Incident Reports

Pandits turn their back on religious ceremony held in Dalit's house

2019-11-16

Lumbini, Kapilbastu, Shivaraj, Ward 5

Milan BK of Shivaraj Municipality -5 had called for religious worship on November 16. However, pandits who were called for a religious ceremony deserted the home after they knew that they would be performing rituals in Dalit's home.  

Milan is a construction entrepreneur in the Kapilbastu. Engineers, overseers and other special guests were present during the ceremony.  This incident is a blow to my self-esteem, Milan said.  If an economically wealthy businessman like me has to face caste-based discrimination, we can imagine the discrimination the Dalit community might have to face in rural areas, he said.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Public humiliation
Primary Cause Related to discrimination against Dalits
Actor 1 - Number of people 3
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Dalit
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
National/Online Media

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