Religion, Caste And Tribe Based Reservation - 4

[Capt M Kumar]

Condemning discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion and caste, the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief said there was need for a strong political will to end the caste system which was making the country weak from within.

Several other speakers also expressed anguish over "low representation" of marginalized sections in India's private sector.

Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal in his keynote address said he was "distressed" by low representation of Dalits and minorities, particularly Muslims, in the public and private sectors.

Introducing a law to provide for reservation in the private sector would be an important step in context of the "increasingly shrinking role" of the public sector, he said.

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