Rastriya Swatantra Party's Sita Pariyar Assumes Office as First Dalit Woman Minister, Becomes First Minister from Waldar Community

Kathmandu. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Sita Pariyar has assumed office as the Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens. She becomes the first minister from the Waldar community in Nepal. Upon assuming office, she became emotional. Wiping tears from her eyes, she said, "I never thought I would reach here."

She stated that achieving the opportunity to become a minister while struggling against caste-based exclusion in society feels like a historic transformation. She said, "Now, I will be active in transforming society responsibly."

The newly appointed Minister Pariyar, who has been serving through social organizations for women's empowerment, is a permanent resident of Birendranagar Municipality-14, Surkhet, Karnali Province, and currently resides in Budhanilkantha-8, Kathmandu. Having struggled for identity at every step of her life due to poverty and societal discrimination, she joined the RSP.

Elected as a proportional representation lawmaker, she completed her education with financial support from an organization starting at the age of 13. Immediately after completing her master's degree, she had been operating a social organization aimed at ending discrimination in society and supporting women's empowerment.

She stated that she will now lead the ministry and work to solve the problems of marginalized women's communities on a larger scale.