President of Ethnic Janajati Association Nepal Pasang Sherpa speaking in a press conference today said the main agenda of the indigenous people is to pressurize the government to go for the Constituent Assembly elections, Thursday, May 10 07. nepalnews.com/ANA

President of Ethnic Janajati Association Nepal Pasang Sherpa speaking in a press conference today said the main agenda of the indigenous people is to pressurize the government to go for the Constituent Assembly elections, Thursday, May 10 07. nepalnews.com/ANA
Stating that the last three rounds of talks with the government have become fruitless, five indigenous organisations have announced a fresh round of agitation beginning May 17.

The Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NFIN), Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities Students, Indigenous Nationalities Joint Struggle Committee, National Indigenous Nationalities Women Federation and Nepal Indigenous Nationalities Youth Association have joined hands to announce the programmes of agitation including nationwide Nepal bandh on June 1, 10 and 11.

At a press meet on Thursday, NFIN president Pasang Sherpa said that talks with the government will also be continued alongside the agitation.

As per their agitation programme, nationwide rallies will be held on May 17; sit-in protest will be held at Maitighar Mandala on May 24 and 25 and torch rallies on May 31.

“Despite holding a series of talks with the government, we are not yet confident that it will lead to fulfillment of our demands,” said Dr. Om Gurung, senior leader of NFIN. He added, “The agitation will be stopped if we get any indication that our demands will be addressed.”

Major demands of indigenous community include federal restructuring of the state based on ethnic lines equipped with right to self determination and proportional representation based election system, among others.