Agreement between the GoN and Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party

Country/entity
Nepal
Region
Asia and Pacific
Agreement name
Agreement between the GoN and Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party
Date
31 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
On behalf of TSJKP
Sd.
Gajendra Kumar Mandal
'Anurag'
Coordinator

On behalf of GoN Talks Team
Sd.
Janardhan Sharma
‘Prabhakar’
Coordinator
Third parties
-
Description
An agreement in which the Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party agree to suspend their violent activities and engage in dialogue with the Government of Nepal.

Local agreement properties

Process type
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, Terai Samyukta Janakraati Party which ultimately led to an agreement.
Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
Yes
Link to national process: articulated rationale
The demand was framed to obtain greater guarantees for backward caste groups in the Madhesh region, within the larger discussion on Inclusion in Nepal
Name of Locale
Terai
Nature of Locale
Region
GPS Lat/Long (DD)
27.470403, 84.613747
Participant type
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 Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party

On December 31 2008 in Kathmandu, a dialogue was held in a cordial atmosphere between the Talks Team of the GoN and the Talks Team of the Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party [Terai Joint People’s Revolution].

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 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 Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party shall suspend its violent and aggressive activities and the GoN shall treat the leaders and activists of the party as political actors.

3. The Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party shall make available to the GoN a list of the people imprisoned in the course of agitation and the GoN shall gradually release them after investigations.

4. The Government has already issued an order for the formation of Other Backward Classes (OBC) [Committee] and is committed to taking forward the necessary legal provision regarding the OBCs (Madhesh) after its formal formation.

5. Initiative shall be taken for bringing the other agitating political groups operating in the Terai to the negotiation table.

On behalf of TSJKP

Sd.

Gajendra Kumar Mandal

'Anurag'

Coordinator

On behalf of GoN Talks Team

Sd.

Janardhan Sharma

‘Prabhakar’

Coordinator