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Dalit rights activists stage protest against caste-based violence in Rukum-west

Dalit rights activists stage protest against caste-based violence in Rukum-west

By Rishi Baral

Rights activists from Dalit organisations stage a protest, in Pokhara on Tuesday, demanding justice against the caste-based violence which was witnessed in Chaurjahari, Rukum west. Photo: Rishi Baral/THT

POKHARA: Dalit rights activists staged a protest in Pokhara, on Tuesday, demanding justice against the caste-based violence in Chaurjahari, Rukum-west. Peaceful protests have been observed by members of different Dalit organisations working to empower individuals of various ethnic groups through a rally that began at Srijana Chowk and ended up as a strike (dharna) outside Kaski District Administration Office in Pokhara Metropolitan City. The group has demanded stringent action against those guilty in the mass killing incident triggered by caste-based discrimination witnessed in Rukum-west.