A day after a prominent civil society leader, Krishna Pahari, came down heavily on Home Minister Bimalendra Nidhi for being an alleged collaborator of secessionist forces, the police arrested C K Raut who already been advocating an independent Madhes carved out of Nepal, on Thursday. Interestingly, Raut was arrested from Nidhi ‘s home town, Janakpur; and then moved to Lahan , approximately 70 km away from where he had last requested for Nepal’s division and full ‘liberation ‘ of Madhes - Nepal ‘s plain with about 18 % of the country’s geography and over 50 % of the population. Raut, who does not remain in any existing political party in the country, been recently leading a clandestine alliance for Madhes and lobbying for international support. If officials in Nepal should be be believed, during his visit to New Delhi last month, he reportedly met some ruling party leaders in Delhi, such as a prominent Minister at the Centre. Back home, he lobbied with the international community meeting an European representative, which led to your concerned diplomat being chastised by the government
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