Madhesi minority group supporters rally in Nepal

Описание: (15 May 2016) Hundreds of minority ethnic group supporters scuffled with police in Nepal's capital on Sunday in protest against the Himalayan nation's new constitution.
The protesters blocked a main street leading to the prime minister's office in Kathmandu, creating traffic problems, and chanted anti-government slogans.
They chanted slogans against the government and attempted to break through a police cordon, but were quickly pushed back. Police did not use force on the demonstrators.
The protesters, led by the Madhesi minority group, are demanding changes in the new constitution adopted last year.
Ethnic Madhesis oppose the new constitution because they say its seven federal states have borders that cut through their ancestral homeland in the south. They want a larger state, more government representation and more local autonomy.
Their protests from September to February resulted in the deaths of more than 50 people and blocked key border points with India that resulted in severe shortages of fuel, medicine and other supplies.
The protesters have vowed to continue protesting in Kathmandu until their demands are met. But several rounds of talks with the government have failed to reach any agreement.


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