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Dalit Solidarity Solidarity for Dalit Rights & Social Inclusion A Quarterly Bulletin of JANA UTTHAN PRATISTHAN, Vol. 8, Issue 3 July-September 2007 “Our struggle is not for wealth or for power. Our struggle is for freedom. Our struggle is for the reclamation of Human personality. – Baba Saheb Dr. B. R Ambedkar” Patience of Badi Movement and Its Reflection Badi community is in movement pressing the government to Movement (DCM) on August 28, various leaders of political fulfill their 20-point demand that includes, two seats for the parties expressed their solidarity with the Dalits’ movement and Badi community in the Constituent Assembly (CA), farm lands backed the demands being made by the Badi community. They for alternate means of living, and among others after their demanded that the government should address the genuine historic national conference in August 16, 2007. Badi people demands of the Dalits and the Badi community through dialogue. from 23 different districts are in Kathmandu for last two months demanding their rights, which have been suppressed by feudal structure of state and society. They, under Badi Right Struggle Committee (BRSC) have been struggling tolerating different difficulties in Kathmandu. Their situation has been very painful because of the police brutality to their protest. Even after two-month protest and continuous struggle, government has not been serious on their issue rather played with different propaganda. They have been continuing their struggle since BRSC is determined to continue the struggle until the response of government to their demands. People from the Badi community organize a sit-in demanding an end to Deuki, Badi and Jhuma traditions prevalent in western Nepal at the Maitighar Mandala in Kathmandu on August 17, 2007. Police rounded up 13 women of Badi community when they staged a demonstration in front of the Singha Durbar on August 19 2007. They were arrested for demonstrating at the restricted area, Singha Durbar and detained at the Metropolitan Police Office at Singha Durbar. On August 26,Minister for Agriculture and Co-operatives BRSC also staged a gherao of the Prime Minister’s residence at Chhabi Lal Bishwokarma assured to help the Badi community, Baluwatar on the same date. Delegation of the agitating Dalit saying that he would raise their genuine demands before the activists met Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on August 29, cabinet. Leaders from various parties said that the 12-point 2007. They organized a Nation Wide Protest on September 19, charter of demands of women from the Badi community is 2007 in collaboration with WHRD Network. The protested two genuine and urged the government to meet their demands. hours in front of CDO office. The protest was followed by handing over the Gyapan Patra to CDO at all the districts and to prime Over 135 activists of the Dalit and Badi communities were arrested minister in Kathmandu. from the southern gate of Singhadurbar on Various women’s organizations have expressed solidarity to Inside August 27, 2007. They the women of Badi community and condemned the were, however, freed in suppression of their protests by the state. They all Reservation is not just a the evening. Several areconfident to make this movement as a landmark Chestnut groups of protesters movement for Human Rights, social justice for every converged at the marginalized community of Nepal. Solidarity from all human Interview with - Guna Laxmi prohibited area from rights institutions and human rights activists has Sharma different routes and encouraged them but the government and the city dwellers staged a sit-in there. in Kathmandu have been making fun to their protest. Workforce Diversity :Leads The protesters had Organization towards covered their mouths Badi community as a whole has been exploited and compelled increased productivity with black scarf. Around to live as squatter community and entertain feudal. In the – Man Bahadur Bk 15 agitators were changed political context their situation needs to be changed. injured when they In one hand, Badi community is entitled to get the environment Inclusive Education - Teach clashed with the police. to live with dignity, freedom and equality and on the other How You Preach One demonstrator, hand, Badi women are entitled to enjoy all rights according to convention on elimination of all forms of violence against – Dr. Pramod Dhakal Mithu Badi, fell unconscious, and women. Their socio-economic rights and rights to take part in all political affairs needs to be ensured. It is urgent that JUP -Nepal Major Events dozens of them were injured when the police government takes affirmative actions to protect their rights. Without this neither new Nepal will be established nor peace Contemporary News intervened. At an interaction organized gets institutionalized and sustained, nor their patience gets by the Dalit Citizens prolonged. ADVISORS Editorial # Prof. Dr. Biddyanath Koirala Dr. Chet Bahadur Pariyar Reservation is not just a Chestnut Dr. Drona Prakash Rasali The UP government’s move to introduce voluntary reservation for backward Dr. Keshab Man Shakya classes in private sector received mixed response from industry associations. Mr. Keith D. Leslie While Ficci ‘wondered’ how the initiative would make the state more Mr. Kieran Dwyer competitive, Assocham said it would help the government achieve its goal of Dr. Lynn Bennett inclusive growth. CII refused to comment, saying it needs to study the state Dr. Shambhu Ram Simkhada government’s decision in detail, but emphasized its opposition to any form of Mr. Narayan Belbase reservation. In its statement, Ficci pointed out that UP was ranked seventh among the states in terms of net value added in the 2004-05 Annual Survey of EDITING ADVISORS Industries. The chamber said the state has half the number of factories as Man Bahadur Bk Maharashtra and even less than half the number of factories in Tamil Nadu. Amrit Bishwakarma “Given this scenario, Ficci wonders how the current initiative of the state government of voluntary reservation of 30% of jobs in the private sector for EDITOR-IN-CHIEF fresh investments would make the state more competitive vis-à-vis its Raj Kumar Gandharba competitors,” the chamber said. Ficci said the effectiveness of the measure will depend on the availability of EXECUTIVE EDITOR qualified candidates and would require a massive training and skill formation Basanti Sunar movement across the state targeting the SC/ST (Scheduled Caste/Schedule MEDIA COORDINATOR Tribes), OBC (Other Backward Communities), minorities and economically backward members of the upper caste. The chamber said it has already Shuv Narayan Mahara committed to adopt 10 industrial training institutes (ITIs) in UP and is looking SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS closely at opening an entrepreneurial training center in the state targeting the backward communities. Sambriddhi Kharel -USA Rupesh Silwal -UK In Nepal many times, the Civil Service Acts were amended, especially pertaining Nab Raj Roshyara -Germany to the system of promotion, age bar of the civil servants and recruitment system. Regardless of the amendments made, they never addressed the real Lay Out problems facing the civil service system, and the reforms had no long-term Apsara Aryal vision. This had a negative impact on the Nepalese civil service system instead of making it highly coveted. Because of poor leadership and a visionless Published by: policy, the bureaucracy could not become result-oriented, transparent, responsible, motivated and career-oriented. The leadership never held a positive attitude towards the civil servants. The civil service system was not inclusive, participative and result-oriented. The provision of reservation carries both positive as well as negative aspects. To some extent, it is desirable to make the civil service inclusive, but it to likely to have negative spirit, which skills the spirit of empowerment of deprived Jana Utthan Pratisthan (JUP) groups like Dalits. The reservation through the system it has made the Anamnagar, Kathmandu provision of 45% for the excluded groups, out of which, it has allocated 9% Phone: 01-4771136/2030309 for of the 45% for Dalits that counts only 4.05% in total where Dalits constitute Email: [email protected], 13.08% (According to the census data of CBS, 2001). But Dalit organizations Website: www.jup-nepal.org and activists estimated the population more than 20%. Despite such a large portion of population, provision of reservation for Dalit in civil service is very negligible. On the auspicious occasion of Even though different provisions have been made, they are partial and have Vijaya Dashami and Diwali - 2007, not reached in the implementation level. Nonetheless, the government has JUP-Nepal extends its best not realized the conviction of the mass movement of Dalits and the civil wishes and greetings to all its service act is not up to the level of people’s prospect. Unlike to the demand development partners, for the proportionate reservation the government has decision has made contributors, countrymen and only partial provision for Dalits and excluded groups. As mentioned above in Dalit community, for the progress India, the provision for special rights for Dalits is needed in all sectors including and prosperity as well as private sector in our country too since Dalits have been long exploited by the perpetual partnership with all the so-called upper caste and have not yet been living the dignified lives, rather uttering like a chestnut. mankind in this planet. 2 Dalit Solidarity
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