With the government announcing the date of local elections, the Dalit community in Madhes has started election-centric debates and discussions to increase their representation.
The Samata Foundation has demanded the implementation of the Supreme Court's order for the effective implementation of the constitutional provision on the rights of the Dalit community.
Dalit Non-Governmental Organization Federation has condemned the incident in which Bhim Bahadur Bishwakarma, 58, of Bharatpur Metropolitan City-4, Chitwan on October 14 was beaten to death.
Finance Minister Janardan Sharma said the fully proportional electoral system is necessary to get an end to unhealthy competition and malpractices in the election.