It is the twitter rage initiated by Nepali People after India refused to welcome the Constitution that Nepal promulgated on 20 September, 2015. #BackOffIndia was started when Nepalese People were celebrating #WelcomeConstitution and #NepalConstitution. There were other hashtags in twitters. They were: #YesItsourConstitution and the people who protested the New Constitution of Nepal started their hashtags: #NotMyConstitution
The People who had started #NotMyConstitution allege that Nepal Constitution does not give them equal rights as compared people from hills in #Nepal. This is a very contentious and actually a false assertion as #Nepal Constitution gives equal rights to everyone and provides special reservations and Positive Discrimination to many marginalized communities.
Basically, Nepal's Constitution was an internal document prepared by sovereign #Nepal's Parliament for its people. Many People were happy that they were getting secular, federal, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural country and its constitution. Government was busy negotiating with different agitators in Nepal and passed its constitution after being ratified by more than 90% of members of Constituent Assemblies in Nepal.
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After the #NepalConstitution was passed by CA, major countries around the world have supported it but India did not welcome it. Not only India failed to welcome it or rather chose to unwelcome it, it has gone ahead by issuing statements after statements on how Constitution should have been passed, what should have been included etc. In some statements, India even accused Nepal that it had suggested ways to handle the internal protests but Nepal neglected such "good " suggestions and finally, issued a threat indirectly that India may have to stop the supplies due to threats created by protests in Nepal. This effectively means India may go ahead to impose economic blockade in Nepal forcing shortages of fuels, medicines, and food supplies and expects Nepal government to surrender to its controversial demands to be included in Nepal's new Constitution.
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Due to its open threat and aggression, Nepalese people started protesting in twitter, facebook and in other online and social media by trending #backoffindia and #backoffmodi. #backoffIndia was able to appear as worldwide trend in twitter. That showed that millions of Nepalese did not want to surrender #Nepal's sovereignty to India.
It may bring the hardships to Nepalese People in future as Indian authorities seem to have decided to impose the embargo on movements of vehicles and goods on the pretext of security. How will it shape Nepal-India relationship in the future is a matter of worry for everyone.
The People who had started #NotMyConstitution allege that Nepal Constitution does not give them equal rights as compared people from hills in #Nepal. This is a very contentious and actually a false assertion as #Nepal Constitution gives equal rights to everyone and provides special reservations and Positive Discrimination to many marginalized communities.
Basically, Nepal's Constitution was an internal document prepared by sovereign #Nepal's Parliament for its people. Many People were happy that they were getting secular, federal, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural country and its constitution. Government was busy negotiating with different agitators in Nepal and passed its constitution after being ratified by more than 90% of members of Constituent Assemblies in Nepal.
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After the #NepalConstitution was passed by CA, major countries around the world have supported it but India did not welcome it. Not only India failed to welcome it or rather chose to unwelcome it, it has gone ahead by issuing statements after statements on how Constitution should have been passed, what should have been included etc. In some statements, India even accused Nepal that it had suggested ways to handle the internal protests but Nepal neglected such "good " suggestions and finally, issued a threat indirectly that India may have to stop the supplies due to threats created by protests in Nepal. This effectively means India may go ahead to impose economic blockade in Nepal forcing shortages of fuels, medicines, and food supplies and expects Nepal government to surrender to its controversial demands to be included in Nepal's new Constitution.
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Due to its open threat and aggression, Nepalese people started protesting in twitter, facebook and in other online and social media by trending #backoffindia and #backoffmodi. #backoffIndia was able to appear as worldwide trend in twitter. That showed that millions of Nepalese did not want to surrender #Nepal's sovereignty to India.
It may bring the hardships to Nepalese People in future as Indian authorities seem to have decided to impose the embargo on movements of vehicles and goods on the pretext of security. How will it shape Nepal-India relationship in the future is a matter of worry for everyone.
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