Anil Kumar Jha


Anil Kumar Jha is a Nepalese Politician and Social Worker serving as the Member Of House Of Representatives elected from Rautahat-1, Province No. 2, he also served as Minister Of Industry Under Bhattrai Cabinet.
Born in Matsari, He also is member of the Presidium of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal. RJPN is fourth National Political party out of Five in the Federal Parliament and a Partner Party out of two Parties have Coalition Government in Province No-2 of Nepal.
Anil Kumar Jha and his party have demanded autonomy for the Terai Region of Nepal, in addition to a proportional electoral system and an end to discrimination. RJPN Party formed by the unification of six political party previously worked for the cause of Madheshi and other underprivileged communities of Nepal lead by Mahanth Thakur, Anil Kumar Jha, Rajendra Mahto, Mahendra Yadav, Sharat Singh Bhandari and Rajkishor Yadav.

Early life and education

Early life

Born to father Shri Prem Narayan Jha and Mother Smt. Anandi Devi Jha, on 30 September 1967, in Matsari, Rautahat, Kingdom Of Nepal in a Madheshi family, his father is he had 8 siblings growing up elder brother Yagyanand Jha, younger brother Navin Jha elder sisters Meera, Malti, Dharmashila, Asha and Raksha and younger sister Meena. His father used to work as a farmer and his mother was a housewife.
Married to Hon. Dr. Dimpal Jha daughter of Shri Sudarshan Pathak and Mrs. Sobha Devi, A resident of Sasaula Village, Sitamarhi District, Bihar on 11 May 1995. They have a son Mr. Ujjwal Jha born 1 January 1998, They currently reside in Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Education and work

Education

He initial schooling began from sarlahi dhurva primary school where he studied till standard 3, He completed his SLC from Saraswati Secondary School Pipra, Bhalohiya Rautahat. After passing his SLC he shifted to Sitamarhi District of Bihar to complete his +2 from Bihar Intermediate Education Council, in year BS. 2043 he completed his schooling and Travelled to Kathmandu to pursue B.Sc. from Patan Campas Of Kathamdu in the year 2045 after some time he enrolled to Amrit Science Campus, where he completed his bachelor's level of education.
He used to help his father and mother in their farming as well as cooking in home. He wasn’t involved in politics as a child but was very observant and was always up to date with the news and the society.

Work

After passing his +2 examination in the year BS. 2043, he worked as a teacher for one year in Gyanodaya Balbatika High School of Hetauda. At that time their monthly settlement was about Rs.500. This was the only year of his life where he worked as a paid employee.
He used to teach school students as a part-time tutor to fund his education in Amrit Science Campus.

Early political career

Started from Nepal Sadbhawana Parisad in A.D 1988, throughout struggled for Democracy and Social Justice in the Country as activist, Party Cadre, Student Leader and Party Leader of Nepal Sadbhawana Party since A.D 1988, had under police custody in all democratic and Madheshi Movements from A.D 1988, Member of Movement steering Committee, task force, of A.D 2005/2006 Movement. Working for Democracy, Social Justice, Civic and Equal Rights to Madheshi Community and all other Deprived, Exploited, Marginalized and underprivileged's of Nepal. Advocate for Hindi as the alternative National language of Nepal. Steering Philosophical Political Line of Late Gajendra Narayan Singh, The Founder of Nepal Sadbhawana Party and Madhesh Movement in Nepal.

Entering politics

He wasn’t involved in politics and hadn’t been a part of any political work before the year B.S 2045 He was a young boy who concentrated on his studies and his family, he was also bashed like other madheshes in Nepal in is work place in hetauda where he worked as a teacher. His co-workers used to catcall people by calling them names like Madheshi, Dhoti etc.
Late. Gajendra Narayan Singh was member of National Panchayat during that time, Interviews, Articles and News related to him used to be published in those days, Anil Kumar Jha used to keep and read his news with interest which later became a factor for him being mocked by his pahadi Co-Teachers as the environment for Madheshis wasn’t very nice during those days. He was the only Madheshi teacher in that school. Still, he was not attracted to politics. He didn't like interfering in others life and was more of the silent kind.

Multi-party movement

After coming to Kathmandu to study B.sc, a sign of multi party movement began to appear in Kathmandu started participating in the movement By the name of a liberal but independent student, they started joining the slogan with the agitators. Throughout his participation in the protests and the movement he wasn't sure whether it was his political consciousness, or youthfulness of youth, or just a rage of a common man. He didn't know what was the motive behind it but he was already a member of the Multi-Party Movement.
He used to collect all the forms and pamphlets of the protests and protesters, he used to collect and read them after returning to his room which was then considered as treason as Nepal was a monarchy. He used to protect and keep it very securely. There was a major Hindu festival Holi in the middle of the movement for which Mr. Jha decided to visit his Home Village with his uncle Devendra Jha who happened to be a havaldar of Nepal Police, there was high tension between Police officials and the protestors during that time as it was peak of the protest. He kept the forms, appeals and pamphlets inside the bag of his uncle without the notice to his uncle Devendra. He was travelling in his uniform as during those days the police officials weren't charged in the buses. After returning his uncle was shocked. They later showed the agendas throughout the district with his team was the strongest and the biggest in the whole Rautahat district. The local police station was burned down by the protesters, His village is one of the highly politically active villages in Nepal as the Bairgania Sammelan was sponsored by big landlords of Matsari Village.
He became a popular Face among the youth by the year B.S2046 because of this movement and protests one day he was travelling to Sitamarhi, Bihar to photocopy the pamphlets as the it was not an easy service to get in Nepal. On the way back he was arrested by Nepal police in Sarlahi district during the security check at the Indo-Nepal border.

Position of responsibility held

President – Nepal Sadbhawana Party
President - Sanghiya Sadbhawana Party
Central Cabinet Minister- Ministry of Industry, Nepal
General Secretary - Sadbhawana Party, National Working Committee
Chairperson- Madheshi Constituent Assembly Members Caucus, Constituent Assembly of Nepal
Member - Constituent Assembly, Nepal
Member – State Restructuring and Distribution of State power Committee, Constituent Assembly, Nepal
Member – Public Account Committee, Legislature Parliament Constituent Assembly, Nepal
President – DALAN-Nepal, Rautahat
President – DALAN-Nepal, Sarlahi
Publisher - Matshyanchal Hindi Monthly, Kathmandu.
Member - Academy Federation of Nepal
Advisor - Solidarity International Monthly Magazine, Kathmandu
Joint General Secretary - Nepal Sadbhawana Party-A, National Working Committee.
President - Voluntary Development Center, Kathmandu
Chairman – Madheshi NGO Federation, Kathmandu
Adviser- United Nations General Assembly
General Secretary – Madheshi NGO Federation, Kathmandu
Chairman - Human Rights and Democratic,
General Secretary - Human Rights and Democratic,
General Secretary - Gajendra Narayan Singh Memorial Foundation,
Visiting Editor – Sunday Times Weekly, Birgunj
Joint General Secretary-Nepal Sadbhawana Party, National Working Committee
Chairman - Mechi Ayurvedic Institute, Ilam
National Working Committee Sadbhawana Party
Secretary - National Disciplinary Sadbhawana Party
Member- National Parliamentary Sadbhawana Party
Executive Board Director, Nepal Oil Corporation
Office Secretary, Central Sadbhawana Party
Executive Board Director, Nepal Coal Limited
National President - Vidyarthi Manch, National Working Committee
President - Saraswati Vikash Parisad, Matsari, Rautahat
Executive Member - Rautahat Sewa Samiti,

Foreign and international participations as leader, paper presenter or delegate

CII Global Partnership Summit, Agra, UP, India, 27–29 January 2013
ICC 8th North East Business Summit, New Delhi, India, 9–10 January 2013.
Nepal Bharat Sahayog Manch Conference, New Delhi, India December, 2012.
NRN Regional Conference, Australia 30 Aug-4 Sep. 2012
Promotion Exhibition, Los Angeles, USA 27–29 April 2012
In 5th International Conference on Federalism 13-16, December, 2010, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
In a programme entitled “Peace building in Nepal" Boston, USA
In a programme entitled “Nepal state building : Growth and development” organized by JICA in Tokyo of Japan and Vietnam from 1–10 March 2010
International Seminar on Experiences of Constitution Drafting by CA Jointly Organised by IDASA South Africa and NPC Nepal in South Africa on 9–17 September 2008
International Seminar on Peace and Democracy, Organized by Universal Peace Federation in on 27–30 July 2008
International seminar on Federalism 5–7 November 2007, Jointly Organized by Forum for Federations, Canada and Government of India, Bigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, India.
Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha Centenary Commemoration 29–30 January 2007, Organized By Indian National Congress, Bigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, India.
57th UN General Assembly United Nations Headquarters.
Workshop on Democratic Transition and Security Reform in Nepal jointly organized in Kathmandu, Nepal by Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, USA and Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Future of Liberal Democracy in Jointly Organized by, and NDI Headquarters
Program on Negotiating peace and democracy in transition period at Harvard University Boston, USA Organized by The Carter Center
Domestic Political Landscape, the Maoists and the Political Parties" Workshop Organize by Center for Policy Research,
Dr. and Mrs. Moon International Peace University, BICC
World Hindi Conference
International Election Observer, 8th Bangladesh Parliamentary Election
Pashtoonkhwa Students Organization Conference
Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Prayag
World Organization of Students and Youth Conference

Intellectual works and publications