Additional discrimination against the Tharu community

Inhuman and discriminatory practices such as caste division and untouchability prevalent in the society for centuries have been seriously affecting equality, inclusiveness and social justice. Despite the provision of reservation, equal participation has not been achieved.

Ashad 2, 2082

Parbata Chaudhary

Additional discrimination against the Tharu community

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From time to time, the issue of caste discrimination becomes complicated. We get to see and hear some incidents related to caste discrimination through different means. But only those who are discriminated and oppressed are feeling its effect. No one can and cannot feel the effects of caste discrimination.

We talk about inclusion, participation at every level, level of the state. Society leaders, politicians, rights activists are all heard to make loud speeches in meetings and programs that the provision in the constitution should be implemented. But is it implemented? The constitution has changed, the system has changed, but the situation has not changed, why? Is it because the person's mentality has not changed? 

Those who carry fruit on bicycles and sell it door-to-door in the streets of Kathmandu are referred to as 'bhaiya'. 'Bhaiyya' means brother, but the word 'Bhaiyya' used in the lovage has the sound of Hepaha tendency. In the city of Kathmandu, people with dark skin are treated as if they are from another planet. A common example is that most housewives think that they have never seen a stream. While looking for a

room, they also teach you how to run the stream. While running the water, the water broke somewhere, maybe you didn't run the water, you didn't even see the water? There are also housewives who accuse that the stream is broken. What kind of discrimination is this? Is behavior a mirror reflection of a stuck mentality? Not only individuals, some communities have been harassed and discriminated against by the state. It is called

, the environment in which a person is born and grows up. We have also heard that when people are oppressed, there is rebellion in response. So far 4 doctors have become doctors from Dom, Chamar Dalit community of Terai.

Tharu community has the fourth largest population. In a country with a system of proportional participation, the people of the Tharu community must fight for their participation in every body. Even in the constitution, caste and identity are also mentioned to make participation inclusive on the basis of human development index. But it has not been implemented. 

Tharu are still fighting even after the Supreme Court has issued a mandate regarding the participation of Tharu in the civil sector. Although placed in the cluster of tribal tribes, the participation of Tharus is low. The participation of Tharu in the institutions and organizations run in the name of tribal tribes is negligible. People from the Tharu community are not invited to participate in such platforms or even if they are invited, they do not participate. 

Even in the civil service, even after the order of the Supreme Court to implement according to the provisions of the constitution, it has not yet been implemented. Is this not a discriminatory oppression of the entire community? Why are there no experts or leaders leading for inclusiveness and participation? Why can't they raise their voice for this? 

Inhumane and discriminatory practices such as caste division and untouchability prevalent in the society for centuries have been seriously affecting equality, inclusiveness and social justice. Despite the provision of reservation, equal participation has not been achieved. While a single person is using the opportunities for which they are earmarked, the targeted class of people are being deprived. 

Until the government takes policy steps to end such discrimination, it is difficult to empower the marginalized communities. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, while addressing a program held in Madhesh a few days ago, mentioned that although Madhesh is accessible in every way, it is more remote than Karnali.

Every person who lives in Madhesh and moves from Madhesh to other areas feels what Prime Minister Oli feels, but why is it delayed? No one pays attention to that. Even those sitting at the policy-making level know about the behavior of Madhesi, Dalits and backward classes, but no one is taking any initiative to change it. 

After the Second People's Movement, through the interim constitution, one of the main features of the current constitution is the proportional inclusion system. According to the diversity of the country, a system of proportional inclusion has been constitutionally articulated with the aim of giving opportunities to oppressed communities and classes. However, due to the failure to implement some provisions mentioned in the constitution, the excluded communities have not yet been included in the state agencies. On top of that, the parties themselves are distorting the proportional inclusion system.

According to Part 24 of the Constitution, it has been arranged to adopt the principles including proportional inclusion in the directive principles of Article 50 under the directive principles, policies and obligations of the state. The political objective is to strengthen the federal democratic republican system to ensure the conditions for exercising democratic rights by adopting the principle of proportionality in the governance system based on local autonomy and decentralization.

But the principle of inclusion has not yet been fully implemented. Building an equitable, civilized and just society is a shared responsibility. Also, it is everyone's responsibility to ensure equal access and participation in every structure of the state. Only if everyone develops a sense of self-criticism, tolerance and equality, the discrimination prevalent in individuals and society can be ended. 

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