Besidesscrappinga discreditedmonarchy, they would fightcaste-based discrimination, the deprivation oftribalgroups and the exploitationoflandlesslabourers.
According to Krishna Khanal of Kathmandu's Tribhuvan University, Nepal's ethnic andcastegroups are so many and so scattered that among the dozen or so states a federal Nepal might include it is only possible to create three with a clear identity.
The new plan would set aside an additional 27% of places in educational institutions for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) - lower caste Hindus and other traditionally disadvantaged groups.