Nepal Janabadi Morcha
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Nepal Janabadi Morcha is a leftwing political movement in Nepal
. The group was founded in 1976, and worked clandestinely during the panchayat regime, and its chairman Ram Raja Prasad Singh
lived in exile in India
. After the successful Constituent Assembly election
in April 2008, Ram Raja Prasad Singh was proposed by the CPN(M) as a potential candidate to become the first president of the Federal Republic of Nepal.
On June 20, 1985 several bombs detonated throughout the country. Eight people were killed. Few days later NJM claimed responsibility. The explosions spurred hundreds of arrests. The National Panchayat pronounced death sentences in absentia
for the NJM leadership, Ram Raja Prasad Singh, Laxman Prasad Singh (vice chairman) and Khema Raj Mayalu (general secretary). Dr. Laxmi Narayan Jha, Iswar Lama, Padam Lama, Maheswar Chaulagain and Saket Mishra were amongst those arrested after the attacks whom disappeared while in custody.
These events had a great impact on the political situation in the country. At the time it was widely believed that the bombings were the work of provocateurs, as the government wanted to disrupt the mass civil disobedience movements taking place.
In 1987 the NJM split, with one section forming Janabadi Morcha (Nepal)
After the popular uprising of 1990 and the introduction of multiparty democracy NJM was registered as a legal political party
. It is still led by Ram Raja Prasad Singh, but plays little importance in national politics. It publishes Mukti-Morcha. NJM favoured abolition of the monarchy
.
In the 1994 legislative elections, Khema Raj Mayalu came second in the constituency Dadeldhuda with 9,966 votes.
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. The group was founded in 1976, and worked clandestinely during the panchayat regime, and its chairman Ram Raja Prasad Singh
Ram Raja Prasad Singh
Ram Raja Prasad Singh is a Nepalese politician. In July 2008, Singh was proposed by the Communist Party of Nepal as their candidate in the first presidential election in the country....
lived in exile in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. After the successful Constituent Assembly election
Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008
A general election for the Constituent Assembly was held in Nepal on 10 April 2008 after having been postponed from earlier dates of 7 June 2007 and 22 November 2007. The Nepalese Constituent Assembly will draft a new constitution; it will therefore decide, amongst other things, on the issue of...
in April 2008, Ram Raja Prasad Singh was proposed by the CPN(M) as a potential candidate to become the first president of the Federal Republic of Nepal.
On June 20, 1985 several bombs detonated throughout the country. Eight people were killed. Few days later NJM claimed responsibility. The explosions spurred hundreds of arrests. The National Panchayat pronounced death sentences in absentia
In absentia
In absentia is Latin for "in the absence". In legal use, it usually means a trial at which the defendant is not physically present. The phrase is not ordinarily a mere observation, but suggests recognition of violation to a defendant's right to be present in court proceedings in a criminal trial.In...
for the NJM leadership, Ram Raja Prasad Singh, Laxman Prasad Singh (vice chairman) and Khema Raj Mayalu (general secretary). Dr. Laxmi Narayan Jha, Iswar Lama, Padam Lama, Maheswar Chaulagain and Saket Mishra were amongst those arrested after the attacks whom disappeared while in custody.
These events had a great impact on the political situation in the country. At the time it was widely believed that the bombings were the work of provocateurs, as the government wanted to disrupt the mass civil disobedience movements taking place.
In 1987 the NJM split, with one section forming Janabadi Morcha (Nepal)
After the popular uprising of 1990 and the introduction of multiparty democracy NJM was registered as a legal political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
. It is still led by Ram Raja Prasad Singh, but plays little importance in national politics. It publishes Mukti-Morcha. NJM favoured abolition of the monarchy
Monarchy
A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...
.
In the 1994 legislative elections, Khema Raj Mayalu came second in the constituency Dadeldhuda with 9,966 votes.