Dalits Who Convert to Islam or Christianity Won't Get Quota, Says Law Minister in Rajya Sabha
4 years, 1 month ago

Dalits Who Convert to Islam or Christianity Won't Get Quota, Says Law Minister in Rajya Sabha

News 18  

New Delhi: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in response to a question in Rajya Sabha said that Dalit converting to Islam or Christianity cannot claim reservation benefits and it will also deprive the person the eligibility to contest parliamentary or Assembly election from constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes. Prasad added that Para 3 of the Constitution Order outlines that no person who professes a religion different from Hindu, Sikh or Buddhist religion shall be deemed to be a member of a Scheduled Caste. However, the minister clarified that there was no proposal to bring in any amendment in the Representation of People Act to debar SC/STs converted to either Islam or Christianity from fight polls: parliamentary or Assembly elections. In 2015, the top court in a ruling had said that once a person ceases to be a Hindu and becomes a Christian, the social and economic disabilities arising because of Hindu religion cease and hence it is no longer necessary to give him protection and for this reason he is deemed not to belong to a Scheduled Caste.

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Religion-Based Reservation Violates Constitution: RSS Dattatreya
5 days, 18 hours ago

Religion-Based Reservation Violates Constitution: RSS Dattatreya

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, addressing reporters on the final day of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, criticised the Karnataka government’s plan to grant four per cent reservation for Muslims in government contracts. Hosabale also spoke about the ongoing debate over 17th-century Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s legacy, stressing that icons such as Dara Shikoh, who championed social harmony, should be …

'Who said reservation is only for Muslims? DK Shivakumar defends 4% quota amid BJP's 'appeasement' charge
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1 week, 6 days ago

'Who said reservation is only for Muslims? DK Shivakumar defends 4% quota amid BJP's 'appeasement' charge

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government's decision to introduce a 4 per cent reservation for minorities in government contracts has sparked a political debate, with the Bharatiya Janata Party accusing the Congress of appeasement politics. Speaking at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee’s office, Shivakumar emphasized that the reservation applies only to contracts valued up to ₹2 crore, similar to provisions previously made for …

BJP slams Karnataka’s quota for Muslim contractors; DK Shivakumar responds
2 weeks ago

BJP slams Karnataka’s quota for Muslim contractors; DK Shivakumar responds

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday called the Karnataka government’s decision to reserve 4% of government contracts for Muslims as “unconstitutional”, saying that the move was part of the Congress’s appeasement politics that weakens national unity. Addressing a press conference, BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the reservation was introduced with the “full patronage and approval” …

Karnataka's nod to 4% quota for Muslim contractors in tenders, BJP slams move
2 weeks ago

Karnataka's nod to 4% quota for Muslim contractors in tenders, BJP slams move

India Today  

The Karnataka government's decision to provide a 4% reservation in tenders for Muslim contractors has stirred a political storm, with the BJP accusing the Congress of "appeasement politics" and alleging that Rahul Gandhi influenced the state cabinet's decision. Training his guns at the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Prasad pointed out that the Karnataka government's move was …

SC rules against religious conversion for quota benefits
4 months ago

SC rules against religious conversion for quota benefits

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court has said religious conversions undertaken solely to avail reservation benefits without genuine belief amounted to a “fraud on the Constitution”. Justices Pankaj Mithal and R Mahadevan passed the verdict on November 26 in a case filed by one C Selvarani and upheld a Madras High Court decision of January 24 denying …

Religious conversion without actual belief to gain employment is against reservation policy and a fraud on Constitution: SC verdict
4 months ago

Religious conversion without actual belief to gain employment is against reservation policy and a fraud on Constitution: SC verdict

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has in a judgment held that religious conversion without any actual belief, largely intended to procure quota benefits, defeats the social ethos of the reservation policy and amounts to a fraud on the Constitution. However, if the purpose of conversion is largely to derive the benefits of reservation but not with any actual belief on the other …

Conversion for benefits is fraud on Constitution: SC
4 months ago

Conversion for benefits is fraud on Constitution: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that religious conversions motivated solely by the prospect of availing certain benefits, such as reservations in employment, are impermissible, calling such actions a “fraud on the Constitution”. The judgment came as the bench upheld a ruling by the Madras high court denying a Scheduled Caste community certificate to a woman who was born a …

Karnataka CMO: No Proposal on Muslim Reservation
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka CMO: No Proposal on Muslim Reservation

Deccan Chronicle  

The Karnataka Chief Minister's Office on Tuesday responded to media reports claiming that the state government was considering a proposal for Muslim reservation in jobs, calling the reports "another new lie. However, it has been clarified that there is no proposal before the government in this regard," the CMO added.Meanwhile, on Saturday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticised the Congress …

Battle for Dalit votes heats up in poll-bound Haryana
6 months, 1 week ago

Battle for Dalit votes heats up in poll-bound Haryana

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI There’s a certain concern that’s crept into the otherwise confident camp of the Congress in Haryana. Along with the dominant Jat community that comprises approximately 27% of the electorate, Muslims who make up 7% and Sikhs who are about 5%, the Congress’s internal surveys told the party brass that it could have got up to 70 seats in …

Panel for SC status to all Dalit converts racing against time as deadline nears
7 months, 1 week ago

Panel for SC status to all Dalit converts racing against time as deadline nears

The Hindu  

The Commission of Inquiry set up by the Centre to look into the possibility of granting Scheduled Caste status to Dalit Christians and Muslims is racing against time to submit its report as its two-year term is set to expire in October 2024. “Sometimes, the field visits may also get delayed or rescheduled,” one of the sources added, explaining why …

Religion-based reservation dangerous; Cong wanted to implement it, says PM Modi at poll rally
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Religion-based reservation dangerous; Cong wanted to implement it, says PM Modi at poll rally

New Indian Express  

NASHIK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged the Congress during its previous rule wanted to allocate 15 per cent of the government budget for minorities and vowed not to allow splitting of budget or reservation in jobs and education on the basis of religion. Addressing an election rally at Pimpalgaon Baswant in north Maharashtra's Nashik district in support of …

INDIA bloc will give quota to Muslims by changing Constitution: BJP over Lalu Prasad's remarks
10 months, 3 weeks ago

INDIA bloc will give quota to Muslims by changing Constitution: BJP over Lalu Prasad's remarks

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad's remarks on Muslim quota have made it clear that if voted to power, the INDIA bloc will provide reservation to the minority community by making changes in the Constitution's fundamental structure, the Bharatiya Janata Party d charged on May 7. This makes it clear that they want to provide reservation to Muslims from the …

Lalu says Muslims should get reservation ‘in full’, Modi says ‘snatching quota’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lalu says Muslims should get reservation ‘in full’, Modi says ‘snatching quota’

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday said Muslims should get reservation “in full”, evoking a sharp reaction from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who asserted that it only means INDIA bloc wants to “snatch” quota of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes for giving it to Muslims. Lau said “Muslims should get reservation in full” when …

Won't let quota for SCs, STs, OBCs be given to Muslims in name of religion: PM
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Won't let quota for SCs, STs, OBCs be given to Muslims in name of religion: PM

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi again criticised the Congress-led state governments, saying that he won't allow the reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and other deprived groups to be given to Muslims based on religion. Addressing a public rally in Telangana's Zaheerabad on Tuesday, PM Modi said, "They want to insult the Constitution for their vote bank. NDA has brought …

Congress spreading lies on reservation quotas to defeat BJP: Bandi Sanjay Kumar
11 months ago

Congress spreading lies on reservation quotas to defeat BJP: Bandi Sanjay Kumar

New Indian Express  

KARIMNAGAR: Alleging that the Congress was unable to take on the BJP in the polls, the saffron party candidate from Karimnagar, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, stated that grand old party leaders had resorted to provoking fear among the SCs and STs for political benefits in the Lok Sabha polls. Addressing the media later, the BJP national general secretary claimed that the …

Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath
11 months ago

Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath on Thursday alleged that the Congress' attempt to give reservations to Muslims from the OBC quota in Karnataka was part of its agenda to push the country towards "Islamisation and division". Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath The firebrand BJP leader claimed that the Congress wanted to deprive the …

Even SP has wilted under the Hindutva wave, says party leader
1 year, 1 month ago

Even SP has wilted under the Hindutva wave, says party leader

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party member, five-time former Badaun MP and ex-Union minister, Saleem Sherwani, says things have reached such a pass that even a staunch secularist party like his, has wilted under the Hindutva onslaught. Last week, he quit the post of Samajwadi Party national general secretary over the party’s “inappropriate” selection of Rajya Sabha candidates and neglect of the Muslim community …

Muslim-Sikh-Dalit Union is Waging Anti-Hinduism Campaign, Not Protecting Dalit in US - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

Muslim-Sikh-Dalit Union is Waging Anti-Hinduism Campaign, Not Protecting Dalit in US - News18

News 18  

Sociologist and professor Salvatore Babones speaks exclusively with News18 on his new paper titled ‘The Weaponization of Caste in America’ in which he contends that Dalit is not a caste in India, and the term does not meet the definitions of “caste” that have been used in or proposed for American legislation to ban caste-based discrimination. Nonetheless, the Muslim-Sikh-Dalit coalition …

Book Review: ‘Maya, Modi, Azad’ by Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar attempts to decode Dalit politics
1 year, 6 months ago

Book Review: ‘Maya, Modi, Azad’ by Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar attempts to decode Dalit politics

The Hindu  

This is a must-read for understanding why Dalits are attracted to the Hindu right wing. 599 The dominance of Hindutva politics, its appropriation of marginal groups and their symbols, the shift of Dalit votes to the BJP, the BJP’s welfare politics, and the RSS’ growing influence among marginal sections strongly indicate the end of the era of identity politics, and …

Dalit Christians — exclusion by society, church, state
1 year, 7 months ago

Dalit Christians — exclusion by society, church, state

The Hindu  

Last year, the Union Government constituted a commission, headed by the former Chief Justice of India, K.G. Intersectional burdens The ‘Theory of Intersectionality’ shows the bigger picture of the Dalit Christian conundrum as it allows an understanding of caste with religion and a composite understanding of Dalit Christians as ‘Dalits’ and as a ‘religious minority group’. This description helps form …

SC says THIS on withdrawal of Muslim quota bill in Karnataka today
1 year, 10 months ago

SC says THIS on withdrawal of Muslim quota bill in Karnataka today

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday expressed its disapproval of the comments made by politicians on Karnataka's Muslim OBC reservation matter. A bench of Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna, and Ahsanuddin Amanullaj said, “When the matter is pending before the court and there is a court order on Karnataka Muslim quota, then there should not be any political statements …

'Social Stigma May Continue Even After Conversion' : Supreme Court Judge Says While Hearing Plea To Extend Reservation To Converted Dalits
1 year, 11 months ago

'Social Stigma May Continue Even After Conversion' : Supreme Court Judge Says While Hearing Plea To Extend Reservation To Converted Dalits

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a bunch of petitions which seek the extension of reservation benefits available to the Scheduled Caste community to Dalits who have converted to Christianity and Islam. Social stigma at ground level When Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj, appearing for the Union Government, submitted that the Ranganath Misra Commission had not gone into all the …

Quotas for Dalit Muslims, Christians: SC wonders if it can rely on RM panel report
1 year, 11 months ago

Quotas for Dalit Muslims, Christians: SC wonders if it can rely on RM panel report

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: What is the effect of the report of a Commission of Inquiry that has been rejected or not accepted by the government and whether the empirical data which formed the basis of the report can be looked at while determining a constitutional issue, the Supreme Court wondered on Wednesday while considering the question of quotas for Dalit Muslims …

Suspect moves: The Hindu Editorial on changes to reservation policy in Karnataka
2 years ago

Suspect moves: The Hindu Editorial on changes to reservation policy in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Statecraft involves management of competing demands for accommodation and inclusion, without unduly affecting the interests of any section of society. The Karnataka government’s decision to scrap the 4% quota for Muslims within the Other Backward Classes category and earmark an additional 2% each to the dominant Vokkaliga and Veerashaiva-Lingayat communities is a divisive gamble in the expectation of electoral dividends. …

AP: BJP opposes SC status for Dalit Christians, says real' Dalits will lose out
2 years ago

AP: BJP opposes SC status for Dalit Christians, says real' Dalits will lose out

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: A delegation of leaders from state BJP called on Governor S. Abdul Nazeer at Raj Bhavan here on Monday and sought his intervention in the resolution passed by the AP Assembly to provide SC reservation to Dalit Christians. The BJP leaders led by state party president Somu Veerraju appealed to the governor to get the state government to annul …

Andhra Pradesh: BJYM opposes SC status to Dalit Christians
2 years ago

Andhra Pradesh: BJYM opposes SC status to Dalit Christians

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha state vice-president Ravindra Reddy has criticised the state government for passing a resolution in the Assembly to provide Scheduled Castes status to Dalit Christians. Speaking to the media here on Saturday, the BJYM vice-president questioned the state government how it could pass a Bill for Centre’s approval when the issue was pending in the Supreme …

Budget 2023 | Panel to examine Scheduled Caste status for Dalit converts allocated ₹3.05 crore
2 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2023 | Panel to examine Scheduled Caste status for Dalit converts allocated ₹3.05 crore

The Hindu  

After having to make do with funds from the Social Justice Ministry’s contingency Budget for the first four months of its functioning, the Commission of Inquiry to examine whether SC status can be given to Dalit Christians and Muslims has been allocated an amount of ₹3.05 crore in this year’s Budget. Under pressure from the Supreme Court of India to …

SC Status For Converted Dalits : Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Expert Panel Formed By Centre
2 years, 2 months ago

SC Status For Converted Dalits : Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Expert Panel Formed By Centre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Writ Petition that was filed challenging the Central Government’s decision taken in October 2022 to set up a panel to examine Schedule Caste status for dalits who converted to Christianity or Islam.It was in October 2022 that the Centre constituted the Commission to study the issue. The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a …

Panel to look into SC status for Dalit converts challenged in Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Panel to look into SC status for Dalit converts challenged in Supreme Court

The Hindu  

A writ petition has now been filed in the Supreme Court of India, challenging the formation of a three-member Commission of Inquiry to examine whether it would be possible to accord Scheduled Caste status to Dalits who have over the years converted to Christianity or Islam. Praying that the functioning of the Commission be stayed and the notification forming it …

J. Ranganath Misra Commission report to allow Dalit Christians avail SC quota benefits written “within four corners of a room”, Centre to apex court
2 years, 3 months ago

J. Ranganath Misra Commission report to allow Dalit Christians avail SC quota benefits written “within four corners of a room”, Centre to apex court

The Hindu  

The Centre in the Supreme Court on December 7 declared that the 2007 report of the Justice Ranganath Misra Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, which recommended that Dalits who converted to Islam and Christianity to escape caste oppression in the Hindu religion should be permitted to avail of Scheduled Caste reservation benefits in government jobs and educational institutions, was …

In affidavit in SC, Centre defends exclusion of Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims from scheduled castes' list
2 years, 4 months ago

In affidavit in SC, Centre defends exclusion of Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims from scheduled castes' list

Firstpost  

The affidavit was filed in response to a plea of NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation seeking an extension of reservation and other benefits to people from Dalit communities who converted to Islam and Christianity New Delhi: The Centre has defended the exclusion of Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims from the list of scheduled castes, saying historical data shows no …

Centre alludes to ‘foreign origins’ in its affidavit on Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims
2 years, 4 months ago

Centre alludes to ‘foreign origins’ in its affidavit on Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims

The Hindu  

The affidavit filed by the Union government before the Supreme Court Bench hearing the case for the inclusion of Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims on the list of Scheduled Castes contradicts itself at several junctures, leading to a lack of clarity on its arguments defending the current criteria for determining which communities can be classified as Scheduled Castes. Among the …

Dalit bodies, allied Left organisations back reservation for converted Dalits
2 years, 4 months ago

Dalit bodies, allied Left organisations back reservation for converted Dalits

The Hindu  

The Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch, an umbrella organisation representing various bodies fighting for Dalit rights across the country, along with the All India Dalit Rights Movement and a few other Left-associated workers’ unions on Saturday unanimously resolved to support the demand for extending reservation rights to Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims. However, in the resolution passed at the Convention, the …

Panel formed on SC status for Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims: Centre
2 years, 5 months ago

Panel formed on SC status for Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims: Centre

The Hindu  

The Union government has filed a fresh affidavit before the Supreme Court, through the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, stating its current position on the inclusion of Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims in the Scheduled Castes list and on the petitions challenging the constitutionality of Para 3 of the Constitution Order, 1950, which allows only members of Hinduism, Sikhism …

Should Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians be given SC status?
2 years, 5 months ago

Should Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians be given SC status?

The Hindu  

Recently, the Union government formed a three-member Commission of Inquiry headed by former Chief Justice of India, Justice K.G. Professor Thorat, considering that besides caste discrimination, converts might also face other forms of discrimination because of internal hierarchies within the new religion, what kinds of discrimination should the Justice K.G. Yes, the ‘untouchables’ who converted to Buddhism and the ‘untouchables’ …

Demand of reservation for the converts is anti-constitutional and anti-national: VHP
2 years, 5 months ago

Demand of reservation for the converts is anti-constitutional and anti-national: VHP

The Hindu  

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad said on October 17 that the demand for extending reservation benefits to converts from the SC/ST communities is “anti-constitutional” and “anti-national”. Along with Valmiki Mahasabha, the VHP would also organise mass awareness campaigns across India to make Dalits aware of their rights, said its joint general secretary Surendra Jain. Speaking in Delhi, Mr. Jain said, “VHP …

Status beyond faith: The Hindu Editorial on Scheduled Caste status post conversion
2 years, 5 months ago

Status beyond faith: The Hindu Editorial on Scheduled Caste status post conversion

The Hindu  

The Centre has appointed a three-member Commission to examine the sensitive issue of extending Scheduled Caste status to all those who have historically suffered discrimination and untouchability, regardless of the religion they now profess. In 1985, the Supreme Court agreed that historical discrimination may continue even after members of the SCs convert to other religions, but did not decide in …

Centre forms panel to vet giving SC status to \'SC\' religious converts
2 years, 5 months ago

Centre forms panel to vet giving SC status to \'SC\' religious converts

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Centre has appointed a commission headed by former CJI K.G. Balakrishnan to examine the matter of giving Scheduled Caste status to new people who claim to historically have belonged to the SCs, but have converted to a religion other than those mentioned in the Presidential orders. The three-member team also includes retired IAS officer Dr Ravinder Kumar …

Panel to study SC status of Dalits post conversion
2 years, 5 months ago

Panel to study SC status of Dalits post conversion

The Hindu  

The Union government has now formed a three-member Commission of Inquiry headed by former Chief Justice of India, Justice K.G. The three-member commission will also comprise Professor Sushma Yadav, member, UGC, and retired IAS officer Ravinder Kumar Jain, and has been given a two-year deadline to submit a report on the issue — starting from the day Justice Balakrishnan takes …

Scheduled Caste Status For Converted Dalits : Centre Constitutes Commission To Examine The Issue
2 years, 5 months ago

Scheduled Caste Status For Converted Dalits : Centre Constitutes Commission To Examine The Issue

Live Law  

Through a notification dated 6th October 2022, the Centre has appointed a Commission headed by former Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan to examine the matter of according Scheduled Caste status to new persons who claim to have historically belonged to the Scheduled Castes, but have converted to a religion other than those mentioned in the Presidential Orders under Article …

Explained | The criterion for SC status
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | The criterion for SC status

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court of India has sought the most recent position of the Union government on a batch of petitions challenging the Constitution Order of 1950, which allows only members of Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist religions to be recognised as SCs. On the other hand, the Union government in 2019 rejected the possibility of including Dalit …

Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims can’t be compared to Buddhist converts, says Centre’s 2019 affidavit
2 years, 6 months ago

Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims can’t be compared to Buddhist converts, says Centre’s 2019 affidavit

The Hindu  

With the Supreme Court awaiting the Union government’s present position on including Dalit Christians as members of Scheduled Castes, the Narendra Modi government’s latest standing on this aspect has been to reject any such proposition, according to an affidavit filed by the government in November 2019, which also said Dalits who converted to Buddhism could not be compared to those …

In Punjab, a jump from 1.5% to a possible 15% in Christianity raises demographic change worries, the biggest problem being ‘stealth’ conversions
2 years, 6 months ago

In Punjab, a jump from 1.5% to a possible 15% in Christianity raises demographic change worries, the biggest problem being ‘stealth’ conversions

Op India  

On September 6, a report was published by article 14 on Christian conversions and alleged attacks on pastors in Punjab. Quoting George Soni, president of the Punjab Christians United Front, the report noted, “Tough to put a number on it as we do not have lists of all such churches, but I would say there has been a 5-10% increase …

Reservations to Dalit Christians and Muslims was a ‘Communal Award’ given by Sonia Gandhi for defeating Vajpayee: Why BJP has to resist it
2 years, 6 months ago

Reservations to Dalit Christians and Muslims was a ‘Communal Award’ given by Sonia Gandhi for defeating Vajpayee: Why BJP has to resist it

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of India issued a notice to the Union Government, asking for their response in a plea that said those Dalit Hindus who had converted to Christianity or Islam should be given the same reservation benefits as extended to the Scheduled Caste category. In the C.M Arumugam v S. Rajgopal and others, the court held that …

Ranganath Mishra Commission: When BJP said that converts to Islam or Christianity cannot get SC status benefits
2 years, 6 months ago

Ranganath Mishra Commission: When BJP said that converts to Islam or Christianity cannot get SC status benefits

Op India  

On August 30, the Supreme Court of India sought a response from the central government to a plea that the Dalits who have converted to Islam and Christianity from Hinduism should be eligible for the same quota benefits that are reserved for Scheduled Castes. It is noteworthy that then-Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said in Rajya Sabha last …

Dalit Christians hold Black Day seeking SC status
2 years, 7 months ago

Dalit Christians hold Black Day seeking SC status

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Dalit Christians in Andhra Pradesh observed Wednesday as Black Day as part of their nationwide protest demanding re-recognition of Dalit Christians as members of the scheduled castes in India. Vijayawada Catholic Diocese Most Reverend Monsignor Father Muvvala Prasad recalled that on August 10, 1950, the then union government issued a President's Order cancelling the SC status of Dalit Christians …

RSS-linked body calls for rethink on quotas for converted STs
2 years, 9 months ago

RSS-linked body calls for rethink on quotas for converted STs

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Janajati Surkasha Manch, a tribal welfare organisation linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, wants the Union government to revisit the provisions of caste-based quotas for those members of Scheduled Tribes who have converted other religions from Hinduism. “Article 341 says persons who have converted from Hinduism to other religions will not be treated as Schedule Caste members, …

Disquiet in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh over ‘outsiders’ being nominated as Rajya Sabha candidates
2 years, 9 months ago

Disquiet in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh over ‘outsiders’ being nominated as Rajya Sabha candidates

The Hindu  

The decision of the Congress to field ‘outsiders’ from party-ruled Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections may be an act of assertion by the Gandhis but there was a sense disquiet in these States that go to Assembly polls in the latter part of 2023. On Monday, the Congress in Chhattisgarh was forced to defend its choice …

The ground reality of Dalits who convert to Christianity to ‘get respect’
3 years, 9 months ago

The ground reality of Dalits who convert to Christianity to ‘get respect’

Op India  

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao in a media interaction claimed that Dalits convert to Christianity to get the respect that they were denied. “It is really caste atrocity going on silently in the Catholic Church” M. Mary John, the president of the Dalit Christian Liberation Movement and the National Council of Dalit Christians said, “This almost exclusion of Dalit …

Punjab Elections 2022: As political landscape warms up, will Dalit votes be the game changer?
3 years, 9 months ago

Punjab Elections 2022: As political landscape warms up, will Dalit votes be the game changer?

Op India  

Punjab is less than a year away from assembly elections. In a special ardaas he offered in the Gurudwara, Gurmel Singh Khalsa prayed for PM Modi’s long life and backed BJP’s reported decision to project a Dalit as CM candidate in the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections. They should get justice.” Speaking to OpIndia, BJP State President Ashwani Kumar Sharma said, …

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