Nepal Terai Congress

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Nepal Terai Congress was a political party in Nepal. The party was founded in 1951 (74 years ago) (1951) by Vedanand Jha, with the objective of seeking autonomy for the Terai.[1][2]

The party was founded after a split from the Nepali Congress.[3]

The party called for the recognition of Hindi, as the lingua franca of the Terai. The government, however, was unwilling to recognise Hindi.[4] Instead it stated that there were several languages spoken in the Terai, such as Maithili, Bhojpuri, Awadhi and Tharu.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Commentary: Nepal's ethnic groups seek political role - upiasiaonline.com". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  2. ^ "National The Telegraph - Weekly (Nepal)". Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  3. ^ Peoples Review Online news portal – The Tarai
  4. ^ "Nepalnews.com Mercantile Connumications Pvt. Ltd". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  5. ^ "Lhotshampa, Madhesi, Nepamul". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  6. ^ "Nccs Book New" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
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