01-19-2008, 05:32 PM
"Dalit" word unconstitutional: Scheduled Castes Commission
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has asked the state governments not to use the word 'Dalit' in official documents, saying the term was "unconstitutional".
The commission has stated that sometimes the word 'Dalit' is used as a substitute for Scheduled Caste in official documents, sources in State Tribal Department said in Raipur.
After consultation with the legal department, the commission said the 'Dalit' word is neither constitutional nor the word has been mentioned in the current laws.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has asked the state governments not to use the word 'Dalit' in official documents, saying the term was "unconstitutional".
The commission has stated that sometimes the word 'Dalit' is used as a substitute for Scheduled Caste in official documents, sources in State Tribal Department said in Raipur.
After consultation with the legal department, the commission said the 'Dalit' word is neither constitutional nor the word has been mentioned in the current laws.
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