Bedananda Jha ( ne, वेदानन्द झा) was a
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
ese politician. In 1951 he founded the
Nepal Terai Congress, seeking autonomy for the
Terai
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region. Later he became an important politician during the ''panchayat'' period. He was a cabinet minister at several times. Jha was also chairman of the
Back-to-the-Village National Campaign and ambassador to
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
.
Jha died on January 21, 2006. He was chairman of the
Rajsabha standing committee at the time.
References
Government ministers of Nepal
2006 deaths
Nepalese diplomats
Ambassadors of Nepal to India
Nepal Terai Congress politicians
Year of birth missing
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