http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=81114
Saturday, February 10, 2007 Govt body firm on reservation in private sector Press Trust of India Hyderabad, February 9: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes is firm on implementing reservations in the private sector to "fulfil the Constitutional obligation of social equality", a senior member of the body said on Friday. "The private sector cannot be secluded from the government fold as it is getting all assistance from the government. It is bound to adhere to the egalitarian ideals of the state," the Commission's acting president Fakirbhai Vaghela told reporters in Hyderabad. "Infosys has come forward and selected 200 SC students through campus selections," he said, calling for affirmative and voluntary efforts from other private firms. Expressing concern at the "criminal" delay in the trial of sensational cases like the Tsundur Dalit carnage case of 1991, he said fast track courts should be set up soon to enable deprived Dalits to get justice. Referring to fresh resolutions passed recently by the first National Conference on Atrocities on SCs, he said the Commission opposed the inclusion of converted Dalit Christians and Muslims, finding no stigma of untouchability in their religions. A toll free telephone number -- 1800-11-8888 – has been created for people to complain about atrocities against SCs, he said. -- Subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a BLANK email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
