Kathmandu: A delegation, including the Madhesh Province Chief Minister and leaders from coalition partners, met with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and submitted a six-point memorandum, emphasizing the need for the effective implementation of federalism.

The memorandum highlights concerns over the 'non-implementation' of federalism and calls for provisions in the Federal Civil Service Act to assign a secretary to the province under the subordination of the province government.

Additionally, the delegation demands the devolution of authority over Guthi management, with 30% and 20% ownership of revenue collection from value-added tax and excise duty allocated to the province and local governments, respectively. The delegation also proposes amending the law to grant prosecution authority related to penalties and imprisonment to the province government.

Madhesh Province Chief and Janata Samajbadi Parliamentary Party leader Saroj Kumar Yadav warned of peaceful protests if the demands were not addressed within the next 30 days. Prime Minister Dahal acknowledged the demands as 'genuine' and pledged to make maximum efforts to address them soon, according to Yadav.

The delegation included province ministers Krishna Prasad Yadav, Mahesh Prasad Yadav, and Govinda Bahadur Neupane, as well as Democratic Socialist Party parliamentary leader Abhiram Sharma, CPN (Maoist) Center's Bharat Shah, and Kanchan Bichchha of Rastriya Prajatantra Party.