Bahujan Shakti Party
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Bahujan Shakti Party is a political party in Nepal led by Vishwendra Paswan.[5]
History
In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, the party won 1 seat through the Proportional Representation vote.[6]
The party was continuent of the NC-UML alliance.[7] As of 2013, its independent in Constituent Assembly.[citation needed]
Bahujan Shakti Party won 1 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election.[8]
Ideology
The Bahujan Shakti Party rejected in September the proposed 2015 Constitution stating that it did not provide rights to 85% of communities (that are marginalised by 15% Highest caste Hindus) in Nepal (Bahujan Samaj of Nepal).[9][10] For ensuring rights to 85% Bahujan Samaj of Nepal in new Constitution of Nepal, Biswendra Paswan sat on Hunger strike.[1] The demands in agendas of his agitation are:[11]
- Guaranteed 14 percent representation of dalits in every state apparatus
- 15 per cent representation of the backward community of Nepal
- 10 per cent of Muslims of Nepal
- 37 per cent of the representation indigenous nationalities
- Capital punishment against those convicted guilty in the cases of corruption and rape.
See also
- Bahujan Samaj
References
- ^ a b "PM Koirala urges CA member Paswan to break his hunger strike". The Himalayan Times. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "BSP stands for social equality". Deccan Herald. 11 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Cong damaged cause of social justice: Mayawati". Hindustan Times. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Ms. Mayawati said she would devote her life for the self-respect movement". The Hindu.
- ^ "Maximum flexibility to be adopted for new constitution-PM Koirala". My Republica. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ Nepalnews.com, news from Nepal as it happens Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Way, The (16 January 2015). "The Brief » Blog Archive » CA dwells on CPDCC report". Nepali Times. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Voting on amendment proposals begin". The Himalayan Times. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ Varghese, Anil (17 September 2015). "Nepal Dalit leader says Modi's stress on consensus has meant dilution in draft constitution". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Nepal's opposition parties rejects proposals on Constitution". timesofindia-economictimes. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Paswan's health deteriorating, doctors advice him for ICU care". The Kathmandu Post. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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