Kathmandu, Adibasi janajati samuha andolan lagi ekjut hune. The Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (Nefin) and Padma Ratna Tuladhar-led Adibasi Janajati Rastriya Andolan (AJRA) have forged a deal to launch a combined agitation to press for the issues of indigenous groups including ethnic identity -based federalism. The two sides issued a joint statement informing about their plan to launch an agitation at a time when the federation is said to have back off from agitation. In a meeting coordinated by the Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Nationalities Journalists Association (FoNIJ) at Nefin’s office on Monday, Nefin Chairman Nagendra Kumal and AJRA Chariman Tuladhar have signed the joint statement issued after the meeting. “Both Nefin and AJRA has agreed to join hands for protest programmes to ensure ethnic-identity based federalism in the constitution drafting process,” read the press release. The press release has further stated that the subsequent talks will be held to decide the structure and programmes of the protest. Nefin is an umbrella organisation of 56 ethnic communities while AJRA is a cluster of various ethnic organisations, sister wing of political parties, Janjati leaders of other political parties, experts and individuals, among others. In recent times, the Nefin has been facing criticisms for not being able to carry out protests regarding the rights of indigenous nationalities.