From the Nepali Press

Naya Patrika, 10 December

A list of agreements signed by the government with various protesting parties from 2008 to 2012.

- On 28 February 2008 the government struck a deal with the United Democratic Madhesi Front to create an autonomous region in Tarai.

- Four years later, on 23 May 2012 the government entered into an agreement with the Tharu Joint Struggle Committee to delineate three provinces in Tarai as belonging to the Tharuwan-Tharuhat Autonomous Province. The Tharuwan-Tharuhat Autonomous Province covers the areas from West Kanchanpur to Chitwan, Mid-Tarai Simraungadh Province covers areas from Parsa to Dhanusha and Purweli Tharuhat or Tharuwan Kochila Autonomous Province covering areas from Siraha to Jhapa. The Madhesi Front had demanded the same areas for their region.

- The government also promised the Akhanda Sudur Paschim Struggle Committee on 14 May 2012 that it would conduct a referendum for an undivided Far West covering all nine districts including Kailali and Kanchanpur.

- On 25 May 2012, the government also committed to address the demand of the Mithila State Struggle Comittee for a Mithila region in the Constituent Assembly.

- The agreement between the government and the Rana-Tharu Struggle Committee on 27 May 2012 for an autonomous Rana-Tharu region clashes directly with the government's earlier deal with the Madhesi Front.

- The government's deal with the National Muslim Struggle Alliance to include a word representing the Muslims while naming the Tarai-Madhesh region also contradicts with the Madhesi Front deal.

- The government entered into an agreement with the Karnali Autonomous State Struggle Committee to demarcate the electoral constituencies based on geography and population which goes against their agreement with the Madhesi Front to demarcate the electoral constituencies based on population.

- On 22 May 2011 addressing the demands of a struggle committee for Chettris the government agreed to include Chettris in the indigenous list. As per the agreement the Khas Chettris would be given priority in the state's reservation quotas. The government also committed to a Khasan State. This however is not mentioned in agreements with other indigenous groups.