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.[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
- ^ 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