Sign of times to come…?
Came across this news story yesterday: Nepal Muslims demand seats in national election
Excerpts:
“…A leading Muslim group in Nepal said on Saturday it would organise street protests if the government does not meet its demand to set aside seats for its community in November elections.
…Mohammed Nizamuddin, president of the Muslim group Awam Sahara Nepal, said “If the government does not address our demand we’ll be forced to come to the street and protest for it”…
…The election, the first national vote in more than eight years, will cap a peace process with the Maoists ending a decade-long civil war which killed more than 13,000 people.
Muslims comprise about 4 percent of the population. Ijaharul Hak Mikrani, president of another Muslim group, the Intellectual Muslim Association of Nepal, demanded at least 50 seats for the Muslims in the 497-member assembly.”
Is this reservation malaise now going to consume Nepal’s democracy also? No where in the world except in the sub-continent is there such a fervent demand for being declared backward and then demanding reservations.
Are these the first step towards the partition of Nepal & the complete decimation of its unique identity. The ISI & the Chinese are playing well their dubious geopolitical game. What are Bharatiya policy makers doing about it, apart from ‘closely monitoring the situation’. Thanks Shantanuji, this is something most are unaware of.
Lekhika: I am not sure the demand stems from backwardness…but I may be wrong.
Do you have any more information? Thanks.