ROSHAN SAWA

* According to the five-point agreement with the government, ethnic autonomy needs to be ensured now.

* If our demands are not met by 30 August, we will officially declare the Limbuwan State, leaving only the foreign, currency and military centres to the government. This action will be the last stage of our peaceful protest.

* Prithbi Narayan Shah united sovereign states, not sentiments. The end of the monarchy has marked freedom for those constituencies. Nepal now needs to be referred to as the United States of Nepal in the constitution. Only then can these states be held together.

* We are preparing for a possible armed struggle in the future. Our LVs (Limbuwan Volunteers) are undergoing training to use guns.

* In the distribution of power between the parties, talk of dismissing local government can be heard. This is against federalism. It can only invite civil war.

* We have been preparing the army in case the state tries to oppress us. In our fight for self-governance, we can die or win our motherland.