Pokhara, Mar. 2: Minister for Local Development Chiranjivi Wagle inaugurated a western regional seminar on the “Participation of Dalits in the Task of Nation Building: Today’s Challenge” jointly organised by the Ministry of Local Development and the Committee for the Development of Downtrodden and Neglected Communities here today.

The seminar aims at integrating, and developing and expanding all programmes already launched or to be launched in keeping with the government’s commitment to bring all the neglected and downtrodden communities into the mainstream of economic and social development.

Ninety-five persons including government prosecutors, Dalit intellectuals and experts, and ldo’s from 16 districts of the western development region are taking part in the two-day seminar.

On the occasion, Mr Wagle said caste discrimination widespread in society cannot be justified, adding man is great by his talent and thinking.

Stating that removal of ill-traditions and outmoded views still rampant in society is the main challenge of the day, he expressed confidence that such things will disappear if we rectify wrong trends and practices.

Various other speakers including mp sukraraj Sharma and central president of the Nepal Tarun Dal Balkrishna Khand also expressed their views at the function chaired by committee chairman Ganesh Bahadur Pariyar.

Meanwhile, central chairman of the b. P. With the Poor programme and Minister for Local Development Chiranjivi Wagle has said the programme basically aims at making the poor and disadvantaged sections of society self-reliant by helping them to create self-employment.

Mr Wagle, while inaugurating a two-day introductory seminar of chairmen of the B.P. with the Poor Programme district coordination and monitoring committees and programme convenors at the local town development training centre today, noted that the programme will go a long way in removing poverty and deprivation through the proper utilization of means and resources.

His Majesty’s Government expects cooperation to fight against poverty which is the common enemy of all, he noted.

Mp sukraraj Shastri spoke of the need to provide water, electricity and jobs to remove poverty from the country.

Central vice chairman of the programme Haribol Bhattarai noted that the country’s development is not possible unless poverty and backwardness is removed.

Various other speakers including central president of the Nepal Tarun Dal Bal Krishna Khand and general manager of the Agricultural Development Bank Devendra Pratap Shaha also spoke at the function chaired by chairman of the B. P. With the Poor Kaski coordination and monitoring committee Soviet Bahadur Adhikari.

A total of 48 persons are taking part in the seminar aimed at ensuring participation of disadvantaged families in socio-economic activity and thereby improving their standard of life.