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21:47, October 23, 2008

Nepali PM commits to institutionalize Dalits people's rights in CA

Nepali Prime Minister Prachanda Thursday committed to
institutionalizing the rights of Dalit people (marginilazed group)
from the Constituent Assembly.

Prachanda said that number of people from Dalit community representing
in the Nepali Constituent Assembly are not satisfactory.

Speaking at a program organized by Nepal Dalit Liberation Front
(Unified) in Nepali capital Kathmandu, he said that Dalit community
contributed to end feudalism and imperialism, reported Nepali National
News Agency RSS.

Prachanda added that Dalit community had special contribution to
establishing pro-public society.

He also said that Dalit protest will always proceed as it is an issue
of traditional revolution.

He said that the liberation movement was necessary to launch social
transformation. "Class struggles should be institutionalized through
the continued revolution," he said.

According to Nepal Dalit information center, 23 million population in
Nepal are suffering from age-old socio-economic and political
oppressions based on Hindu caste discrimination. It is believed that
caste discrimination is the root cause of civil war in Nepal.

Source:Xinhua

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