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Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal "Madhesi People's Rights Forum, Nepal" is a political party in Nepal. It was initially not a political party as such, but a political advocacy movement demanding ethnic self determination rights with the formation of a Madhes autonomous region for Teraibasi people, an election system based on proportional representation, and the setting-up of a federal republic in Nepal. MJF includes former leaders of other political parties, like Nepali Congress and CPN(UML). The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=List of Parties )〕 ==Spring 2007 agitation== MJF declared a 'Madhes bandh' (general strike) on January 16, 2007, demanding amendments in the interim constitution in favor of a federal system and a new delimitation of electoral constituencies.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 14 MJF cadres, including Upendra Yadav and MP Amresh Kumar Singh, were arrested in Kathmandu after having burnt copies of the interim constitution.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 On January 18, MJF announced a ''chakkajam'' (vehicular strike) in Janakpur, in protest of arrests of activists of the organisation.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 On January 19, 2007, Maoists opened fire in a MJF rally in Lahan, Siraha district. The clashes had begun as Maoists vehicles were stopped by MJF activists enforcing a ''chakkajam''. One MJF sympathiser, 16-year-old Ramesh Mahato, was killed in the incident. The killing caused an uproar on behalf of MJF, and the situation in the region became yet more intense.〔〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Connumications Pvt. Ltd )〕 Ensuing violence in Siraha district left several dead in the following days.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 On January 24, 2007, MJF issued a call for bandh in the Biratnagar, Udaypur and Saptari districts.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 On February 6, 2007, MJF cadres abducted the CPN(M) MP Chinak Kurmi and other Maoist cadres in Bhairawa. They were released after five hours.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 On January 25, 2007 MJF and NSP activists vandalised the ancestral home of Madhav Kumar Nepal in Gaur.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 On January 26, 2007, police opened fire on MJF protestors in Kalaiya, killing Asraf Ali Ansari, 22 years old, and injuring six others.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 The following day MJF held early morning rallies in Siraha, Saptari, Sarlahi, Sunsari, Mahottari and Rautahat districts. In Malangawa, government offices were padlocked by MJF activists and signs saying 'Nepal Government' were changed to 'Madhesh Government'.〔 On February 7, 2007, a government committee led by Agriculture Minister Mahantha Thakur sent an invitation to talks to MJF.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 On February 8, 2007, MJF suspended its strikes for a 10-day period. MJF declared three demands for enterings into talks with the government; removal of Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula, probing into the Lahan killing and forming a high-level committee to look into atrocities during the agitations.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 On February 19, 2007, MJF gave a call for new protests, strikes and chakkajams.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 On February 21, 2007, 15 persons were injured in confrontations between Maoists and MJF in Bhairahawa.〔 On February 22, 2007 the government sent a second invitation for talks to the MJF.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 The MJF did however, not accept the invitation.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 On February 23, 2007, around 150 activists from the Maoist-led Madhesi Rastriya Mukti Morcha attacked a MJF meeting in Bhairahawa.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 The following day, clashes erupted between Maoists and MJF in Rupandehi and Nepalgunj.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 On February 27, 2007, a 14-year-old schoolboy was killed during a MJF-Maoist clash in Puraina, Banke district.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 On March 5, 2007, MJF activists detained 18 Maoists, including a CPN(M) MP in Nawalparasi. On March 6, 2007, MJF resumed its protest programme.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 The reassumption of the strike had been postponed for three days, due to the Holi festival.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 As ofMarch 7 2007, the Sunsari, Sarlahi, Mahotttari, Dhanusha, Siraha, Bara, Parsa, Rautahat, Nawalparasi, Kapilvastu, Banke and Bardiya districts were affected by the MJF strike.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 On March 9, 2007 clashes between MJF and Maoists erupted in Nepalgunj.〔 On March 12, 2007, MJF announced a suspension of its indefinite strike call.〔 On. March 16, 2007 there were MJF cadres attacked an Eight Party Alliance (i.e. Seven Party Alliance and CPN(M)) rally in Birgunj. MJF also vandalised the Parsa district office of the Nepali Congress. In the afternoon, clashes took place between police and MJF activists in various parts of the city.〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕〔(Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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