PM Dahal pledges to strongly voice Dalit issues in UN
KATHMANDU- Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has pledged to strongly present the issues concerning Dalits in the United Nations (UN).
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http://epaper.ekantipur.com/kathmandupost/showtext.aspx?boxid=6101953&parentid=22511&issuedate=26112014PM Dahal pledges to strongly voice Dalit issues in UN
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal- Prachanda has pledged to strongly present the issues concerning Dalits in the United Nations (UN). During his meeting today with dalit parliamentarians from the South Asia, the Prime Minister vowed to raise the dalit issues in the UN in an effective way. "The dalit community has been sidelined from the economic, social and cultural mainstream of the nation since long and were also subjected to caste-based discriminations and practices of untouchability," he said, adding that he would seriously raise such issues in the UN.Caste Rules The Roost Across South Asia, 2014-12-13 , Issue 50 Volume 11, Tehelka Contrary to popular perception, caste-based discrimination is not a phenomenon confined to India, says Nidheesh J Villatt
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