Madhesi front News

An alliance of Madhes-based political parties has withdrawn its support to Prime Minister Prachanda-led Nepal government.

Nepal's Madhesi Front demanding early amendment of the country's Constitution today burnt Prime Minister Prachanda's effigy during their protest against government's decision to hold crucial local body elections in May.

Nepal’s ethnic minority groups lifted a four-month-old blockade along a major trading point with India on Monday, saying it didn`t want ordinary people to suffer anymore, but vowed to carry on with its campaign against the new constitution.

The 10-day protest campaign will start from January 12, said leaders of the front.

Sadbhawana Party vice-chairman Laxman Lal Karna told PTI his party would not sit for talks unless the government apologises for the incident.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday emphasised the importance of finding a durable solution based on consensus to Nepal's political problems during a telephonic conversation with his Nepalese counterpart KP Oli.

The Alliance issued a statement announcing that it has broken its alliance with the Joint Madhesi Democratic Front (JDMF), which has been leading protests in southern Nepal districts.

India's envoy here on Tuesday called on Nepal's new Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and discussed bilateral ties amid an unease in relations over the blockade of a key border trade point due to protests on the Nepali side against the country's Constitution.