Agreement Reached between the Government Talks Team comprising Seven Political Parties and the Federal Limbuwan State Council

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Country/entity: Nepal
Region: Asia and Pacific
Agreement name: Agreement Reached between the Government Talks Team comprising Seven Political Parties and the Federal Limbuwan State Council
Date: 19 Mar 2008
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/local conflict
Nepalese Insurgency (1996 - 2006)
Inspired by the Maoist insurgency in Peru in the early 1990s, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) – CPN(M) – declared war on the Nepalese government in February 1996. A key demand was the transformation of Nepal from a monarchy into a ‘People’s Republic’. Following a pronounced Maoist military strategy, the CPN(M) focused their insurgency on the rural areas. They gained significantly in strength and it took heavy international military support to stabilize the Nepalese government in 2002. After public protests escalated in Kathmandu in 2004, the Nepalese King Gyanendra took authoritarian control over the government. In the cities, a strong popular movement for democracy emerged, forcing the government into fast progressing peace negations in 2006 that concluded with the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Accord on 21 November 2006.
Stage: Framework/substantive - partial
Conflict nature: Government/territory
Peace process: Nepal related-local processes
Parties: On behalf of the Federal Limbuwan State Council
Sd.
(Mr Sanjuhang Palungwa)
Chairperson and Coordinator of the TalksTeam

On behalf of the GoN Talks Team comprising Seven Political Parties
Sd.
(Mr Ram Chandra Poudel)
Coordinator
Third parties: -
Description: A short agreement between the Government Talks Team comprising Seven Political Parties and the Federal Limbuwan State Council covering principles for the future governance structures in Nepal.

Agreement document: NP_080319_GoN and Federal Limbuwan State Council.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth: No specific mention.
Disabled persons: Groups→Disabled persons→Other
Page 1, 2. Late Rajkumar Angdembe (Mangtok), who lost his life during the Limbuwan Movement, shall be honoured as a martyr and his family shall be provided with a compensation of Rs one million. The Government shall make arrangements for providing compensation for the losses incurred and for the treatment of those injured during the Movement. The Government shall also withdraw the charges filed against the agitator.
Elderly/age: No specific mention.
Migrant workers: No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group: Groups→Racial/ethnic/national group→Rhetorical
Page 1, Untitled Preamble: Whereas the feudalist and centralised state authority and unitary state structure in Nepal has been exploiting, oppressing and excluding the people of Limbuwan from the mainstream of state and dissatisfaction is being expressed over it; and whereas commitment has been made to restructure the state, being guided by the spirit and sentiments of the historic People’s Movement 2006, in of the context of an agitation being launched with demand for Limbuwan Autonomous State, along with the right to self-determination, for a federal democratic republic, right to ethnic identity and autonomy on the basis of historical context, expressing commitment to build a peaceful, prosperous and modern new Nepal by encompassing all Nepalese people, including Limbuwan, in a single national mainstream while restructuring the state, the parties mentioned below have reached the following agreement:...
Groups→Racial/ethnic/national group→Substantive
Page 1, 1: The federal governance system shall be adopted by making constitutional provision for autonomous states on the basis of historic background of Limbuwan, geographical area, etc while restructuring the current Nepal through the Constituent Assembly, thereby addressing the demands of the people of Limbuwan and their movement, and maintaining the national unity, integrity and indivisibility.

Page 1, 3: The representation of the Federal Limbuwan State Council shall be ensured while forming the State Restructuring Commission.
Groups→Racial/ethnic/national group→Other
Page 1, 2: Late Rajkumar Angdembe (Mangtok), who lost his life during the Limbuwan Movement, shall be honoured as a martyr and his family shall be provided with a compensation of Rs one million. The Government shall make arrangements for providing compensation for the losses incurred and for the treatment of those injured during the Movement. The Government shall also withdraw the charges filed against the agitator.
Religious groups: No specific mention.
Indigenous people: No specific mention.
Other groups: No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons: No specific mention.
Social class: No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender: No specific mention.
Men and boys: No specific mention.
LGBTI: No specific mention.
Family: No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general): No specific mention.
State configuration: Page 1, Untitled Preamble: Whereas the feudalist and centralised state authority and unitary state structure in Nepal has been exploiting, oppressing and excluding the people of Limbuwan from the mainstream of state and dissatisfaction is being expressed over it; and whereas commitment has been made to restructure the state, being guided by the spirit and sentiments of the historic People’s Movement 2006, in of the context of an agitation being launched with demand for Limbuwan Autonomous State, along with the right to self-determination, for a federal democratic republic, right to ethnic identity and autonomy on the basis of historical context, expressing commitment to build a peaceful, prosperous and modern new Nepal by encompassing all Nepalese people, including Limbuwan, in a single national mainstream while restructuring the state, the parties mentioned below have reached the following agreement:

Page 1, 1: The federal governance system shall be adopted by making constitutional provision for autonomous states on the basis of historic background of Limbuwan, geographical area, etc while restructuring the current Nepal through the Constituent Assembly, thereby addressing the demands of the people of Limbuwan and their movement, and maintaining the national unity, integrity and indivisibility.
Self determination: Page 1, Untitled Preamble: Whereas the feudalist and centralised state authority and unitary state structure in Nepal has been exploiting, oppressing and excluding the people of Limbuwan from the mainstream of state and dissatisfaction is being expressed over it; and whereas commitment has been made to restructure the state, being guided by the spirit and sentiments of the historic People’s Movement 2006, in of the context of an agitation being launched with demand for Limbuwan Autonomous State, along with the right to self-determination, for a federal democratic republic, right to ethnic identity and autonomy on the basis of historical context, expressing commitment to build a peaceful, prosperous and modern new Nepal by encompassing all Nepalese people, including Limbuwan, in a single national mainstream while restructuring the state, the parties mentioned below have reached the following agreement:
Referendum: No specific mention.
State symbols: No specific mention.
Independence/secession: No specific mention.
Accession/unification: No specific mention.
Border delimitation: No specific mention.
Cross-border provision: No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed): No specific mention.
Elections: Page 1, 5: Following today’s agreement between the two sides, all programmes of agitation launched by the Federal Limbuwan State Council shall be suspended and support shall be extended to create an atmosphere conducive to holding the Constituent Assembly election.
Electoral commission: No specific mention.
Political parties reform: No specific mention.
Civil society: Page 1, 4: The agreements reached on the aforementioned points shall be ratified by the Council of Ministers and made public.

Page 1, 5: Following today’s agreement between the two sides, all programmes of agitation launched by the Federal Limbuwan State Council shall be suspended and support shall be extended to create an atmosphere conducive to holding the Constituent Assembly election.
Traditional/religious leaders: No specific mention.
Public administration: No specific mention.
Constitution: Governance→Constitution→Constitutional reform/making
Page 1, 1: The federal governance system shall be adopted by making constitutional provision for autonomous states on the basis of historic background of Limbuwan, geographical area, etc while restructuring the current Nepal through the Constituent Assembly, thereby addressing the demands of the people of Limbuwan and their movement, and maintaining the national unity, integrity and indivisibility.

Power sharing

Political power sharing: No specific mention.
Territorial power sharing: Power sharing→Territorial power sharing→Autonomous regions
Page 1, Untitled Preamble: Whereas the feudalist and centralised state authority and unitary state structure in Nepal has been exploiting, oppressing and excluding the people of Limbuwan from the mainstream of state and dissatisfaction is being expressed over it; and whereas commitment has been made to restructure the state, being guided by the spirit and sentiments of the historic People’s Movement 2006, in of the context of an agitation being launched with demand for Limbuwan Autonomous State, along with the right to self-determination, for a federal democratic republic, right to ethnic identity and autonomy on the basis of historical context, expressing commitment to build a peaceful, prosperous and modern new Nepal by encompassing all Nepalese people, including Limbuwan, in a single national mainstream while restructuring the state, the parties mentioned below have reached the following agreement:

Page 1, 1: The federal governance system shall be adopted by making constitutional provision for autonomous states on the basis of historic background of Limbuwan, geographical area, etc while restructuring the current Nepal through the Constituent Assembly, thereby addressing the demands of the people of Limbuwan and their movement, and maintaining the national unity, integrity and indivisibility.
Economic power sharing: No specific mention.
Military power sharing: No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general: No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar: No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation: No specific mention.
Civil and political rights: No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights: No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship: No specific mention.
Democracy: No specific mention.
Detention procedures: No specific mention.
Media and communication: No specific mention.
Mobility/access: No specific mention.
Protection measures: No specific mention.
Other: No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI: No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions: No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law: No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions: No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts: No specific mention.
Prisons and detention: No specific mention.
Traditional Laws: No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction: No specific mention.
National economic plan: No specific mention.
Natural resources: No specific mention.
International funds: No specific mention.
Business: No specific mention.
Taxation: No specific mention.
Banks: No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights: No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights: No specific mention.
Cultural heritage: No specific mention.
Environment: No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access: No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees: No specific mention.
Ceasefire: Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
Page 1, 5: Following today’s agreement between the two sides, all programmes of agitation launched by the Federal Limbuwan State Council shall be suspended and support shall be extended to create an atmosphere conducive to holding the Constituent Assembly election.
Police: No specific mention.
Armed forces: No specific mention.
DDR: No specific mention.
Intelligence services: No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces: Page 1, 3: The representation of the Federal Limbuwan State Council shall be ensured while forming the State Restructuring Commission.

Page 1, 5: Following today’s agreement between the two sides, all programmes of agitation launched by the Federal Limbuwan State Council shall be suspended and support shall be extended to create an atmosphere conducive to holding the Constituent Assembly election.
Withdrawal of foreign forces: No specific mention.
Corruption: No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime: No specific mention.
Drugs: No specific mention.
Terrorism: No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general: No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon: No specific mention.
Courts: No specific mention.
Mechanism: No specific mention.
Prisoner release: No specific mention.
Vetting: No specific mention.
Victims: Page 1, 2: Late Rajkumar Angdembe (Mangtok), who lost his life during the Limbuwan Movement, shall be honoured as a martyr and his family shall be provided with a compensation of Rs one million. The Government shall make arrangements for providing compensation for the losses incurred and for the treatment of those injured during the Movement. The Government shall also withdraw the charges filed against the agitator.
Missing persons: No specific mention.
Reparations: Transitional justice→Reparations→Material reparations
Page 1, 2: Late Rajkumar Angdembe (Mangtok), who lost his life during the Limbuwan Movement, shall be honoured as a martyr and his family shall be provided with a compensation of Rs one million. The Government shall make arrangements for providing compensation for the losses incurred and for the treatment of those injured during the Movement. The Government shall also withdraw the charges filed against the agitator.
Reconciliation: No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory: No specific mention.
Other international signatory: No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement: No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar: No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism: No specific mention.
Related cases: No specific mention.
Source: Asian Study Center for Peace & Conflict Transformation (2011), From Conflict to Peace in Nepal: Peace Agreements 2005-2010.

Agreement Reached between the Government Talks Team comprising Seven Political Parties and the Federal Limbuwan State Council

Concluded on March 19, 2008

Whereas the feudalist and centralised state authority and unitary state structure in Nepal has been exploiting, oppressing and excluding the people of Limbuwan from the mainstream of state and dissatisfaction is being expressed over it;

and whereas commitment has been made to restructure the state, being guided by the spirit and sentiments of the historic People’s Movement 2006, in of the context of an agitation being launched with demand for Limbuwan Autonomous State, along with the right to self-determination, for a federal democratic republic, right to ethnic identity and autonomy on the basis of historical context, expressing commitment to build a peaceful, prosperous and modern new Nepal by encompassing all Nepalese people, including Limbuwan, in a single national mainstream while restructuring the state, the parties mentioned below have reached the following agreement:

1. The federal governance system shall be adopted by making constitutional provision for autonomous states on the basis of historic background of Limbuwan, geographical area, etc while restructuring the current Nepal through the Constituent Assembly, thereby addressing the demands of the people of Limbuwan and their movement, and maintaining the national unity, integrity and indivisibility.

2. Late Rajkumar Angdembe (Mangtok), who lost his life during the Limbuwan Movement, shall be honoured as a martyr and his family shall be provided with a compensation of Rs one million.

The Government shall make arrangements for providing compensation for the losses incurred and for the treatment of those injured during the Movement.

The Government shall also withdraw the charges filed against the agitators.

3. The representation of the Federal Limbuwan State Council shall be ensured while forming the State Restructuring Commission.

4. The agreements reached on the aforementioned points shall be ratified by the Council of Ministers and made public.

5. Following today’s agreement between the two sides, all programmes of agitation launched by the Federal Limbuwan State Council shall be suspended and support shall be extended to create an atmosphere conducive to holding the Constituent Assembly election.

On behalf of the Federal Limbuwan State Council

Sd.

(Mr Sanjuhang Palungwa)

Chairperson and Coordinator of the TalksTeam

On behalf of the GoN Talks Team comprising Seven Political Parties

Sd.

(Mr Ram Chandra Poudel)

Coordinator