Madhesi people’s big dream has been fulfilled: Chief Minister Raut

JANAKPUR: JAN. 18 – Chief Minister of the Madhesh State, Lal Babu Raut has said a big dream of the Madhesi people has been realized with the naming of State 2 as the Madhesh State.

Chief Minister Raut said this in brief on Monday after the State Assembly decided on the State’s name and the capital.

He said the great dream of the Madhesi people has been fulfilled with the name and the capital of the State being passed by more than two-thirds support in the State Assembly.

“The Madhesh movement has been respected with the name of Madhesh State. The Madhesh State has been established in keeping with the spirit of the Madhesh movement and the aspiration of the Madhesi people. This is a matter of pride for all of us,” the Chief Minister said, adding that this is also a respect to the martyrs.

Stating the declaration of the Madhesh State represented the identity, he said this provided the energy to move ahead for the liberation of the oppressed classes and communities. He thanked all the State Assembly legislators, the State Assembly Secretariat employees and others who extended support for the establishment of the Madhesh State. Chief Minister Raut also congratulated and extended best wishes to all the State people and countrymen on this occasion.

State 2 got its name as Madhesh State and Janakpurdham as its capital four years after the formation of the State government.