Dalit presence in Parliament still seen as tokenism
Bhadra Sharma KATHMANDU, Dec 22: When the Nepali Congress (NC) proposed Nripa Oda as the party’s mayoral candidate in Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City last summer, a section of leaders within the party opposed the idea, saying someone like Oda won’t enjoy the support of upper caste voters. The upper caste people will not vote for anyone from the backward Dalit community and the party will certainly face defeat, they argued. For more details please visit , http://www.myrepublica.com/news/32979/?fromNewsdog=1&utm_source=NewsDog&utm_medium=referral