
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| A flooded north Bihar, water everywhere, human settlement seen nowhere ! Image: Wikipedia |
Dr. Bhattarai, vice chairman of
the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (UPCN) Maoist – the party which often
raises bitterly the issues of extended uneven treaties in between two nations
since the Rana regime in Nepal India
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The top among all other issues-
related with the water resources either it is Pancheswor or Arun III, either
Upper Karnali or Gandaki, they are unsolved till now affecting thousands of
local residents compelled to fight with invited flood and other catastrophes.
Prime Minister should have to
concern over wrapping up the process of constitution building this time but his
visit to India
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[According to the agitating indigenous community leaders, the government authorities did not obtain prior and informed consent, as provisioned in the international laws, namely ILO convention 169 and UNDRIP of which Nepal government is a party to initiate the Rs. 590 million project.]
By LAHURNIP
Indigenous communities at Dangrah
in Morang district, east Nepal
With the view to dumping garbage
from Itahari, Dharan and Biratnagar municipalities, the Biratnagar
Sub-Metropolitan City Finland Nepal
The FPIC Alliance, Village
Development Committee Chapter of Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities
(NEFIN), an umbrella organization of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples' and local
indigenous communities have been taking to the streets. It is up in the air
that the Biratnagar
Sub-Metropolitan City
According to the agitating
indigenous community leaders, the government authorities did not obtain prior
and informed consent, as provisioned in the international laws, namely ILO
convention 169 and UNDRIP of which Nepal government is a party to initiate the Rs. 590 million project.
"We will not let government
construct the site here at any cost, because, the landfill site is going to
displace many of us from our traditional homeland and which will eventually pollute the environment all around,"
said, Renuka Choudhary, a member of struggle committee, adding that "The
government officials first had to consult with us and receive consent from us,
prior to initiating the project."
Ms. Choudhary further said that
they would submit a memorandum to the Prime
Minister through the Chief District Office in Morang district and also draw the attention of
international communities. If the government
fails to pay any heed to their demands, they will lodge the case into the court
and equally in the international human rights mechanisms also.
They demand officials first
consult with them, brief them about various aspects of the project (both benefits
and negative impacts), conduct Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and seek consent
from them.
FPIC Alliance in Morang district
along with 19 other districts, was formed after a tripartite dialogue workshop
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples over lands, territories and natural
resources, jointly organized by Lawyers' Association for Human Rights of
Nepalese Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP) and Nepal Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN)
in March 2011.
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[According to Kanchanpur Police chief Dilip Chaudhary, the SSB demolished these houses unilaterally without even informing Nepali authorities.]
By Chitrang Thapa
MAHENDRANAGAR - A team of
Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB), border security force of India
At least 35 SSB personnel entered
into the Nepali territory and tore down the houses of locals Kalyan Loha, Uchit
Pal and Bhakta Bahadur Rana.
According to Kanchanpur Police
chief Dilip Chaudhary, the SSB demolished these houses unilaterally without
even informing Nepali authorities.
“We have taken this incident very
seriouly,” said Chaudhary. “A meeting of the District Security Committee is
underway to discuss this issue.”
