Agreement Reached between the Government Talks Team comprising Seven Political Parties and the Federal Limbuwan State Council

  • Country/entity
    Nepal
  • Region
    Asia and Pacific
  • Agreement name
    Agreement Reached between the Government Talks Team comprising Seven Political Parties and the Federal Limbuwan State Council
  • Date
    19 Mar 2008
  • Agreement status
    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement
    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level
    Intrastate/local conflict ( Nepalese Insurgency (1996 - 2006) )
  • Stage
    Framework/substantive - partial
  • Conflict nature
    Government/territory
  • Peace process
    Nepal related-local processes
  • Parties
    On behalf of the Federal Limbuwan State Council
    Sd.
    (Mr Sanjuhang Palungwa)
    Chairperson and Coordinator of the TalksTeam

    On behalf of the GoN Talks Team comprising Seven Political Parties
    Sd.
    (Mr Ram Chandra Poudel)
    Coordinator
  • Third parties
    -
  • Description
    A short agreement between the Government Talks Team comprising Seven Political Parties and the Federal Limbuwan State Council covering principles for the future governance structures in Nepal.

Local agreement properties

  • Process type
    Formal structured process
  • Rationale
    A Dialogue team was set up by the government comprising of seven political parties, and led by the Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, Mr Ram Chandra Poudel to pursue dialogue and find solution to various movements after the CPA. The team also pursued talks with the Federal Limbuwan State Council.
  • Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
    Yes
  • Link to national process: articulated rationale
    The agreement sought greater guarantees for Limbuwan geographic area in the new Constitution, which was based on CPA’s promise on state restructuring.
  • Name of Locale
    Limbuwan
  • Nature Of Locale
    Region
  • GPS Lat/Long (DD)
    27.122304, 87.765183
  • Participant type
    Central state actor
    Local armed group
  • Mediator, facilitator or similar
    No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

  • Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)

    No specific mention.

  • Grievance List
    Page 1:
    Whereas the feudalist and centralised state authority and unitary state
    structure in Nepal has been exploiting, oppressing and excluding the
    people of Limbuwan from the mainstream of state and dissatisfaction
    is being expressed over it; and whereas commitment has been made
    to restructure the state, being guided by the spirit and sentiments of
    the historic People’s Movement 2006, in of the context of an agitation
    being launched with demand for Limbuwan Autonomous State, along
    with the right to self-determination, for a federal democratic republic,
    right to ethnic identity and autonomy on the basis of historical context,
    expressing commitment to build a peaceful, prosperous and modern
    new Nepal by encompassing all Nepalese people, including Limbuwan,
    in a single national mainstream while restructuring the state, the parties
    mentioned below have reached the following agreement:
  • Cattle rustling/banditry

    No specific mention.

  • Social cover

    No specific mention.

Agreement Reached between the Government Talks Team comprising Seven Political Parties and the Federal Limbuwan State Council

Concluded on March 19, 2008

Whereas the feudalist and centralised state authority and unitary state structure in Nepal has been exploiting, oppressing and excluding the people of Limbuwan from the mainstream of state and dissatisfaction is being expressed over it;

and whereas commitment has been made to restructure the state, being guided by the spirit and sentiments of the historic People’s Movement 2006, in of the context of an agitation being launched with demand for Limbuwan Autonomous State, along with the right to self-determination, for a federal democratic republic, right to ethnic identity and autonomy on the basis of historical context, expressing commitment to build a peaceful, prosperous and modern new Nepal by encompassing all Nepalese people, including Limbuwan, in a single national mainstream while restructuring the state, the parties mentioned below have reached the following agreement:

1. The federal governance system shall be adopted by making constitutional provision for autonomous states on the basis of historic background of Limbuwan, geographical area, etc while restructuring the current Nepal through the Constituent Assembly, thereby addressing the demands of the people of Limbuwan and their movement, and maintaining the national unity, integrity and indivisibility.

2. Late Rajkumar Angdembe (Mangtok), who lost his life during the Limbuwan Movement, shall be honoured as a martyr and his family shall be provided with a compensation of Rs one million.

The Government shall make arrangements for providing compensation for the losses incurred and for the treatment of those injured during the Movement.

The Government shall also withdraw the charges filed against the agitators.

3. The representation of the Federal Limbuwan State Council shall be ensured while forming the State Restructuring Commission.

4. The agreements reached on the aforementioned points shall be ratified by the Council of Ministers and made public.

5. Following today’s agreement between the two sides, all programmes of agitation launched by the Federal Limbuwan State Council shall be suspended and support shall be extended to create an atmosphere conducive to holding the Constituent Assembly election.

On behalf of the Federal Limbuwan State Council

Sd.

(Mr Sanjuhang Palungwa)

Chairperson and Coordinator of the TalksTeam

On behalf of the GoN Talks Team comprising Seven Political Parties

Sd.

(Mr Ram Chandra Poudel)

Coordinator