Mongol National Organisation

Mongol National Organisation is an anti-Hindu political party which is fighting against the brahmanism in  Nepal. Unlike most other janajati movements, MNO emphazises racial identity rather than ethnicity . An Indian citizen, Gopal Gurung, founded Mongol National Organization on Jan 1, 1989. Identified as a political party, this organization has been working for the interests of the Mongol community living in Nepal. While the organization claims to be secular and supporter of equal rights of all religions in Nepal, their events and campaigns appear more as Hindu-phobic and advocating Anti-Hindu ideology. MNO was also expelled from the election committee of Nepal due to its ethnic and religious affiliation.

Mongol National Organization has been conducting different Anti-Hindu events and programs since its initiation. In every festive season, MNO conducts Anti-Dashain campaigns in different parts of the country. They put black tika on their forehead and do rallies with banners and placards opposing the celebration of Dashain . Mongol National Organization strongly believes in the Aryan Invasion Theory. They think that Mongolians are the only native of Nepal while the Brahmin and Chhetris entered in Nepal in the late 70s as a refugee from India, which is completely wrong as per historical accounts and records . The entire organization works on the advocacy of the same belief. Experts say that this incident may give birth to religious wars soon in Nepal. MNO rejects the term 'janajati'.

Nevertheless, there seems to be more genetic diversity among Mongoloid peoples in Mongolia than assumed by Western scholars, while the great minority are of Tibeto-Burman origins. It has been confirmed through genetic testing that Rai are Tibetans, being the closest ethnic group to Sherpa. Other minor groups like lowland Munda people are in fact confirmed as Austroasiatic, but their numbers in Nepal are very tiny.
The party is alleged to have been funded by some Christian supremacist groups to convert Tibeto Burman people of Nepal into Christianity, since the founder of the party Gopal Gurung was also a Christian.
The party was denied registration in 1990, but was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election. Albeit unregistered, the party launched independent candidates in the 1991, 1994 and 1999 parliamentary elections in Ilam and Jhapa Districts. None were elected. In the 2008 CA polls, he party got 11,578 votes (0.11%) in the proportional representation vote.

Whilst unsuccessful in national elections, the party has now village level seats in Ilam District.

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Category:Political parties in Nepal