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Mahato was born in [[Sarlahi District|Sarlahi district]] of eastern [[Nepal]], on 19 November 1958, as the first child of Khobhari Mahato. He holds a master's degree in law.
Mahato was born in [[Sarlahi District|Sarlahi district]] of eastern [[Nepal]], on 19 November 1958, as the first child of Khobhari Mahato. He holds a master's degree in law.


== Controversies ==
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Mahato was rumored to be one of eight politicians whose citizenship were annuled in August 2019 when the cabinet decided to cancel the citizenship of individuals who acquired Nepali citizenship through forged documents.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 4, 2019|title=Nepal govt annuls Nepali citizenship of 8 Indian-origin persons|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/nepal-govt-annuls-nepali-citizenship-of-8-indian-origin-persons/articleshow/70524154.cms|access-date=2021-01-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kathm|title=Nepal government annuls Nepali citizenship of 8 Indian-origin people|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/nepal-government-annuls-nepali-citizenship-of-8-indian-origin-people-1577178-2019-08-04|access-date=2021-01-30|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-04|title=Nepal Annuls Citizenship of 8 Indian-origin People Who Forged Documents to Procure Certificate|url=https://www.news18.com/news/world/nepal-annuls-citizenship-of-8-indian-origin-people-who-forged-documents-to-procure-certificate-2257961.html|access-date=2021-01-30|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> Although the government has published the name of the individuals, their full details are yet undisclosed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sureis|date=2019-08-06|title=Rajendra Mahato slams govt for giving false impression of his citizenship being revoked|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/rajendra-mahato-slams-govt-for-giving-false-impression-of-his-citizenship-being-revoked|access-date=2021-01-30|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nepal|first=Nribesh|title=Rajendra Mahato questions govt, "Is my citizenship canceled?" (with video)|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/71400/|access-date=2021-01-30|website=My Republica|language=en}}</ref>
'''Burning a copy of newly promulgated constitution of Nepal'''

After the promulgation of Constitution of Nepal, a long strike was brought in light by the then Madheshi morcha mainly in terai of Nepal. Mahato burned a copy of Constitution of Nepal at the premises of Narayani Sub-regional hospital, Birgunj stating that he cannot accept the constitution which failed to integrate and maintain the Madhesi’s rights at any cost. mahato in one of this statement said;“The constitution, in favour of Koirala, Oli and Dahal, promulgated amid violence initiated by the government itself, will never be acceptable to us.”<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nasana|date=2015-09-21|title=Mahato burns statute copy, warns of all-out protests|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/mahato-burns-statute-copy-warns-of-all-out-protests|access-date=2021-06-07|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en}}</ref> He pictured Prime-minister Oli of being the biggest enemy of Madhesh and Madheshi people many times in past. He had once said;"Oli’s patriotism, protest against India won’t benefit country."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Republica|title=Oli’s patriotism, protest against India won’t benefit country: Mahato (Interview)|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/461/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=My Republica|language=en}}</ref> On 4 june 2021, he surprisingly joined [[Second Oli cabinet|second oli cabinet.]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-16|title=A curious case of ‘Olification’ of Mahantha Thakur and Rajendra Mahato|url=https://www.nepallivetoday.com/2021/05/16/a-curious-case-of-olification-of-mahantha-thakur-and-rajendra-mahato/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Nepal Live Today|language=en}}</ref> Now, a group of leader are waiting for an ordinance to split mainly madhesh-based party [[People's Socialist Party, Nepal|PSP-N]] to have a long time alliance with same ''CPN-UML'' once higly criticized by him.

'''Birth and Citizenship'''

⚫
Mahato was rumored to be one of eight politicians whose citizenship were annuled in August 2019 when the cabinet decided to cancel the citizenship of individuals who acquired Nepali citizenship through forged documents.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 4, 2019|title=Nepal govt annuls Nepali citizenship of 8 Indian-origin persons|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/nepal-govt-annuls-nepali-citizenship-of-8-indian-origin-persons/articleshow/70524154.cms|access-date=2021-01-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kathm|title=Nepal government annuls Nepali citizenship of 8 Indian-origin people|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/nepal-government-annuls-nepali-citizenship-of-8-indian-origin-people-1577178-2019-08-04|access-date=2021-01-30|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-04|title=Nepal Annuls Citizenship of 8 Indian-origin People Who Forged Documents to Procure Certificate|url=https://www.news18.com/news/world/nepal-annuls-citizenship-of-8-indian-origin-people-who-forged-documents-to-procure-certificate-2257961.html|access-date=2021-01-30|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> Although the government has published the name of the individuals, their full details are yet undisclosed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sureis|date=2019-08-06|title=Rajendra Mahato slams govt for giving false impression of his citizenship being revoked|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/rajendra-mahato-slams-govt-for-giving-false-impression-of-his-citizenship-being-revoked|access-date=2021-01-30|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nepal|first=Nribesh|title=Rajendra Mahato questions govt, "Is my citizenship canceled?" (with video)|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/71400/|access-date=2021-01-30|website=My Republica|language=en}}</ref> This came into light after few youth of UML's youth organization pleeded for canceling the citizenship of Mahato and re-verify it. For the same purpose a group of youth including Sanjeev Jha submitted an apllication to the then incumbent Home minister shakti Bahadur Basnet during [[First Oli cabinet|First oli premiership]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography: Let me introduce you to Mahato, Rajendra ‘bounceback’ Mahato|url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/let-introduce-mahato-rajendra-bounceback-mahato.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=OnlineKhabar English News|language=en-GB}}</ref>

'''Demand for multi nation state'''

On 4 June 2021, a group of [[People's Socialist Party, Nepal|PSP-N]] lead by Mahantha Thakur accepted the proposal of [[KP Sharma Oli|PM KP Sharma Oli]] of joining the government the government. Rajendra Mahato led a group of 8 ministers and 2 state ministers to government.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Setopati|first=Sanjib Bagale ::|title=Oli offers eight ministers, two state ministers to Thakur-Mahato faction of JSP|url=https://en.setopati.com/political/156068/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Setopati}}</ref> However, a statement of him was highly criticized. Mr. Mahato included a line;“We remain committed to building an alternative power and will safeguard identity and rights of our people. As long as we are in power, we will pursue good governance. We will prepare for a nationwide movement to set up multi-nation state in Nepal.” The comment drew quick criticism on social media twitter, facebook and tik-tok which accused Mr. Mahato of playing divisive politics. It was disliked by many high-ranked political leader of [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|CPN-UML]] , leading the government. Yogesh Bhattarai, a well renouned UML leader famous among youth urged Prime Minister Oli to advise his ministerial colleagues to be restrained in public comments. On the other hand protest was organised on Saturday by the All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU) that demanded prime-minister Oli to step down over the comments. This statement was also criticized by 12 different wings of ''CPN-UML.'' Due to high pressure and criticism, Mahato had no other alternative than taking his statement back. Due to this, took his statement back on mid-night of 5 may 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhattacherjee|first=Kallol|date=2021-06-06|title=Nepal Deputy PM stirs controversy with demand for ‘multi-nation state’|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/nepal-deputy-pm-stirs-controversy-with-demand-for-multi-nation-state/article34745506.ece|access-date=2021-06-07|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:19, 7 June 2021

Rajendra Mahato
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
Assumed office
4 June 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded byIshwar Pokhrel
Minister for Urban Development
Assumed office
4 June 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded byPrabhu Shah
Personal details
Born (1958-11-19) 19 November 1958 (age 65)
Babarganj, Sarlahi, Nepal[1]
Political partyPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal
EducationMaster in Law[1]

Rajendra Mahato (born 19 November 1958) is a Nepalese politician, serving as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development since 4 June 2021. He is the parliamentary party leader of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal, although the status is disputed within the party. He is a well known leader of Terai-Madhesh based political alliance.[2]

Political career

He started his political career from 1990.[1] In the 1994 parliamentary election, he stood as the Nepal Sadbhavana Party candidate in the constituency Sarlahi-2. He came second with 10173 votes. In the 1999 parliamentary election he won the seat with 14750 votes, defeating former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party.[3] In 2007, Mahato broke away from NSP(A) and formed his own party, which later acquired the name Sadbhavana Party[4] Mahato resigned from the interim parliament on January 19, 2008.[4]

In April 2008, he won the Sarlahi-4 seat in the Constituent Assembly election.[5]

Mahato lost his seat in the 2013 constituent assembly elections to Mahendra Rai Yadav of the Terai Madesh Sadhbhawana Party Nepal.[6] The party nominated his wife Sahil Devi Mahato to the Constituent Assembly from the five seats assigned to the party under proportional representation.[7]

Mahato has also become a leader for the Madhesi people, and stated concerns about Nepal's proposed constitution, calling it a ploy to subjugate the Madhesi.[8]

Personal life

Mahato was born in Sarlahi district of eastern Nepal, on 19 November 1958, as the first child of Khobhari Mahato. He holds a master's degree in law.

Controversies

Burning a copy of newly promulgated constitution of Nepal

After the promulgation of Constitution of Nepal, a long strike was brought in light by the then Madheshi morcha mainly in terai of Nepal. Mahato burned a copy of Constitution of Nepal at the premises of Narayani Sub-regional hospital, Birgunj stating that he cannot accept the constitution which failed to integrate and maintain the Madhesi’s rights at any cost. mahato in one of this statement said;“The constitution, in favour of Koirala, Oli and Dahal, promulgated amid violence initiated by the government itself, will never be acceptable to us.”[9] He pictured Prime-minister Oli of being the biggest enemy of Madhesh and Madheshi people many times in past. He had once said;"Oli’s patriotism, protest against India won’t benefit country."[10] On 4 june 2021, he surprisingly joined second oli cabinet.[11] Now, a group of leader are waiting for an ordinance to split mainly madhesh-based party PSP-N to have a long time alliance with same CPN-UML once higly criticized by him.

Birth and Citizenship

Mahato was rumored to be one of eight politicians whose citizenship were annuled in August 2019 when the cabinet decided to cancel the citizenship of individuals who acquired Nepali citizenship through forged documents.[12][13][14] Although the government has published the name of the individuals, their full details are yet undisclosed.[15][16] This came into light after few youth of UML's youth organization pleeded for canceling the citizenship of Mahato and re-verify it. For the same purpose a group of youth including Sanjeev Jha submitted an apllication to the then incumbent Home minister shakti Bahadur Basnet during First oli premiership. [17]

Demand for multi nation state

On 4 June 2021, a group of PSP-N lead by Mahantha Thakur accepted the proposal of PM KP Sharma Oli of joining the government the government. Rajendra Mahato led a group of 8 ministers and 2 state ministers to government.[18] However, a statement of him was highly criticized. Mr. Mahato included a line;“We remain committed to building an alternative power and will safeguard identity and rights of our people. As long as we are in power, we will pursue good governance. We will prepare for a nationwide movement to set up multi-nation state in Nepal.” The comment drew quick criticism on social media twitter, facebook and tik-tok which accused Mr. Mahato of playing divisive politics. It was disliked by many high-ranked political leader of CPN-UML , leading the government. Yogesh Bhattarai, a well renouned UML leader famous among youth urged Prime Minister Oli to advise his ministerial colleagues to be restrained in public comments. On the other hand protest was organised on Saturday by the All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU) that demanded prime-minister Oli to step down over the comments. This statement was also criticized by 12 different wings of CPN-UML. Due to high pressure and criticism, Mahato had no other alternative than taking his statement back. Due to this, took his statement back on mid-night of 5 may 2021.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rajendra Mahato- CA Profile". Ujyalo Online. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  2. ^ "Morcha nixes talks offer, insists on all four conditions". Kantipur. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  3. ^ Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates Archived 2008-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b Rajendra Mahato resigns parliament[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal Archived 2008-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Constituency Wise Top 3 Candidate". Election Commission of Nepal. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Sadbhawana Party picks PR lawmakers". eKantipur. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  8. ^ Pokharel, Krishna. "Nepal Officials Agree on Plan to Divide Country into Six States". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  9. ^ Nasana (2015-09-21). "Mahato burns statute copy, warns of all-out protests". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  10. ^ Republica. "Oli's patriotism, protest against India won't benefit country: Mahato (Interview)". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  11. ^ "A curious case of 'Olification' of Mahantha Thakur and Rajendra Mahato". Nepal Live Today. 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  12. ^ "Nepal govt annuls Nepali citizenship of 8 Indian-origin persons". The Times of India. August 4, 2019. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  13. ^ Kathm. "Nepal government annuls Nepali citizenship of 8 Indian-origin people". India Today. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  14. ^ "Nepal Annuls Citizenship of 8 Indian-origin People Who Forged Documents to Procure Certificate". News18. 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  15. ^ Sureis (2019-08-06). "Rajendra Mahato slams govt for giving false impression of his citizenship being revoked". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  16. ^ Nepal, Nribesh. "Rajendra Mahato questions govt, "Is my citizenship canceled?" (with video)". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  17. ^ "Biography: Let me introduce you to Mahato, Rajendra 'bounceback' Mahato". OnlineKhabar English News. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  18. ^ Setopati, Sanjib Bagale ::. "Oli offers eight ministers, two state ministers to Thakur-Mahato faction of JSP". Setopati. Retrieved 2021-06-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  19. ^ Bhattacherjee, Kallol (2021-06-06). "Nepal Deputy PM stirs controversy with demand for 'multi-nation state'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
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