WelCome to All of you

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• Wel-Come to All of you

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CA-CAUCAS MEETING - II

• September 16, 2008

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Organized by

• Madeshi NGO Federation
• Ranibari, Lazimpat, Kathmandu
• Nepal

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Discussion Agenda

• Peace
• Democracy
• Development

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Focused Area
Peace
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Peace Focused area

• International Lobbing in favour of Terai/Madheshi
  Issue with Terai Movement and their root cause
• Social Security and Environment

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Main ISSUES
Peace
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(Meaningful transformation of present peace
process to a conclusion, Conflict mitigation
and/or Inter-party conflict (among different
parties etc.)
Peace - Main Issues

• National peace process

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Peace - Main Issues

• Conflict in Terai/Madhesh

(Dialogue with Armed groups in Terai/Madesh to
reach in a meaningful resolution )
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Peace - Main Issues

• Law and order in Terai/Madhesh

Improve in present law and order situation to
ensure Social/personal security of people, Cross
Boarder Crime, Kidnapping, Crime and lobby system
in Industrial corridor
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Peace - Main Issues

• Inner party relation

• party sister organization
• Other-party relation

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Peace - Main Issues

• Professional /Vocational Alliances Relation

sangh (union) vs. party, Sangh (union) vs.
media
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Peace - Main Issues

• State People Relation

Strike on small matters e.g. deficit of book,
highway bandh (strike) etc
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Peace - Main Issues

• Disaster Preparedness
• /Rescue Management

Politics in flood victims relief
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Peace - Main Issues

• Issue on Development

High way Hospital, Chure Conservation, Highway
rescue management
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Peace - Main Issues

• Consumer Issue

Breaking law and order which has impact on
development, politics in tender etc (influence of
consumer base program, party base organization
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Peace - Main Issues

• Truth commission (satya Nirupan Ayog)
• Reconciliation (Mel-milap) Commission

Resettlement of conflict victim
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Discussion Agenda

• Peace
• Democracy
• Development

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Focused Area
Democracy
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Democracy Focused area

• Strengthen Terai-Madhesh Issues on democracy
• State Restructuring
• Lobby and advocacy to form Act/policy in favour
  of Terai/Madhesh

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Main ISSUES
Democracy
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Democracy - Main Issues

• Inclusiveness

in all sector of state
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Democracy - Main Issues

• Proportional participation

women, Ethnic groups, marginalized and indigenous
group etc.
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Democracy - Main Issues

• Federalism

State restructuring, structure of court, facility
of public service commission/state
commission/local governance
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Democracy - Main Issues

• Empowerment of CA Members

For enhancing capacity to lobby and advocate in
constitution making process
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Democracy - Main Issues

• National Demographic Census

A national level population census should be
conducted before next election
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Democracy - Main Issues

• Population Based Constituency

Electoral constituency based on population
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Democracy - Main Issues

• Decentralization of Power

Power to province District and VDC/Municipality
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Democracy - Main Issues

• Human Right

ensuring rights for all (media, child, women,
displaced and marginalized group, Compensation
for madesh andolan victims, Compensation for
martyr of Terai/Madesh origin
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Democracy - Main Issues

• Participation in different law/act drafting
  committees in CA

Active role and participation, Inter-party lobby
Advocacy
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Democracy - Main Issues

• Distribution of National Income

Should be divided among all states based on
population (hydro-power, SAPTA, Tourism, Herbal
Industry, Agro based farming)
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Democracy - Main Issues

• Compensation on flooding due to river from hill

Government should provide compensation to framers
of low-land area for the damage incurred due to
flood from hill origin rivers
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Democracy - Main Issues

• Financial Support to National parties from
  Government

Fund problem in political parties, crisis to
parties in election campaign system, government
should provide financial support for
effectiveness.
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Democracy - Main Issues

• Definition of "IDENTITY" in law

It is essential to be clear on how law defines
the madeshi identity in new constitution.
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Discussion Agenda

• Peace
• Democracy
• Development

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Focused Area
Development
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Development Focused area

• Policy on disaster preparedness
• Development and Social Change
• Direct Partnership with International Supporting
  Agencies to support Terai-Madhesh people.

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Main ISSUES
Development
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Development - Main Issues

• Access on Natural Resources

Ownership of local people on local natural
resources (land, water, forest), Community
forestry, Partnership forestry, how it could be
used in favor of Terai/madeshi people
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Development - Main Issues

• Social Equity

Gender, caste, ethnic, religion, minority groups
(e.g. Muslim, Christian, Sikha) and linguistic
disparity
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Development - Main Issues

• Allocation/Distribution of budget based on
  National Income

Population proportionate budget
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Development - Main Issues

• Policy in favor of Terai/madhesh

health, education, agriculture, environment,
infrastructure, science and technology, media
etc.
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Development - Main Issues

• Disaster Management

long term and short term relief and
rehabilitation strategy for disasters e.g.
flooding, Cold wave (Fog/sitlahari), Fire-disaster
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Development - Main Issues

• Chure Conservation

land, forest, wildlife, forest clearance
illegal timber smuggling
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Development - Main Issues

• Desertification of low-land area

Accumulation of sand on fertile land of Terai and
its consequences
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Development - Main Issues

• Protection and promotion of Cultural Heritage

Budha's birth place-Lumbini, Matihani, Jannki
temple-Janakpur, Gadhi mai-Bara etc.
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Development - Main Issues

• Development of Tourism sector in Terai-madesh

Identifying tourism places and its propaganda,
neighboring state tourism, development of hotels
and restaurants
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Development - Main Issues

• Infrastructure Development

Hulaki Road, District HQ Link road, Sewage
Drainage system development, Drinking water
system development
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Development - Main Issues

• Media

Development and use of state owned media (T.V.,
RSS, Gorkhapatra etc)
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Development - Main Issues

• Urbanization in rural areas

Some VDCs are developing their status as Urban
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Development - Main Issues

• Youth focused programs

for mainstreaming youth to minimize political,
social conflict resolution and development
activities
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Development - Main Issues

• Role of CAUCUS member in partnership

Advocacy and lobby with bilateral and collateral
agencies
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• Thank you to all !!