[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Dalit body submits memo to Prachanda

 

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Dalit body submits memo to Prachanda
Last Updated : 2010-01-25 11:11 PM
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KATHMANDU: The Joint Political Dalit Struggle Committee today handed
over a memorandum to Unified CPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
'Prachanda'.
They have put forth a 13-point charter of demands to be incorporated
in the new Constitution and a 20-point charter of demands for the
government.
The demands include 10 per cent additional rights besides the
proportional representation of Dalit communities in various state
mechanisms. They have also demanded a special privilege card and
subsidy in education, transportation and ration, among other things.
Further, the meeting of the committee held here today decided to
gherao the district administration offices nationwide and organise a
sit-in in front of the Constituent Assembly hall in New Baneshwor on
February 1. A nationwide interaction programme is scheduled for
February 6.
The committee is a loose body of Dalit organisations aligned to seven
different political parties. It's members include Tilak Pariyar of the
UCPN-Maoist, Chhatra Bahadur Tailor of Nepal Dalit Association
affiliated to the Nepali Congress and Lal Bahadur Bishwokarma of the
CPN-UML.

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