Rima Bishwakarma Demands Budget Allocation for Dalit Community's Upliftment

Kathmandu. Ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) MP Rima Bishwakarma has demanded that the government allocate budget with priority for the upliftment of the Dalit community. Speaking in the House of Representatives meeting on Tuesday, she said that the government should pay special attention to providing justice to the Dalit community and promoting their interests. MP Bishwakarma expressed objection, stating that the government is not serious despite the increasing number of deaths by suicide in custody. Citing INSEC's data, she informed that 88 people died in custody in the last one year alone, of which 52 percent were from Dalit and marginalized communities. She questioned the classification of 56 percent of those deaths as suicide. Speaking in the meeting, MP Bishwakarma said, 'According to INSEC's data, 88 people have died in custody in the last one year alone. Of these, 52 percent are from Dalit and marginalized communities. And 56 percent of the deaths have been classified as suicide. It may not be surprising that the death of Shree Krishna BK is called suicide. However, it is not natural for most deaths in custody to be called suicide. Therefore, I want to request that the government not delay in providing justice to the victims and prioritize the Dalit community, which has received prominence in the manifesto, when providing justice and allocating budget.' She emphasized that the government should not delay in ensuring justice and rights for the Dalit community as mentioned in its manifesto. She drew the government's attention to impartially investigate the incidents of death in custody, provide justice to the victim's families, and allocate sufficient resources for the development of this community in the upcoming budget.