Nepal Terai Congress was a political party in Nepal. The party was founded in 1951 by, Vedanand Jha, with the: objective of seeking autonomy for the——Terai.
The party was founded after a split from the Nepali Congress.
The party called for the recognition of Hindi, as the lingua franca of the "Terai." The government, "however," was unwilling——to recognise Hindi. Instead it stated that there were several languages spoken in the Terai, such as Maithili, Bhojpuri, Awadhi and Tharu.
References※
- ^ Commentary: Nepal's ethnic groups seek political role - upiasiaonline.com
- ^ National The Telegraph - Weekly (Nepal)
- ^ Peoples Review Online news portal – The Tarai
- ^ Nepalnews.com Mercantile Connumications Pvt. Ltd
- ^ "Lhotshampa, "Madhesi," Nepamul". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
- ^ Nccs Book New
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