Madhesi leaders from India, not Madhes

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At a time when the debate of federal states and provinces are the hottest issues and the constitution deadline is just around the corner, reports that the majority of the Madhes leaders are not Nepali citizens are circulating on various media outlets. According to Sanghu vernacular weekly, Rajendra Mahato is himself is originally a citizen of India, while majority of the Madhes leaders are nonresidential Indians. Mahato, fearing that his origins would be exposed, made it a point to first burn down the documents of the District Administrative Office of Malangawa of Sarlahi in the Madhes revolution. Hence, when so called representative of the people make such demands, it can be easily understood that it is not the want of the people rather a beautifully orchestrated play of the foreign factors.

Sources have said that the CPN-UML understanding the current situation and its repercussions, are adamant on separate provinces of the Tarai region that includes the hill region as well. According to reports, all the Madhes leaders involved in this current debate are of Indian nationality with an exception of Bijaya Gachadar.

Rajendra Mahat was born in Sonbarsha of Bihar while Chairperson Mahanta Thakur of the Tarai Madhes Democratic Party is said to be born in Sursanda of Bihar. Similarly, Ramchandra Jha of the UCPN-M repeatedly demanding an autonomous single Madhes province is from Jayanagar of India. There are reports that he is leaving the Maoist side to join the Madhesi party. Chairperson of the Sadbhawana Party (Ananda Giri) Sarita Giri is also of Sonpur Bihar. Treasurer Renu Kumari Yadav of the Upendra Yadav led Madhesi Forum was born in Madhuwani of Bihar. Urmila Mahato of the TMDP is from Sitamadhi of India while Kalawati Dusadh of the democratic forum is from Motihari. Chandan Shah of TMDP is from Bairganiya, Bihar; Durga Devi Mahato of democratic forum is from Raxaul; Neelam Barma also of democratic forum is from Raxaul; Basanti Jha of TMDP is from Sitamadhi, India.

 Such leaders are alleged of buying their citizenship or acquiring it by marrying a Nepali citizen. If such leaders solely represent the Madhes regions of the country while others have no say on it, then we are on the very brink of being just another state of our Southern neighbors.

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