Nepal Terai Congress

Nepal Terai Congress was a political party in Nepal. The party was founded in 1951 by Vedanand Jha, with the objective of seeking autonomy for the Terai.[http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Politics/2007/07/10/commentary_nepals_ethnic_groups_seek_political_role/5016/ Commentary: Nepal's ethnic groups seek political role - upiasiaonline.com][http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishweekly/telegraph/2000/feb/feb16/national.htm National The Telegraph - Weekly (Nepal)]

The party was founded after a split from the Nepali Congress.[http://peoplesreview.com.np/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6107&Itemid=94 Peoples Review Online news portal – The Tarai]

The party called for the recognition of Hindi, as the lingua franca of the Terai. The government, however, was unwilling to recognise Hindi.[http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/2008/englishweekly/spotlight/feb/feb15/coverstory.php Nepalnews.com Mercantile Connumications Pvt. Ltd] Instead it stated that there were several languages spoken in the Terai, such as Maithili, Bhojpuri, Awadhi and Tharu.{{Cite web |url=http://www.darjeelingtimes.com/news/Opinions/Lhotshampa-Madhesi-Nepamul.html |title=Lhotshampa, Madhesi, Nepamul |access-date=2008-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708233353/http://www.darjeelingtimes.com/news/Opinions/Lhotshampa-Madhesi-Nepamul.html |archive-date=2011-07-08 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.nccs.org.np/journal07/B_C_UPRETI.pdf Nccs Book New]