Rajbiraj, April 15 New Force Coordinator Baburam Bhattarai today said Madhes-based parties’ myopic vision had made the Tarai agitation meaningless. Speaking at Madhes Awareness Campaign in Saptari’s Bhardaha, Bhattarai argued that the Tarai agitation was aborted due to Tarai-centric parties’ shortsightedness. “The Tarai agitation came to an end bearing no fruit as the parties spearheading the movement could not come up with a concrete vision to win the confidence of foreign powers,” said Bhattarai. He said the Tarai agitation was aborted as Tarai-based parties could not forge partnership with other forces to give more strength to the movement. READ ALSO

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Bhattarai asked the Madhesi parties to learn from the past and forge alliance with Tharus, indigenous people and marginalised communities and launch Singha Durbar-centric protest to get their demands fulfilled. He said his party was ready to extend all possible support to the Madhes-based parties to press the government to meet the demands raised by the Madhesi people. He flayed the Unified CPN-Maoist for not fighting for the cause of marginalised people and accused the Unified-CPN Maoist and its chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal of sacrificing ideals for ministerial berths.