Leaders of the Dalit community on Saturday took out a lantern rally to press political parties for securing their rights in the new constitution. The rally started from Maitighar Mandala converged into a corner meeting at New Baneshwor in front of the Constituent Assembly (CA) building. On the occasion, Dalit leader and Constituent Assembly (CA) member Bishwendra Paswan said the non-Dalit leadership had systematically chipped away at the achievements gained by the Dalit community in the first CA by not incorporating their rights in the draft constitution. The Dalit community, which has remained on the back burner for a long, has called for three percent reservation in the federal Legislature, five percent in the provinces, and 10 percent in the local bodies. They have further demanded the stipulation of some constituencies where only Dalit contenders will run for elections. The Dalit community which makes up 13 percent of the total population has 40 members in the CA. The Struggle Committee has also called for the Dalit community’s participation in all state agencies based on population.