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Bahujan Shakti Party
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Bahujan Shakti Party is a political party in Nepal led by Vishwendra Paswan.[5]
History
In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, the party won 1 seat through the Proportional Representation vote.[6]
The party was continuent of the NC-UML alliance.[7] As of 2013, its independent in Constituent Assembly.[8]
Bahujan Shakti Party won 1 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election.[9]
Ideology
The Bahujan Shakti Party rejected in September the proposed 2015 Constitution stating that it did not provide rights to 85% of communities (that are marginalised by 15% Highest caste Hindus) in Nepal (Bahujan Samaj of Nepal).[10][11] For ensuring rights to 85% Bahujan Samaj of Nepal in new Constitution of Nepal, Biswendra Paswan sat on Hunger strike.[1] The demands in agendas of his agitation are:[12]
- Guaranteed 14 percent representation of dalits in every state apparatus
- 15 per cent representation of the backward community of Nepal
- 10 per cent of Muslims of Nepal
- 37 per cent of the representation indigenous nationalities
- Capital punishment against those convicted guilty in the cases of corruption and rape.
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