Dalit ex-chief of district body alleges caste-based abuse

Somnath Portel accuses Dambar Giri, an ex-vice-chair of Haldibari Rural Municipality, of verbally abusing him with caste-related derogatory words.

Former chief of the District Coordination Committee (DCC) in Jhapa has claimed that he has become a victim of caste-based discrimination and abuse. Somnath Portel, the provincial level CPN-UML leader who earlier served as the DCC chief, lodged a complaint at the Area Police Office in Birtamod on Wednesday.