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September 22, 2015

New Nepal constitution leaves revolution 'unfinished'
Kathmandu (AFP) Sept 18, 2015
Former Maoist guerrilla Sukh Bahadur Roka Magar spent his youth fighting for greater equality in his native Nepal, a goal he had hoped to see enshrined in a new constitution that was voted into law this week. But the 47-year-old farmer says the long-delayed bill, aimed at cementing the Himalayan nation's transformation from feudal Hindu monarchy to secular democratic state, has left the revolution he fought unfinished. "Thousands of lives were lost during the conflict for the sake of a new const ... read more

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