1. Chandra Kant Raut, popularly known as Dr CK Raut, is a Nepalese Member of Parliament, computer engineer, former United States Defense programmer, author, politician, activist.
12 Facts About CK Raut
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CK Raut is a gold medalist in the Bachelor of Engineering from Pulchowk Campus, a central campus of Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University.
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CK Raut was active in the Alliance for Independent Madhesh, to establish a country for the Madhesi people.
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CK Raut quit the movement for another single country and joined the mainstream politics forming Janamat Party in 2019.
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CK Raut attended primary school in his village and high school at Laxmi Ballav Narsingh Secondary School in Babhangama Katti.
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CK Raut went on to study at Tribhuvan University, Tokyo University and Cambridge University.
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CK Raut is a recipient of the Young Nepalese Engineer Award, Mahendra Bidhya Bhusan, Kulratna Gold Medal, and Trofimenkoff Academic Achievement Award.
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CK Raut was the president and the founding member of Alliance for Independent Madhesh, which in its manifesto has described itself as a coalition of Terai people discriminated by Pahadi civilisation.
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On 3 January 2015, CK Raut was again arrested while giving a speech at degree College.
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CK Raut's supporters claimed police had used brutal force and did not allow him to be hospitalised locally for injuries incurred during the clash.
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CK Raut quitted the secessionist movement on 8 March 2019, signing agreement with Prime minister KP Sharma Oli.
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CK Raut is often seen as a dangerous element active in weakening the national sovereignty and controversial individual creating deep fractions between the madheshi and pahadi community.