Rastriya Janamukti Party

Rastriya Janamukti Party (National People's Liberation Party) was founded in 1990 by Indigenous leaders M.S Thapa (Magar) and Gore Bahadur Khapangi. It was named at first as Nepal Rastriya Janamukti Party. Gore Bahadur Kapangi was nominated as minister during King Gyanendra's regime. Currently Mathbir Singh is the chairman of the party.

Platform

The Rastriya Janamukti Party is committed to uplifting marginalized socio-cultural groups, minority communities and women by ensuring them social rights, cultural development, justice and economic prosperity.

Summary of the Manifesto

The manifesto of Rastriya Janamukti Party has proposed two-tier governance: the central federal government and regional autonomous government. Federal government shall form two councils: the national council which will act as House of Representatives and state council as upper house. In the upper house elected representatives from all the autonomous states are proportionally elected. Federal government holds control over foreign affairs, defense, communication, trade and commerce, currency and a few state-owned industries. Similarly, the autonomous state government shall have control over the local administration, economy, and politics.

The party manifesto says there would be proportional representation and reservation for all marginalized and under-privileged communities in all state organs.

It proposes referendum in case of dispute between the autonomous states. In fact all the autonomous states shall have rights to forming good relationship with other autonomous state under some agreement, it says.

It says that the autonomous states shall guarantee education is native dialects, human rights, civil liberties, health, education and employment. It further says that there should be independent court of justice in the state as well as in the states.

The manifesto states the party is committed to uplift marginalized socio-cultural groups, uphold sovereignty, unity, and harmony.

It says the autonomous government will eliminate cruelty, disrespect, hegemony and discrimination.