Thursday, March 31, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Dalit body hands memo to PM

 

http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Dalit+body+hands+memo+to+PM&NewsID=281984

Dalit body hands memo to PM

Added At: 2011-03-30 7:55 PM

Last Updated At: 2011-03-30 7:55 PM

KATHMANDU: The office-bearers of the United Dalit Political Struggle
Committee on Wednesday met Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal and handed
over a memorandum to him calling for properly addressing the demands
of the Dalit community.

Among the demands contained in the memorandum are replacing the word
'public places' in the Article 14(2) of the Interim Constitution under
the heading 'fundamental rights' with ' any private and public place';
immediately passing the bill related to banishing caste discrimination
and practice of 'untouchability', addressing the issues related to
Dalits by the high-level political task force; ensuring the
proportional participation of the Dalits in all the state agencies;
and taking stern action against the perpetrators of 'untouchability'
and providing compensation to the victims.

The united struggle committee is a coalition of the Nepal Rastriya
Dalit Mukti Morcha, Nepal Dalit Sangh, Nepal Udpidit Jatiya Mukti
Samaj, Jatiya Samata Samaj, Udpidit Jatiya Utthan Sangh (Unified),
Nepal Sadbhavana Dalit Manch and Nepal Rastriya Dalit Kendra.

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