Nepal, July 2 -- A constitution is a socio-economic document written to correct historical injustices. Nepal's 2015 Constitution emerged from the People's Movement, the Comprehensive Peace Accord, two Constituent Assemblies, and decades of struggle by marginalised groups-including the Tharuhat, Madhesh, Dalit, Indigenous, Muslim, and feminist movements. Yet, many demands remain unaddressed. The rights these communities gained were not a gift, but structural justice they claimed for themselves.

Crucially, the current constitutional amendment debate treats Part 27-which established seven inclusion commissions-as ripe for elimination. Critics bluntly argue these bodies 'didn't work', became 'political recruitment centres', or 'burden the st...