http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-13/mangalore/28685907_1_sc-status-christians-and-muslims-christian-delegation
SC status for dalit Christians, Muslims? QC
STANLEY G PINTO,TNN,Mar 13, 2011, 10.24pm IST
MANGALORE: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured the Christian
delegation that he will try to evolve a consensus on granting
Scheduled Caste status to dalit Christians and Muslims.
This assurance was given to the Catholic Secular Forum (CSF), the
Mumbai-based NGO, who took a delegation to meet the PM on various
issues plaguing Christians. Once this was done (consensus on SC
status), the Supreme Court would be intimated of the government stand,
the PM told the delegation stated CSF general secretary Joseph Dias.
The Supreme Court delayed a verdict on this issue as the Centre was
unable to make up its mind on the matter, Dias added.
The Supreme Court is expected to hear a key case, when government
gives its opinion on a challenge to Paragraph 3 of Article 341 of
India Constitution (Scheduled Caste Order) 1950. This Paragraph 3 of
Article 341 has been described by Christians and Muslims as
anti-Constitutional and `communalizing' the uplift of the former
untouchable groups who still remain the most economically and
politically marginalized in India.
Dias stated that Delhi Archbishop Vincent Concessao said the
government needed to act soon, on this issue as its dithering was
being viewed negatively by the minorities as communalizing the SC
benefits to support only the dalits of Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist
origin.
Dias said that the PM was concerned about the deteriorating law and
order situation, coupled with rising communalism, particularly in
Karnataka and Orissa.
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