Sajha Bibeksheel Party
Bibeksheel Sajha Party बिबेकशील साझा पार्टी | |
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| Leader | Rabindra Mishra, Ujjwal Thapa |
| Spokesperson | Surya Raj Acharya, PhD |
| Founder | Rabindra Mishra Ujwal Thapa |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Youth wing | Sajha Youth Organization |
| Women's wing | Sajha Women Organization |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Social Democracy Progressivism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Website | |
| bibeksheelsajha | |
Bibeksheel Sajha Party (Template:Lang-ne) is a political party created merging Bibeksheel Nepali Dal led by Ujjal Thapa and Sajha Party led by former Editor-in-chief of BBC Nepali Service Rabindra Mishra.[1] [2] [3][4]
After few months of Sajha Party's establishment, Bibeksheel Nepali and Sajha Party united to form a new political force in Nepal and got a new name-Bibeksheel Sajha Party. Purpose of the Bibeksheel Sahja Party is to lead Nepal towards development and prosperity. Ideology of the party is “Participatory Democracy and Liberal Welfare Economy”. System, Transparency, Integrity and Meritocracy are the four core principles of the party.
Bibeksheel Sajha Party decided to participate in the 2017 general elections and announced its major leaders as candidates for the parliament. Rabindra Mishra, Surya Raj Acharya, Ujwal Thapa remain candidates from various regions in Kathmandu district. The slogan of the election has been- this time we become a national party, next time we will lead the country.
History
Bibeksheel Nepali Dal, literally means "Party of Rational Nepalese". The party was found to increase the direct participation of youths in Nepali politics and liberate Nepali citizens from corruption, failure of government to provide basic needs to citizens, failed promises and undemocratic practices like strikes and bandh of existing political parties in Nepal.[5] Ujwal Thapa, leader (President) of Bibeksheel Nepali, in 2013, ran as[6] candidate in the second Constitutional Assembly election held on November 19, 2013, as an independent candidate. At that time, the election symbol of the party was Dog (कुकुर). With the four independent candidates in the Kathmandu valley, they received around 3,000 votes, mostly from youths. Right after the second Constitutional Assembly election held on November 19, 2013, they registered Bibeksheel Nepali (विवेकशील नेपाली) as a political party with their own election symbol - smiling face.
The second type of activism they are involving the youths is in social activities. They are conducting cleaning campaigns using their volunteers and members of the parties apart from the citizens to serve the society. A few members of the party are continuously involved in Bagmati river cleaning for the last two years. Being a political party, they have been organizing a session called "What Next?" (अब के गर्ने?) on a regular basis when the first Constitutional Assembly dissolved. Now, this session is organized in various districts of the nation by her different units and units outside the nation.
Anti-banda demonstration
On 13 January 2015, the party orgainsed a rally in the Kathmandu Valley protesting against the regular bandas in Nepal. The demonstrators protested against the tradition of forcefully enforcing the strikes to press their demands. The regular bandas in Nepal have badly crippled the normal life of citizens and hit hard on Nepali Economy. Many youth participated carrying national flags and placards reading 'Nepal is open' or 'नेपाल खुल्ला छ'. The banda enforcers tried to scare away their anti-banda activists but the swift action of the police prevented the clash.[7]
Relief Distribution to quake-affected areas
The Bibeksheel Nepali Dal created a separate unit Bibeksheel Nepali Earthquake Response Task Force (BNERTF), to gather information, collect funds and coordinate relief, and to take care of rehabilitation and reconstruction work. So far the BNERTF has provided relief materials to 6,000 households of 17 quake-affected districts. BNERTF started its relief program from Gorkha on April 27, 2015 and has covered more than 500 affected areas so far. The party's volunteer were accompanied by team of medical volunteers including 50 doctors. So far, the party has distributed more than 80 tonnes of rice, 60,000 packets of instant noodles, 40,000 packets of biscuits, 18,000 litres of water and 10,000 tents and built more than 5,000 shelters for quake victims.[8]
Black Pinda to the Prime Minister
On 24 April 2016, the anniversary of devastating earthquake of 2015, Bibeksheel Nepali Dal staged the protest against the delay in providing relief to the quake-victims and reconstruction of damaged properties and structures. A group of 20 people staged the protest dressed in black when PM KP Sharma Oli was on the way to attend the function to commemorate the people killed when Dharahara collapsed during the quake. Pinda is an offering to the dead. The demonstration was an effort to raise the urgent issue of delayed reconstruction efforts.[9]
Get Well Soon Lokman
On 27 July 2016, the party protested against the chief of CIAA who did not appear at the meeting of Good Governance and Monitoring Committee (GGMC) of the Parliament held at Singha Durbar citing health problems. The GMCC had invited Lokman Karki and the other commissioners to discuss the accusations that the CIAA had interfered in MD & MS entrance examination at Kathmandu University against the principal of academic jurisdiction by holding the examinations on their own. In the letter to the committee, he stated that he had a throat infection and doctors had advised him not to speak for a week.[10]
Solidarity rally in support of Dr. Govinda K.C.
On 1 October 2016, Bibeksheel Nepali Dal, member of Solidarity for Dr. Govinda K.C. Alliance, organised peace march with slogan "End Corruption: Support Democracy". The march started from Maitighar and ended at New Baneshwor. Dr. KC is on hunger strike to protest the failure of the government to address the four-point agreement signed between him and the government. The four-point agreement included address the previous agreements between him and the government, passage of new medical education bill, impeachment of Lokman Karki, chief of CIAA, and implementation of medical fees proposed by Mathema Commission.[11]
See also
References
- ^ {{cite and Ujwal Thapa web|title=Rabindra Mishra asks EC to secure Sajha Party’s name, election symbol|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/rabindra-mishra-asks-ec-to-secure-name-and-symbol-of-sajha-party/%7Cpublisher=The Himalayan Times|accessdate=1 March 2017|ref=1}}
- ^ "Mishra quits BBC to form 'Sajha Party'". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Rabindra Mishra's brainchild is born: Sajha Party proposes Balance as its election symbol". Onlinekhabar. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Journalist Mishra registers Sajha Party". Republica. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Declaration of "Independence" from existing political forces of Nepal". leadnepal.com. 29 January 2013.
- ^ "BibekSheel Nepali is a political force that will transform Nepal !". विवेकशील नेपाली. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ "Anti-banda demo in Kathmandu". ekantipur.com.
- ^ "Political party Bibeksheel Nepali reach more than 6,000 households". ekantipur.com.
- ^ "Bibeksheel Nepali protests against govt - The Himalayan Times". thehimalayantimes.com. 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Bibeksheel demonstrates against CIAA chief". myrepublica.com.
- ^ "Solidarity rally in support of Dr KC today". myrepublica.com.