Kathmandu, Apr. 20: A delegation led by National Assembly members Bijul Kumar Biswokarma and Ratna Bahadur Biswokarma Wednesday met Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and requested him to implement the resolutions adopted by His Majesty’s Government for the uplift of the downtrodden people.

The delegation comprising, among others, vice-president of oppressed development committee Ganesh Pariyar, central member of Nepal University Teachers Association Basanta Biswokarma, chairman of Baglung district Constituency No. 1 of the Nepali Congress Padma Singh Biswokarma and director of oppressed development committee Sambhu Hazara Paswan sought the representation of the downtrodden people in the Council of Ministers, constitutional bodies and other decision making bodies.

The delegation also demanded the constitution of a powerful and independent oppressed council, priority for the admission of the downtrodden students in the technical schools, immediate provision for appointment of at least one eligible oppressed teacher in every high school.

Likewise, the delegation also demanded the formation of a high level commission for eradication of the caste discrimination, conducting programmes at governmental level against caste segregation and untouchability, passing of “Oppressed Bill” in the forthcoming session, and appointment of the downtrodden in the governmental and semi-governmntal organisations, including commissions and boards.

Likewise, a delegation of Okhaldhunga district headed by former minister and NC central member Bal Bahadur Rai today met Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and demanded that the centre of higher secondary being shifted to another place should be retained where it was earlier, and apprised him of various problems of the district including  that of transport, roads, bridges, health, education, irrigation and upper Sagarmatha.

The delegation comprised MP Homnath Dahal, DDC chairman Prem Narayan Premi, NC Okhaldhunga district committee secretary Deep Prasad Khatiwada, treasurer Dilli Prasad Khanal, NC general convention representative Ramhari Khatiwada and DDC member Netra Bhattarai.