Inclusive political parties prerequisite to inclusive state mechanism: NC President Deuba

Patan, June 4: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said inclusion in political parties is prerequisite to inclusive state mechanisms.     

Addressing a function organized by NC's Dalit Community Coordination and Empowerment Department on the occasion of the National Equity Day on Wednesday, NC President reminded that NC is the first party to raise a voice against the discrimination faced by Dalit community.     

In the programme titled, 'Present Status of Dalit Community and Role of Political Parties in Resolving Dalit's Problems', the President said the NC had launched an anti-discrimination campaign, sloganeering against mistreatment to Dalit people. "Let's sit together, let's eat together" was the slogan then during the 2007BS revolution, Deuba recounted.     

He also said, "In course of state building and rules, the working class has faced tribulation and exploitation of different sorts in each country. Various practices perpetuated in the name of religion, customs and tradition for long in South Asia, especially in Nepal has blighted the society. Caste discrimination and untouchability are ills."     

The parliament restored after people's movement-II had declared Nepal free of untouchability on Jestha 21, 2063BS, which is a milestone in the sector of social transformation.     

According to him, the present coalition government is at work to fully end the remnants of discrimination, and Dalit community needs to make their voice louder.     

At the event, Department Chief, Laxmi Pariyar, however, said many laws were awaited to fully enforce the untouchability.     

Writer and researcher JB Bishwokarma made a presentation that there is 13.4 percent Dalit population in Nepal. Dalit community requires reservation in major areas in addition to access to politics, he stressed.(RSS)