Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) head Asaduddin Owaisi dubbed the Presidential order of 1950 limiting Scheduled Caste status to Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists as “communal”, and sought that Dalit status be opened to other religious minorities, only to see the government turn down the demand. Seizing the opportunity offered by an innocuous legislation for inclusion of new communities in Sikkim in the SC list, Owaisi asked how SC status could be limited to three religions. “This is violation of the right to equality… This is discrimination against Muslims and Christians. The Presidential order (defining SCs) is a communal order,” he said.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:06:32 +0000
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