http://www.groundreport.com/Business/Dalits-denied-a-right-to-public-drinking-water/2921716
Dalits denied a right to public drinking water by Mohan Nepali for Public Journalism April 12, 2010 According to a krishnasenonline report written by journalist Sudarshan Khatiwada from Dhading, so-called high caste Brahmins have banned the Dalit community from drinking water at Jyamarung-7, Dhading. A group of Brahmins led by Chet Bahadur Neupane stopped a 17-year Sita Basyal from filling her water pot. They dismantled the water pipes installed at the Dalit settlement. Dalits of the village had got access to public drinking water facility during the State of Emergency. They had paid Nepali rupees 500 to 1,000 for the fitting of water pipes in the village. In Nepal, it is very common to discriminate and suppress Dalits—so called lower caste people—in the name of ritual caste untouchability. Dalits in rural parts are still treated as animals despite the end of caste discrimination in the country’s constitution. ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
