‘Parties lack willpower to ensure proportional representation of marginalised communities’

Executive chairperson of the Samata Foundation, Pradip Pariyar, who advocates the rights of marginalised people in Nepal, currently leads the #DalitLivesMatter movement in the country.

Executive chairperson of the Samata Foundation, Pradip Pariyar, who advocates the rights of marginalised people in Nepal, currently leads the #DalitLivesMatter movement in the country. He was one of the young global leaders selected for the class of the World Economic Forum in 2020. Pariyar spoke to the Post’s Tika R Pradhan on a host of issues including the representation of Dalits and marginalised communities, the role of youths in changing society and the report of the National Inclusion Commission suggesting an end to the reservation policy in Nepal. Excerpts: