KATHMANDU, AUGUST 8: The Home Ministry has decided to stop issuing citizenship certificates with disgraceful names and correct such names if the concerned citizens asked for it.
The Home Ministry’s statement has come after lawmakers raised the issue that many Dalits were given disgraceful names by civil servants after some media including Kantipur national daily reported the issue with the citizenship certificates.
“Our attention has been drawn by some news reports about the citizenship certificates issue with derogatory names and surnames,” said Phanindra Mani Pokhrel, spokesperson of the Home Ministry issuing a statement on Monday. “We have decided to stop issuing citizenships with derogatory names and correct existing such names if the concerned person wants.”
