04-12-2006, 06:16 AM
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/artic...485666.cms
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>"There are some 3.5 million Dalits in government jobs, about 125 MPs, and hundreds of MLAs. There are about 68,000 Dalits in Group A services."
He adds: "There has been a Dalit head of state, a Dalit deputy prime minister, two Dalit Lok Sabha Speakers, at least half-a-dozen chief ministers, and hundreds of ministers.
There have been Dalit judges in the higher judiciary, and currently a number of Dalits are serving as vice-chancellors of universities."Â </b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>"There are some 3.5 million Dalits in government jobs, about 125 MPs, and hundreds of MLAs. There are about 68,000 Dalits in Group A services."
He adds: "There has been a Dalit head of state, a Dalit deputy prime minister, two Dalit Lok Sabha Speakers, at least half-a-dozen chief ministers, and hundreds of ministers.
There have been Dalit judges in the higher judiciary, and currently a number of Dalits are serving as vice-chancellors of universities."Â </b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->