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Call to dissolve Mahadalit Commission as meeting with Buta turns unruly Patna,(BiharTimes): The review meeting held on Monday under the chairmanship of the National Commisson For Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes, Buta Singh, witnessed unruly scene after some of the leaders questioned the constitutional validity of the setting up of the Mahadalit Commission. Former MLA, Om Prakash Paswan, even submitted a memorandum to the chairman of the National Commisson For Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes demanding the dissolution of the Mahadalit Commission. Another leader, Suresh Paswan, also raised the issue of the constitution of the Mahadalit Commission. The ruling party leaders present on the occasion strongly objected to this demand. The memorandum submitted by Om Prakash Paswan also sought action against the speaker of Bihar assembly, Uday Narayan Chaudhary, welfare minister, Jitan Ram Manjhi, former minister, Shyam Rajak and Vishwanath Rishidev on charges of dividing Dalit castes. The memorandum accused the principal secretary, welfare department, K P Ramaiah of participating in the Janata Dal United meetings but denying scholarships, hostels, and appointment as ‘Vikas Mitra’ to Paswan community. He also alleged that Ramaiah refused to provide information when asked as to under which Article of the Constitution was Mahadalit Commission set up. The services of Ramaiah should be reverted back to Centre the memorandum said demanding action as per rules against him. He also complained that 14 per cent Schedule Castes and 10 per cent Schedule Tribes had been sent to Bihar Vidhan Parishad and Rajya Sabha from independence to the advent of the Nitish Kumar government. But in the last four years not a single Dalit or tribal has been sent to the Upper Houses of Bihar and India when more than 40 got elected. Paswan said that if the Commission failed to give him justice he would seek it from the court. He said that there was a great conspiracy to deny reservation to Dalits. A copy of the memorandum was also sent to the home minister, P Chidambaram. ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to [email protected], OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to [email protected] TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to [email protected] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/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: [email protected] [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/
