Nepal Terai Congress
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Nepal Terai Congress was a political party in Nepal. The party was founded in 1951Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". by Vedanand Jha, with the objective of seeking autonomy for the Terai.[1][2]
The party was founded after a split from the Nepali Congress.[3]
The party called for the recognition of Hindi, as the lingua franca of the Terai. The government, however, was unwilling to recognise Hindi.[4] Instead it stated that there were several languages spoken in the Terai, such as Maithili, Bhojpuri, Awadhi and Tharu.[5][6]
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