Agreement between the GoN and Samyukta Janatrantrik Terai Mukti Morcha
- Country/entity
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Nepal
- Region
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Asia and Pacific
- Agreement name
- Agreement between the GoN and Samyukta Janatrantrik Terai Mukti Morcha
- Date
- 26 Dec 2008
- Agreement status
- Multiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangement
- Yes
- Agreement/conflict level
- Intrastate/local conflict
- Stage
- Ceasefire/related
- Conflict nature
- Government/territory
- Peace process
- Nepal related-local processes
- Parties
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On behalf of SJTMM
Sd.
Sanjaya Kumar Gupta ‘Kautilya’
Coordinator
On behalf of GoN Talks Team
Sd.
Janardhan Sharma ‘Prabhakar’
Coordinator - Third parties
- -
- Description
- An agreement in which the amyukta Janatrantrik Terai Mukti Morcha agree to suspend their violent activities and engage in dialogue with the Government of Nepal.
Local agreement properties
- Process type
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Formal structured process
- Rationale
- A dialogue team was set up by the Maoist-led government, which won the elections in April 2008. This dialogue team was again led/ coordinated by the Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, Mr Janardhan Sharma. In October 2008, the Maoist led government invited all armed groups to talks, including, Samyukta Janatrantrik Terai Mukti Morcha, which ultimately led to an agreement.
- Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
- Yes
- Link to national process: articulated rationale
- Despite groups like these bordering to what can be called criminal outfits, their demands were framed under issues of inclusion and state restructuring/ federalism. The agreement actually spells out that their demands will be grouped as those that can be fulfilled by the Constituent Assembly.
- Name of Locale
- Saptari and Siraha Districts
- Nature of Locale
- Other
- GPS Lat/Long (DD)
- 26.689404, 86.506485
- Participant type
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Central state actor
Local armed group - Mediator, facilitator or similar
- No mention of mediator or similar
Local issues
- Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)
No specific mention.
- Grievance List
No specific mention.
- Cattle rustling/banditry
No specific mention.
- Social cover
No specific mention.
Agreement between the GoN and Samyukta Janatrantrik Terai Mukti Morcha
On December 26, 2008 in Janakpur, a dialogue was held in a cordial atmosphere between the Talks Teams of the GoN and the Samyukta Janatrantrik Terai Mukti Morcha [Joint Democratric Terai Liberation Front].
With the belief that the institutional development and strengthening of Nepal’s progressive transformation and of the federal democratic republic can take place only through a new people-centric constitution and embracing of the principles of sovereignty, integrity, national interest and national unity, an agreement was reached on the following points.
1. The GoN shall be responsible for the security of the members of the Talks Teams during the period of dialogue.
2. The Samyukta Janatrantrik Terai Mukti Morcha shall suspend its violent and aggressive activities and the GoN shall recognise the party leaders and activists as political actors.
3. The Samyukta Janatrantrik Terai Mukti Morcha shall make available to the GoN a list of its people arrested in the course of agitation and of those against whom cases have been filed, and the GoN shall gradually release them after investigations.
4. Initiative shall be taken for bringing the other agitating political groups operating in the Terai to the negotiation table.
5. The Samyukta Janatrantrik Terai Mukti Morcha shall furnish its list of demands at the next round of talks to be held in Kathmandu and the date of talks shall be fixed with mutual agreement.
If necessary, mediators shall be appointed with the consent of both parties.
On behalf of SJTMM
Sd.
Sanjaya Kumar Gupta ‘Kautilya’
Coordinator
On behalf of GoN Talks Team
Sd.
Janardhan Sharma ‘Prabhakar’
Coordinator