Mahato plans new Madhesh movement. But will it take off?

Observers and rival politicians see poor prospects.

In the first week of January, senior Loktantrik Samajbadi Party leader Rajendra Mahato and Buddi Chhiring Moktan came up with a 57-page document titled “Rastriya Mukti Kranti” (Revolution for National Liberation) calling for establishment of ‘indigenism, pluri-nationalism and communitarian socialism’ in the country.