Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha

Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM)
Terai Janatantrik Mukti Morcha (TJMM)
LeaderJay Krishna Goit (founder);
Nagendra Kumar Paswan AKA Jwala Singh (splinter);
Dates of operation2004–
MotivesCreation of a separate Madhesh state for Madhesi peoples in the Terai region of Nepal
Active regions   Nepal
IdeologyTerai separatism, Madhesi self-determination, Madhesi Sub-nationalism
Major actionsmurder,[citation needed] extortion, abduction/kidnapping/ransoming,[1] rape,[2] assassination,[3] ethnically and politically motivated crimes,[4][5][6] arms-related crimes
Notable attacksshootings, bombings[7]
StatusActive
SizeFew thousand[8][9] [10]
Annual revenueextortion, kidnapping/ransoming

The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) (Nepali: जनतान्त्रिक तराई मुक्ति मोर्चा, Janatāntrika Tarāī Muktī Morcā, "Terai People's Liberation Front;" also Terai Janatantrik Mukti Morcha (TJMM)) is a political organisation in Nepal. It was formed in 2004 as a split from the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) around Jay Krishna Goit. The group accused the CPN-M of not guaranteeing the autonomy of the Terai region.[7][8][11][12]

The Jwala Singh faction of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) was formed by Nagendra Kumar Paswan AKA Jwala Singh in August 2006 after he broke away from the Goit-led JTMM. Jwala Singh is a former CPN-M cadre and had joined Goit when he floated the JTMM. Later, Singh developed differences with Goit over strategies for the liberation of the Terai and establishment of an independent Terai state. The Jwala and Goit factions have a history of competition, armed conflict, and assassination of each other's cadres, although they had moments of rapprochement in 2009.[9]

  1. ^ "Jwala Singh's JTMM frees hostage". Himalayan Times online. 2010-10-29. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ^ "Series of rape of Dalit women of same district". Jagaran Media Center (JMC) E-bulletin: Issue No. 8. 2005-12-26. Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ^ Shrestha, Manesh (2008-03-19). "Three killed in pre-election violence in Nepal". CNN online. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference OCHA1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference START was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b "Terai Mukti Morcha – Jaya Krishna Goit (JTMM-G)". South Asia Terrorism Portal online. South Asia Intelligence Review. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  9. ^ a b "Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha – Jwala Singh (JTMM-J)". South Asia Terrorism Portal online. South Asia Intelligence Review. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ohmy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "New Nepalese rebels stage strike". BBC News online. 2007-01-12. Retrieved 2011-05-07.