Aashiq Ali Mikrani (Nepali: आशिक अलि मिकरानी) was one of the thirty Madheshi martyrs of the Terai/Madhes movement of 2007 and 2008. He was killed during the madhesh movement in 2007, along with 26 others, while 6 more were killed in the second madhesh movement agitation of 2008.

Aashiq Ali Mikrani
Born
Died4 February 2007
NationalityNepali
MovementMadheshi Movement

The government of Nepal declared those killed during the agitations as martyrs, as per the agreement with the United Democratic Madhesi Front on 10 March 2008.[1]

Early life edit

He was born in Malangawa Municipality-4 of Sarlahi District.[2] He was born as a son of Abdul Wahab Mikrani and Roshan Ara Mikrani and at the time of martyr he was 16.[3]

Martyr day edit

On 4 February 2007, during first Madheshi agitation, he was representing the activists of Madhesi People's Rights Forum. Because of the clash between the agitating activists and the police in Malangawa of Sarlahi district took his life.

The police resorted to firing after he staged demonstration defying the curfew with Ram Narayan Shah of Salempur Village Development Committee (VDC).[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "32 killed during Madhes movement declared martyrs". Kantipur.com. 10 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Martyrs". madhesh.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. ^ "मधेश आन्दोलनका शहीदका आमा–बुवा भन्छन् : 'भोटको कुरा गर्दै नगर्नुस्'".
  4. ^ "MPRF cadres attack media personnel in Biratnagar". observer research foundation. 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.