Editing Politics of Nepal (section)

=== Madhes Movement (2007–2016) ===
The [[Madhes Movement]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/tag/madhes-movement/|title=Madhes movement - The Himalayan Times|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en-US|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: मधेस अान्दोलन) is a [[political movement]] launched by various political parties, especially those based in [[Madhesh|Madhes]], for equal rights, dignity and identity of [[Madhesi people|Madhesis]] and [[Tharu people|Tharus]], [[Muslim]]s and Janjati groups in [[Nepal]]. In nearly a decade, Nepal witnessed three Madhes Movements<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.onlinekhabar.com/2017/01/19/394146.html|title=Madhesh Movement: Then n now (Part I of III) – OnlineKhabar|website=english.onlinekhabar.com|language=en-GB|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.onlinekhabar.com/2017/01/22/394312.html|title=Madhesh Movement: Then n now (Part II of III) – OnlineKhabar|website=english.onlinekhabar.com|language=en-GB|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> - the first Madhes Movement erupted in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=16725#.WerVi2iCxdg|title=Three years later - Nepali Times|website=nepalitimes.com|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> the second Madhes Movement in 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=16725#.WerTpWiCxdg|title=Three years later - Nepali Times|website=nepalitimes.com|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> and the third Madhes Movement in 2015. About the origin of the first Madhes Movement, Journalist Amarendra Yadav writes in [[The Rising Nepal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therisingnepal.org.np/news/17417|title=The Rising Nepal: Ten Years On, Madhes Still In Unrest|website=therisingnepal.org.np|language=en|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> "When the then seven-party alliance of the mainstream political parties and the CPN-Maoist jointly announced the Interim Constitution in 2007, it totally ignored the concept of federalism, the most desired political agenda of Madhesis and other marginalised communities. A day after the promulgation of the interim statute, a group of Madhesi activists under the [[Upendra Yadav]]-led [[Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal|Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Nepal]] (then a socio-intellectual NGO) burnt copies of the interim constitution at Maitighar Mandala, Kathmandu." This triggered the Madhes movement I.

The second Madhes Movement took place in 2008, jointly launched by [[Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal|Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Nepal]], [[Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (2007)|Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party]] and [[Sadbhavana Party|Sadbhawana Party]] led by [[Rajendra Mahato]] with three key agenda: federalism, proportional representation and population-based election constituency, which were later ensured in the Interim Constitution of Nepal 2008.

However, [[Constitution of Nepal 2015|The Constitution of Nepal 2015]] backtracked from those issues, that were already ensured by the Interim [[Constitution of Nepal]] 2008. [[Supreme Court of Nepal]] Advocate [[Dipendra Jha]] writes in The [[The Kathmandu Post|Kathmandu Post:]] "many other aspects of the new constitution are more regressive than the Interim Constitution of Nepal 2007. Out of all its deficiencies, the most notable one concerns the issue proportional representation or inclusion in all organs of the state."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-09-20/talk-to-the-tarai.html|title=Talk to the Tarai|access-date=21 October 2017|language=en}}</ref> This triggered the third Madhes Movement by Madhesis<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/who-are-the-madhesis-why-are-they-angry/|title=Who are the Madhesis, why are they angry?|date=5 October 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=21 October 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/29/world/asia/nepal-rations-fuel-as-political-crisis-with-india-worsens.html|title=Nepal Rations Fuel as Political Crisis With India Worsens|last1=Sharma|first1=Bhadra|date=28 September 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=21 October 2017|last2=Najar|first2=Nida|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.madhesiyouth.com/opinion/secret-to-resolving-madhes-andolan/|title=The Secret to Resolving Madhes Andolan III Demands|date=24 November 2015|work=Madhesi Youth|access-date=21 October 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> in Nepal. Although the first amendment to the constitution was done, the resistance over the document by Madhesi and Tharus in Nepal still continues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/802560/interview-for-madhesis-the-first-amendments-to-nepals-new-constitution-are-a-disappointment|title=Interview: 'For Madhesis, the first amendments to Nepal's new Constitution are a disappointment'|last=Yadav|first=Anumeha|work=Scroll.in|access-date=21 October 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thrda.org/resistance-continues-nepal-observes-2nd-anniversary-constitution-promulgation/|title=THRD Alliance Resistance Continues as Nepal Observes the 2nd Anniversary of Constitution Promulgation |website=thrda.org|language=en-US|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref>