Incident Reports

Hunger strike to create ‘modern Janakpur’

2017-02-01

Madhes, Dhanusha, Janakpur

[Updated] The Janakpur Extensive Area Development Council Chairman Ram Kumar Sharma and the Naya Shakti Nepal Party Central Committee member Kalamuddin Raeen have continued their hunger strike on the third day at Janak Chok of Janakpurdham to draw the attention of the concerned authority to the creation of what they called a modern Janakpur. They had run a signature campaign under the banner ‘Let us unite and build modern Janakpur with development and economic prosperity’ and collected 100,000 signatures, which was later submitted to the Prime Minister with a memorandum through the Dhanusha District Administration Office. They had later launched the Satyagraha after the government did not address their demand. They have forwarded a seven-point demand for building an international airport, listing the Janaki Temple as one of the World Heritage sites and management of the land property on which the temple rests. A 101-member Modern Development Committee has been formed under the coordination of Council Chairman Sharma for building the “modern Janakpur”. बृहतर जनकपुर क्षेत्र बिकास परिषद्का अध्यक्ष रामकुमार शर्मा र नयाँ शक्ति नेपालका प्रदेश नम्बर २ का सह–संयोजक कलामुदीन राईन ४ दिनदेखि आमरण अनशनमा बसेका छन् । आधुनिक जनकपुर निर्माणका लागि सात बुँदे माग राख्दै जनकपुरको जनक चोकमा गत बिहिवार देखि आमरण अनशनमा बसेका उनीहरुको माग सम्बोधनमा सरोकारवालाले कुनै चासो देखाएका छैनन । अनशन बसेका अध्यक्ष शर्माले भने ‘माग पुरा नभएसम्म अनशन जारी रहन्छ’ उनले आन्दोलनमा सहयोग गर्न सवैलाई आग्रह समेत गरेका छन् । शर्मा यस अघि पनि जनकपुर भिठ्ठामोड सडक निर्माणको माग गर्दै अनशन बसेका थिए । यस्ता छन माग –जानकी मन्दिरलाई ट्रस्टमा लग्नुपर्ने र विश्व सम्पदा सूचीमा राख्नुपर्ने जनकपुर क्षेत्रलाई हिन्द«को धार्मिक क्षेत्रको रुपमा घोषणा गर्नुपर्ने । –राजर्षि विश्वविद्यालय स्थापना गर्नुपर्ने । –जनकपुर क्षेत्रमा हजारौं बिगहा जमिन अतिक्रमण र कब्जामा रहेकोले तत्काल सार्वजनिक सम्पत्ति संरक्षणका लागि छानबिन समिति गठन गर्नुपर्ने । –जनकपुरको मणिपाल कलेजले २० वर्ष अघि जमिन लिएर बनाएको भवन संरचनालाई जथाभावी रुपमा छाडेको तथा कलेज अन्यत्र बनाएकाले त्यसलाई कारबाही गर्नुपर्ने । –सरकारबाट पाँच सय शैयाको स्वीकृति पाएको जनकपुर अञ्चल अस्पताललाई शिक्षण अस्पताल बनाउनुपर्ने । –जनकपुर विमानस्थललाई स्तरोन्नति गरी अन्तराष्ट्रिय स्तरको विमानस्थल बनाउनु पर्ने –सहरीकरणका लागि जनकपुर उप–महानगरपालिका लाई समेट्ने गरी ६ लेनको सडक बनाउनु पर्ने । Update..... Hunger strike for Janakpur development ends Janakpur Extensive Area Development Council Chairman Ram Kumar Sharma and Naya Shakti Party Joint Coordinator Kalamuddin Raeen and youth campaigner Mithileshowr Das ended their hunger strike after 16 days on Friday after Home Minister Bimalendra Nidhi assured to address their demand within a month. They had begun the protest demanding development works in Janakpur. The government has agreed to form a talks team to discuss the protesters’ demand.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Event Duration More than 1 day
Primary Form Strike/Bandh
Primary Cause Other governance issues
Actor 1 - Number of people 2
Actor 1 - Affiliations Naya Shakti
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Other state institutions
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Dhanusha

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