Nepal Dalit Sangh

Nepal Dalit Sangh (Nepali: नेपाल दलित संघ, lit. 'Nepal Dalit Association'; abbr. NDS) is a Nepalese Dalit movement linked to the Nepali Congress. The organization emerged from initiatives by Dalit leaders associated with the Nepali Congress, including Bijul Bishwakarma, Ganesh Pariyar, and Dal Singh Kami, and was formally established as a sister organization of the party on 27 November 1997.

Nepal Dalit Sangh

नेपाल दलित संघ
Abbreviation	NDS
Founded	27 November 1997 (1997-11-27)
Established	16 February 1998 (1998-02-16)
Founders	Man Bahadur Bishwakarma Ratna Bahadur Bishwakarma Dal Singh Kami Ganesh Pariyar Padma Singh Bishwakarma Bijul Kumar Bishwakarma
Type	Political association
Legal status	Active
Purpose	To established Equality, Social Justice and Dignity by dismantling cast-based discrimination and untouchability through inclusive democratic exercise in Nepal
Headquarters	Kathmandu, Nepal
Location	Sanepa, Lalitpur, B.P. Smritinagar
Region served	Nepal
Founder President	Man Bahadur Bishwakarma
President	Bipendra Ramudamu
Parent organization	Nepali Congress
Volunteers	All the Position and the cadets of the organization are Volunteers.

History

The origins of Nepal Dalit Sangh can be traced to the early 1990s, when Bijul Bishwakarma, Ganesh Pariyar, Dal Singh Kami and other leaders established a Dalit organization aligned with the Nepali Congress. Sources identify Ratna Bahadur Bishwakarma, Dal Singh Kami, Ganesh Pariyar, Padma Singh Bishwakarma, Bijul Kumar Bishwakarma and Man Bahadur Bishwakarma among the organization's founding leaders. Prior to adopting the name Nepal Dalit Sangh, the organization was known as Nepal Bikaswonmukh Samaj Sangh. In 2054 B.S. (1997), it was formally recognized as a sister organization of the Nepali Congress. An ad hoc committee headed by Man Bahadur Bishwakarma was constituted on 27 November 1997 (12 Mangsir 2054 B.S.), and the organization's statute was subsequently approved by the party, granting it official recognition.

Split

When the Nepali Congress was divided and the Nepali Congress (Democratic) was formed, a splinter Nepal Dalit Sangh (Prajatantrik) was formed as the NC(D) Dalit wing by ratifying the Committee of Ratna Bahadur Bishwakarma, Which was already formed as alternative parallel central committee by agitating with organizing committee in Biratnagar 2nd Convention of Nepal dalit Sangh.

Reunification

With the reunification of NC and NC(D) the NDS and NDS(P) were also reunified, and in August 2007 the Nepali Congress appointed a 39-member ad hoc committee of NDS, with Khadga Bahadur Basyal (Sarki) as president and Jeevan Pariyar as general secretary.

2012 AD Nepal Dalit Sangh has done its 4th national convention and Mr. Min Bahadur Bishwakarma has been elected as president. Nepal Dalit Sangh NDS is one of the leading democratic Organization for Dalit community of Nepal. NDs has a 75 members in body of central committee. Dipak Soni was a secretary in central committee of Nepal Dalit sangh till 2021, from January 2022, Mr. Soni is appointed as acting General secretary and Mr. Bhiusen Damai has been newly nominated as secretary for remaining tenure of NDA central committee. rest of two secretaries are MS. Devika Nepali and Mr. Dharmendra Paswan are also representing to women and madheshi dalit group in the same committee respectively.