Federal Limbuwan State Council
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Federal Limbuwan State Council (FLSC) is an active federal supported political party of eastern Nepal led by Kumar Lingden, advocating an ethnic autonomous region for the Kirati people covering 9 districts.[1] It is a merger of 5 former political parties: among them Sanghiya Limbuwan State Council, Limbuwan Mukti Morcha (Limbuwan Liberation Front), Sanghiya Democratic Party all representing Mongoloid Kiranti tribes, having come together in August 2014.[2] The region of their activity mostly centers on Madhesi and Terai districts of the Eastern Development Region, Nepal, which they consider their homeland and they consider Kathmandu reneging on a treaty for autonomy dating back to antiquity as they are the indigenous inhabitants, as their land was invaded by Prithvi Narayan Shah in the 1700s.[3]
FLSC has been actively enforcing strikes and bandh since before promulgation of the new Nepali constitution in 2015. FLSC demands are in direct opposition to protesting 4 Madhesi parties who demand a state that incorporates FLSC territory, as well as in direct opposition to Kathmandu.[4] FLSC however, like Madhesi parties, accuses Kathmandu police forces of unnecessary and excessive force.[4]
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References
- ↑ http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/02/22/national/flsc-against-cj-led-election-govt/367446.html
- ↑ http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/08/05/top-story/5-limbuwan parties-merge/393177.html
- ↑ http://iva.aippnet.org/nepal-redefining-nationality-it-is-necessary-to-change-the-notion-of-nationality-as-per-peoples-aspirations/
- 1 2 http://myrepublica.com/society/story/35675/limbuwan-committee-enforces-vehicular-strike.html