State responsibility to protect all communities: Chair Lindgen

Kathmandu, Aug 9 : Chairperson of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Rajendra Lingden, has said the State should protect all castes and communities.     

At a programme organised on the occasion of the 29th International Day of World Indigenous People in Kathmandu, Chair Lingden mentioned that it was responsibility of the government to protect all caste, languages, religions and cultures equally. He further viewed, "There is also a community of minorities in the country. Such community may be the victim of cultural encroachment at any time."     

According to him, religious conversion is growing rapidly recently. So the State should protect all communities equally. Saying the RPP was also in favour of protecting all diversities, the RPP Chair mentioned that the RPP regards all equally.     

Also the former Deputy Prime Minister, Lingden shared his party would protect all castes, languages, religions and cultures if it gets opportunity to join the government.     

Similarly, former Chairperson of the party and lawmaker Pashupati Shumsher Rana expressed that he was always in favour of indigenous nationalities. Stating that there was a big sphere of indigenous nationalities in country's politics, Rana expressed happiness over success of indigenous nationalities in reaching significant position in the country.     

The programme was chaired by Chief of RPP Indigenous Nationalities Department, Deepak Kumar Rai. (RSS)