Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha
The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) (Nepali: जनतान्त्रिक तराई मुक्ति मोर्चा, Janatāntrika Tarāī Muktī Morcā, "Terai People's Liberation Front;" also Terai Janatantrik Mukti Morcha (TJMM)) is a political organisation in Nepal. It was formed in 2004 as a split from the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) around Jay Krishna Goit. The group accused the CPN-M of not guaranteeing the autonomy of the Terai region.
| Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) Terai Janatantrik Mukti Morcha (TJMM) | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Jay Krishna Goit (founder); Nagendra Kumar Paswan AKA Jwala Singh (splinter); |
| Dates of operation | 2004– |
| Motives | Creation of a separate Madhesh state for Madhesi peoples in the Terai region of Nepal |
| Active regions | Nepal |
| Ideology | Terai separatism, Madhesi self-determination, Madhesi Sub-nationalism |
| Major actions | murder, extortion, abduction/kidnapping/ransoming, rape, assassination, ethnically and politically motivated crimes, arms-related crimes |
| Notable attacks | shootings, bombings |
| Status | Active |
| Size | Few thousand |
| Annual revenue | extortion, kidnapping/ransoming |
The Jwala Singh faction of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) was formed by Nagendra Kumar Paswan AKA Jwala Singh in August 2006 after he broke away from the Goit-led JTMM. Jwala Singh is a former CPN-M cadre and had joined Goit when he floated the JTMM. Later, Singh developed differences with Goit over strategies for the liberation of the Terai and establishment of an independent Terai state. The Jwala and Goit factions have a history of competition, armed conflict, and assassination of each other's cadres, although they had moments of rapprochement in 2009.