Govt, Dalit lawmakers seal 5-pt deal; House back to business
REPUBLICA
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: A five-point agreement has been inked between the
government, the Joint Dalit Struggle Committee (JDSC) and the Dalit
Lawmakers' Forum (DLF) lifting the parliament obstruction by the
caucus of Dalit lawmakers over the last two weeks.
The deal was struck during a meeting, held in the presence of Prime
Minister Baburam Bhattarai, between Peace and Reconstruction Minister
Satya Pahadi and representatives from the agitating JDSC and DLF at
the peace and reconstruction ministry in Singha Durbar on Thursday.
Now, PM Bhattarai will apprise the parliament of the agreement during
the House meeting later in the day, informed Parshuram Ramtel, a
Maoist lawmaker, who was present in the meeting.
House proceedings on December 16, 22 and 27 had been obstructed by the
caucus of Dalit lawmakers protesting over the killing of Manbir Sunar,
a Dalit youth, in Jubitha-4 of Kalikot district on December 14. He had
been trashed to death for intruding into the kitchen of an ´upper
caste´ hotelier.
As per the deal, the government would take stern action against those
involved in Sunar´s killing and make arrangements for providing free
education to the deceased´s children till higher secondary level.
In the agreement, the government has also pledged to form a taskforce,
on the recommendation of which the deal states the government would
decide whether or not to declare Sunar a martyrs.
Likewise, the government has expressed commitment to form panels at
central and local levels to ensure the effective implementation of law
against untouchability and violence against Dalits.
The deal also states that the government would take initiatives to
bring to justice the culprits involved different incidents of violence
against Dalits in several districts including Kaski, Tanahun, Dailekh,
Siraha, Darchula and Baitadi.
Minister Pahadi, UCPN-Maoist lawmaker Tilak Pariyar, CPN UML´s Jeetu
Gautam and NC´s Khadga Bahadur Bishwokarma, among others, are the
signatories of the deal.
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