Bahujan Shakti Party is a political party in Nepal led by Vishwendra Paswan.[5]
Bahujan Shakti Party बहुजन शक्ति पार्टी | |
|---|---|
| President | Biswendra Paswan[1] |
| Ideology | Human rights Social equality[2] Secularism Social justice[3] Self respect[4] |
History
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]
Ideology
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]
- Guaranteed 14 percent representation of dalits in every state apparatus
- 15 per cent representation of the backward community of Nepal
- 10 per cent of Muslims of Nepal
- 37 per cent of the representation indigenous nationalities
- Capital punishment against those convicted guilty in the cases of corruption and rape.