Janamat party leaders demands resignation of chairman CK Raut

Kathmandu – Senior leaders of the Janamat Party have demanded that party chairman Dr. CK Raut and head of the organization department Jaykant Raut resign within 24 hours, citing dissatisfaction with the leadership.

The demand was formally submitted through a joint statement signed by six leaders under the leadership of party vice-chairman Abdul Khana.

The leaders accused the current leadership of weak performance, lack of transparency in decision-making, and engaging in activities contrary to public sentiment. They argued that such shortcomings have prevented the party from moving forward in line with its core goals, ideology, and the spirit of its members.

Those who signed the demand include central spokesperson Dr. Sharadsingh Bhandari, Janamat Youth Union coordinator Sanjay Yadav, Janamat Health Workers’ Union coordinator CK Singh, Sudurpaschim Province in-charge Rajaram Chaudhary, and National Council member Bikram Bahadur Bam.

Eight Madhesh-centric parties in discussions to form a front

Kathmandu – As the issue of constitutional amendment is ongoing and the winter session of Parliament is about to begin on March 18, eight different Madhesh political parties are being active in forming a front to unite on the issue of constitutional amendment and are engaged in discussions.

The leaders of Ashok Rai-led JASAPA, Upendra Yadav-led JASAPA Nepal, CK Raut-led Janamat Party, Mahantha Thakur-led LOSAPA, Ranjita Shrestha-led Nagarik Unmukti, Rajendra Mahato-led Rastriya Mukti Party Nepal, Hridayash Tripathi-led Janata Pragatisheel Party and Brushesh Chandra Lal-led Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (Tamalopa) are holding discussions.

They said that discussions are underway on how to make the presence of Madhesh parties in Parliament and how to take forward the activities of the front.

CK Raut led janmat party won in Saptari

Birendra Majhi of Janmat Party led by CK Raut has been elected as the mayor of Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality of Saptari. Majhi has been elected mayor after defeating the outgoing mayor Shailesh Kumar Sah. Majhi won by getting 6,407 votes. His nearest rival Sah got 6,246 votes.

In the previous local level election Majhi was the candidate from the then Forum and Sah had was the candidate from the then Rajpa who won the election. After Rajpa and the Forum together formed the LOSAPA, both of them were in Jaspa. But after Jaspa decided to field Sah as the candidate, Majhi joined the Janmat Party only a day before the nomination.

Similarly, Sarita Devi Siplia Yadav from JASAPA has been re-elected as the Deputy Mayor of Hanuman Nagar Kankalini. She was elected deputy mayor with 6,512 votes. Her nearest rival Rekha Devi Mandal of Janmat Party got 5,982 votes. In Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality, which has 14 wards, Jaspa has won in 7 wards, Maoist Center in 4 wards, Janmat Party in 2 wards and Congress candidate in one ward.

Sike Raut warns to obstruct local elections in Madhes

If the demands of the farmers’ movement are not met, Sike Raut has said that he will obstruct the local elections.

Speaking at a press conference in Birgunj, Sike Raut, who has been agitating in Madhes for various demands of the farmers, said that local level elections would not be held in the Terai Madhes region if the demands of the farmers are not met.

“Let’s envision local level elections only if the demands of the farmers are addressed first,” he said.Otherwise, “I can’t say anywhere else, but in the Terai Madhes, from Jhapa to Banke, Bardiya, Kailali, Kanchanpur, we will obstruct the election,”he said.

Sike Raut has been agitating in Terai Madhes with 11 different demands.