SAPTARI, FEBRUARY 10

Various speakers underscored the need to change oneself to end harmful traditional practices prevailing in society.

At a programme 'Prevalence of harmful traditional practices in society' organised by the National Women Commission in Rajbiraj yesterday, they said uprooting harmful traditional practices was possible through a collective campaign.

On the occasion, NWC member Jaya Ghimire noted the need to develop capacity to advocate in favour of violence survivors.

'Social transformation along with political commitment, wide political leadership and right thinking could prevent harmful practices and violence', she said, urging all to conduct a shared campaign for this.

Chief of District Coordination Committee, Saptari, Prabhakar Yadav said it may be time-taking to end the time-honoured and deep-rooted detrimental practices prevailing in societies.

Likewise, Chief District Officer of Saptari, Janardan Gautam said women's access to government service, property and politics has gradually increased and violence against women and discriminatory practices are declining in society.

'Law enforcement will also face complications as long as society adopts these practices as norms,' he said.

INSEC representative Manohar Pokharel had presented a working paper 'Harmful practice and status of the district: Role of stakeholders'. He argued that cynical mindset and conduct should be changed as structural discrimination was the cause of violence in society.

A version of this article appears in the print on February 11, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.