Having lived a life of exploitation, from a humble beginning in extreme poverty to the corridors of lobbyists raising the grievances of his community, Ramesh Jaipal is in double jeopardy both as a Hindu minority and a sub-sect of Hindu community. As a Dalit, he is the founder of the Scheduled Caste Rights Movement. Resistance to such minority demands in the power-circles is due to fear of affecting and disrupting constituencies that have remained unchanged in favor of current electoral status quo. Jaipal has been mobilizing and raising awareness for his community on the need for political representation in parliament, which has long been denied constitutionally to the satisfaction of those in influential positions.nation.pk/columns/01-Sep-2014/caste-struggle-and-politics
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:35:38 +0000
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