Nepal observes Day for the Elimination of Caste Discrimination and Untouchability

New Delhi ( Raghwendra Pratap Singh) : Nepal today observed the Day for the Elimination of Caste Discrimination and Untouchability, with the slogan ‘Effective mobilisation of state structures for access to justice for the Dalit community’. On June 4, 2006, Nepal declared itself a nation free of caste discrimination and untouchability.

Celebrating the day, Minister for Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security, Sita Badi, has said that caste discrimination and untouchability are hindrances to a democratic and advanced society.

Addressing a programme organised on the day of Caste Discrimination and Untouchability Eradication Day by the National Dalit Commission in Lalitpur today, Minister said that the contribution of the Dalit community for the democratic protest of Nepal has been significant. The day reminds the concerned authorities to generate awareness in the eradication of caste-based discrimination.