Madhesis ready to die for their rights, says Yadav

RAUTAHAT: Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal (FSF-N) Chairman Upendra Yadav on Monday stressed that the new Constitution which did not include rights of Madhesis was not acceptable.

Addressing a press conference organised by FSF-N Rautahat district committee in Gaur of Rautahat today, Yadav claimed that the Tarai people were ready to sacrifice their lives rather than accepting the Constitution that did not grant them their rights.

Yadav said that the Madhesi people were on the road just to protest the domination against them practiced by the government for ages.

Now onward, the government would not be able to handle the agitation too as the people from other areas also would join them, said the FSF-N Chairman.

By killing the innocent people in peaceful agitations, the so-called democratic government returned to the tyranny of Panchyat regime, stated the agitating leader.

Unless the issues of Madhesi people were addressed, the agitating parties would not join the government, informed FSF chairman.

Yadav further said he would like to appreciate the leaders of the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) as they stuck to the agitation despite the negative coverage on major media.

Yadav also warned the government not to perceive the agitators' silence as the end of strike. "Rather, it is the moment that comes before the tsunami," he said.

Meanwhile, Ashok Rai, a senior leader of the party, criticised that the suppression of the government on the peaceful agitation was undemocratic.

Rai further said the incumbent government would be the one of the worst governments in the history as it was unable to listen to the demands of Tarai people despite the blockade for four months.