“High time we worked towards strengthening federalism”

While Nepal’s political parties were discussing federalism during the constitution-drafting process, there were sporadic voices in favor of “One Madhesh One-Pradesh”. Some Madhesh-based political parties even launched a movement that led to vandalism and arson in the districts of the Terai.

Currently, the Madhes-centric parties are in the Madhesh Pradesh government at a time when the relevance of federalism is being debated.