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CPM seeks action taken report on panel recommendations
PTI
Sunday, May 30, 2010 14:32 IST
Pudukottai: CPI(M) would demand an action taken report on the
recommendations of the National Commission on Religious and Linguistic
Minorities headed by justice Ranganath Mishra, party general secretary
Prakash Karat said here.
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Addressing a public meeting organised by 'Tamil Nadu Untouchability
Eradication Front' last night, he said the Centre had not acted on the
commission's report so far. "Our party will be in touch other parties
in this regard", he said.
Karat said an important recommendation of the commission was 15%
reservation in education and jobs for minorties who were socially,
economically and educationally backward. It had also recommended that
those of Scheduled Caste origion, irrespective of religion, be brought
under SC reservation, Karat said.
He said the party had demanded that Dalit Christians and any person of
SC origin, irrespective of religion, be given reservation.
He said the various policies of the Centre, including privatisation,
had limited opportunities for the SCs. 'The government had downsized
and banned recruitments. The SCs had scope only in government sector
and now it was also gone', he said.
Karat said the opportunities for SCs would be reduced in the education
sector with the Government 'promoting' privatisation of higher
education and allowing foreign universities to function in the
country. Dalits should fight privatisation, liberalisation and
globalisation, he said.
There was a need for a powerful struggle to protect the rights of
Dalits and other oppressed sections, he said.
He said the goals and aims set by social reformers like Dr Ambedkar
and EVR Periyar had not been achieved even after 62 years of
independence.
Earlier, addressing the first state level conference of the Front,
Karat said the struggle against caste system should go along with
struggle against socio-economic and class exploitation.
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