Police arrested more than five dozen activists of the Dalit Civil Society Movement when they were trying to stage demonstration at the southern gate of Singha Durbar, the seat of the government, on Thursday. According to the police, the Dalit activists were arrested for breaking the ‘prohibitory orders’ in Singha Durbar which bars all kinds of protests in the area.
The Dalits are calling for the fulfillment of their demands, which includes 20 percent reservation for people from Dalit community in Constituent Assembly including all the state organs, scholarships and free edu cation for Dalit students. The Dalit activists had just started their sit-in protest at 10 am when the police intervened and arrested 49 of its activists.
According to the leader of Dalit Civil Society Movement, Binod Pahadi, there was no reason for the police to have resorted to force to quell the peaceful demonstration. He also accused the police of misbehaving with woman agitators. He said in the process, two of its woman activists sustained injurie
s. From nepalnews.com
s. From nepalnews.com
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