Nepal, May 19 -- Members of Parliament (MPs), speaking in today's meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR), have urged the government to take stern actions against caste-based discrimination, particularly targeting the Dalit community.

Speaking during the 'Emergency Hour' of the meeting, the MPs have also drawn attention of the government on a range of pressing national concerns including landlessness, inflation and development-related issues

Airing her voice, Nita Ghatani highlighted the discrimination faced by Dalits in various spheres of society, especially in securing rental housing.

Ghatani cited a sit-in protest staged by Deepa Nepali at Maitighar Mandala in Kathmandu under the slogan 'Is there no room for us, government?'...