Bahujan Shakti Party बहुजन शक्ति पार्टी | |
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President | Biswendra Paswan [1] |
Ideology | Human rights Social equality [2] Secularism Social justice [3] Self respect [4] |
Bahujan Shakti Party is a political party in Nepal led by Vishwendra Paswan. [5]
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.
Bahujan Shakti Party won 1 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election. [8]
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). [9] [10] 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: [11]
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