Janata
Samajbadi seeks time to decide and politics is stalled
againThree parties finally meet to discuss unseating
Oli. Nepali Congress and Maoist Centre agree to join
hands, but the fourth largest party wants to
wait for Oli’s response, by Binod Ghimire and Tika
R Pradhan (kp 10/04/2021)
Govt
agrees to withdraw all cases filed against cadres: JSP
leaders (kh 09/04/2021)
As
Congress and Janata Samajbadi Party hem and haw,
politics has stagnated : Congress leaders say Deuba
must take a lead, but he is still reluctant with one
eye on the polls. Maoist Centre’s indecision on
withdrawing support complicates things, by Anil
Giri (kp 06/04/2021), NC's
New Initiative JSP In Decisive Position, by
Narayan Upadhyay (rn 06/04/2021)
JSP
leaders Yadav and Bhattarai discuss new power-sharing
with Deuba (kh 01/04/2021)
JSP
will not go against incumbent govt: Mahantha Thakur
(kh 30/03/2021) [Putschists
like Oli must be kept in power at all costs?]
Janata
Samajbadi looks set to support Oli even as some
leaders oppose idea : Those holding talks with the
prime minister say there is no harm in joining
the government if their demands, including freeing
Resham Chaudhary, are met, by Tika R Pradhan (kp)
[If
KP Olis, one of the biggest opponents of Madhesh
interests, is supported, the JSPN will be permanently
damaged!]
Oli
and Janata Samajbadi Party take their talks one step
aheadBut hurdles remain as not all in Samajbadi Party
are willing to support Oli government, by Anil
Giri (kp 24/03/2021) [No one
from any party should support Oli after all the
reprehensible and anti-democratic things he has done
out of pure lust for power!], JSP-Nepal
leaders offer support to Oli, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(kp 24/03/2021), JSP
won’t join Oli-led govt under any circumstance:
Upendra Yadav (rep 26/03/2021)
UML
and JSP discuss constitution amendment, government
formation (kh 23/03/2021) [This
is exactly what Oli had already promised the JSPN once
in 2018. After their entry into his government, he no
longer wanted to know anything about it! But even with
the participation of the JSPN, the Oli government
would not have a majority in parliament!]
As
Janata Samajbadi rift grows, so does uncertainty over
new coalition formation : While the Thakur-Mahato
faction of Janata Samajbadi Party supports Oli, the
Yadav-Bhattarai faction wants to join hands with the
Congress and the Maoist Centre, by Anil Giri (kp
20/03/2021), To
ally with Oli or NC-Maoist Center: JSP in Hamletian
dilemma (kh 20/03/2021) [The
Oli government should not be supported on moral
grounds!], Mistrust
for Dahal leaves JSP-N in dilemma, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 23/03/2021)
Janata
Samajwadi Party meeting postponed (kh 18/03/2021)
JSP-N
leaders set riders for support : Party emerges key
player in formation of next government, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 12/03/2021) [Going into coalition with a PM who
has repeatedly cheated the Madheshis and plotted
against the state and the constitution is morally
reprehensible!], Janata
Samajbadi Party PP meeting concludes, no new decision
taken to join govt (rep 12/03/2021), JSP-Nepal
leaders meet Deuba (ht 13/03/2021), JSP
and Maoist Center meeting concludes, no concrete
decision taken regarding govt formation (rep
13/03/2021) [The CPN-MC is not
capable of forming a government without dependence on
the NC!]
No
decision reached despite one-hour-long discussion
between NC and JSP leaders (kh 12/03/2021)
JSP
to stake claim government leadership : PP meeting
fails to elect parliamentary party leader (kh
12/03/2021)
JSP
leaders meeting PM Oli at 5 PM today (kh
11/03/2021)
Changed
context catapults Janata Samajbadi Party into the
spotlight : Both UML and Maoist Centre are in a bid to
woo fourth largest party, for its 32 members in
Parliament now hold the key, by Anil Giri (kp
10/03/2021) [The united NCP
has repeatedly lied and deceived the JSPN in the past.
Oli was not sympathetic to the concerns of the
Madheshis as early as 2015!], PM
Oli in mood to split JSP for new power sharing (kh
10/03/10) [A person without
any morals and political culture, who destroys the
entire state if necessary to safeguard his personal
power interests!]
CPN
(MC) holds talks with JSP over forming new govt
(rep 10/0372021)
JSP
unlikely to join joint agitation against HoR
dissolution being led by Dahal-Nepal faction of NCP
(rep 11/02/2021)
All’s
not well inside Janata Samajbadi Party : While
Bhattarai and Yadav want to protest against the
dissolution of the House, Thakur and Mahato have other
plans, by Anil Giri (kp 21/01/2021)
Congress,
JSP-N rule out any : truck with Dahal-led NCP, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 31/12/2020)
JSP-N
stages protest in Rajbiraj, Gaur (ht 24/12/2020)
Where
the Janata Samajbadi Party is when ruling and
opposition parties are failing : At a time when the
federal system is under attack, party leaders admit
that they are disoriented, largely because they are
trying to figure out their goal, purpose and ideology,
by Anil Giri (kp 08/12/2020)
Dr
Bhattarai named chairman of Janata Samajbadi Party’s
federal council (rep 20/10/2020)
JSP’s
Central Committee to have 801 members (kh
20/10/2020)
The
way ahead for the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 31/07/2020)
Janata
Samajbadi Party registered at Election Commission: The
party, with was born out of merger between Samajbadi
Party and Rastriya Janata Party, now will be the third
largest party in the Lower House withe 32 seats
(kp 09/07/2020), Janata
Samajwadi Party registered with EC (kh 09/07/2020)
Sarita
Giri expelled from party, Parliament: Vows to move the
Supreme Court against Samajwadi Party-Nepal decision,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 08/07/2020)
Janata
Samajbadi Party decides to vote in favor of
constitution amendment bill (rep 13/06/2020)
Janata
Samajbadi Party gets registered with poll body but
issue of hierarchy remains: Mahantha Thakur and
Upendra Yadav will have executive powers in the party
while Baburam Bhattarai will lead the federal council,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 08/06/2020)
JSP-N
leaders discuss party leadership: Discussions focused
on two co-chairpersons model, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 07/06/2020)
JSP-Nepal
registers private constitution amendment bill (ht
02/06/2020), Janata
Party and Samajbadi Party register private
constitution amendment bill of their own: The regional
parties propose amendments to 23 issues that are aimed
at addressing the long-standing concerns of the
Madhesis, Tharus and Janajatis, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 02/06/23020) [Both parties
have joined in April under the name Janata Samqajwadi
Party - Nepal! The author obviously has missed this.]
Madhes-based
parties press own demands alongside constitution
amendment for new map: While there’s no debate on an
issue of national importance, the constitutional
amendment bill could be an opportune moment to address
long-standing demands of Madhesis, Janajatis and
Tharus, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 24/05/2020) [The clarification of territorial
claims is certainly important and decades overdue, but
the inclusion of population groups that have been
excluded for centuries, even under the constitution of
2015, is even more significant, a fact that the male
Bahun at the head of the state and parties do not want
to understand. It is problematic, however, that the
leadership of the ethnic and regional parties is also
exclusively male!], JSP-N
seeks NC support for constitution amendment (ht
24/05/2020), Janata
Samajbadi Party reiterates demand for constitutional
amendment to incorporate concerns of Madhesi
community: As the government prepares to revise the
constitution to legitimise new map, Samajbadi leaders
tell the Business Advisory Committee of Parliament
that it’s also an ‘opportune’ moment to address their
concerns, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/05/2020)
Unity
of the two Madhesi parties could be hamstrung by a
lack of coherence among their leaders: Analysts are
wary of welcoming the unification of the two
Madhes-based parties as they see it as a reactive move
rather than a unity born out of shared agendas, by
Anil Giri (kp 28/04/2020)
SP-N
alleges party lawmaker abducted (ht 24/04/2020)
SRJP-N,
SP-N unify, register new party at EC: Poll panel
to decide by tomorrow; New ordinance proves to be a
catalyst for unification, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
24/04/2020)
RJP
and Samajbadi merge to form ‘Janata Samajbadi Party’
(kh 22/04/2020)
Janata
Party and Samajbadi Party resume informal talks for
merger but are stuck at leadership modality: While
both parties are on the same page on agendas,
leadership management will be key when it comes to
unification, leaders say, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
11/03/2020)
With
no signal from the government, Janata Party
reconsiders merger with Samajbadi Party: Janata Party
has preconditions to joining government but with talks
stalled, an alliance with the Samajbadi party could
preserve the coalition in Province 2, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 12/02/2020) [It's
the only reasonable option either! The ruling NCP will
neveer respect the inclusion demands of Janajati and
Madheshi groups!]
What
Yadav’s exit means: Withdrawal of support by SPN from
the federal government is not likely to end in fiasco.
It has created an environment of polarization of
politics between the communist and democratic forces
(, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep 02/01/2020)
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