Campaign continues for dalit rights
Published Date: March 12, 2010
Bishops, pastors and lay leaders of Catholic and Protestant Churches
joined in a seminar seeking ways to overcome socio-religious
discriminations of dalit Christians.
The top two Church bodies of the Churches-the Catholic Bishops'
Conference of India and the National Council of Churches in
India-organized the last weekend seminar in New Delhi.
They discussed "Building Inclusive India: Overcoming Social and
Religious Discriminations" in the particular context of inequality
suffered by dalit people.
Father G. Cosmon, secretary of Indian bishops' commission for dalit
Christians and other oppressed class people, said the seminar
primarily aimed to seek ways to press the government to extend quota
for dalit Christians.
The government tabled in parliament its own commission's report that
suggested extending the benefits to dalit Christians but "it is being
neglected."
In December 2009, the report from the National Commission for
Religious and Linguistic Minorities, popularly known as the Ranganath
Misra Commission, was tabled in parliament.
It said denying quota right to dalit among Christians and Muslims on
the ground that their religions do not practice caste system violates
justice. It recommended quota for these groups.
Jesuit Father A.X.J. Bosco, convenor of National Council of Dalit
Christians, said "it is very important to carry on the momentum of
Christian community" in the context of tabling the Misra commission
report.
Satish Deshapande, who teaches in Delhi University, who studied Dalit
in Muslim and Christian communities said, the gap between rich and
poor in Muslim community is narrow, while the gap between rich and
poor in Christian community is wider. "So, in Christian community
there is no larger consensus with regard to fighting for reservations"
to improve their dalit's future.
Some in the seminar suggested intensifying the lobbying with
parliamentarians. They also suggested putting political pressure by
garnering public support.
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