Caste is most often seen through the prism of conflict—the heated national debates about reservations, the political polarization on the census and the attacks on young couples that have been blessed by caste panchayats.
But far away from the spotlight, there is the more benign world of organizations and activists who continue to nurture informal networks based on caste, to help fledgeling businesses, build educational institutions and promote philanthropy.
Caste continues to puzzle and infuriate many modernizers, but the institution has survived and changed in the six decades after independence even as it continues to whip up passions that can split most political parties down the middle.
At the same time, analysts feel that the caste organizations’ co-option into politics and vice-versa has led to trivialization of the groups’ roles such as their activities remaining limited to distributing medals and organizing dinners to community members
1. That this is a petition lodged under Article 32 of the Constitution of India for enforcement of the fundamental rights of the petitioners community enshrined under Article 14,15,16,21,26 and their constitutional rights enshrined under Article 341 of the Constitution of India by challenging the vires and constitutionalism of the para 3 of the Constitution (Scheduled caste ) Order, 1950. This order, issued under Article 341 of the Constitution is discriminatory on the ground of religion in that certain Hindu castes have been declared as the Scheduled Castes whereas their Muslim counterparts have been discriminated and denied the status of Scheduled Casts.
The issue of reservation in jobs and educational institutions on the basis of religion is again under scanner after the publication of the Ranganath Mishra Commission report and the interim order of the Supreme Court in the Andhra Pradesh case, providing for reservation for the backward Muslims.
The constitutional mandate is clear. It enjoins equality before the law and leaves no scope for discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them. Further, it provides for affirmative action for the advancement of socially and educationally backward classes, including a provision for reservation of jobs in the favour of backward classes which, in the opinion of the state, is not adequately represented in the services under the state.
The tabling of the Report of the National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities (NCRLM), popularly called the Ranganath Mishra Commission report, in the Parliament recently has led to animated debates and mobilisations around the issue of reservations for the Muslim community. Within the Muslim community, there are two contending strands of opinions around this issue of reservations for the Muslim community. Within the Muslim community, there are two contending strands of opinions around this issue. The first group employs the discourse of ‘minority rights' and inter-group inequality to argue its position for reservation for the entire ‘community' (though complicated by the creamy layer provision).
By K A Gupta, Times of India
GUMLA: The Jharkhand State Ansari Mahapanchayat (JSAM) has demanded reservation for Dalit-Muslims for their socio-economic uplift.
JSAM president Shahab Naiyer Ansari said here on Saturday that it's high time the Dalit Muslims got their dues. He also sought SC status for Dalit Muslims. In this context, he laid emphasis on amending Articles 340, 341 and 342 of the Constitution.
At a meeting held here recently, the JSAM had constituted a core committee to create an awareness on the issue. The meet was attended by all the office-bearers of the JSAM. The members of the core committee will tour villages inhabited by Muslims from November 3-15 and try to seek consensus over the issue.
The JSAM president said that leaders of all parties frequently refer to the Sachar Committee and the Ranganathan Committee during polls but conveniently forget the implementation of their reports once the elections conclude.
The percentage of Muslims in central and state government undertakings is less than 2 percent. Though political parties make tall claims to ensure political, economic and educational uplift of Muslims, especially Dalit Muslims, no sincere efforts are made in this regard once the elections are over, he said.
The state executive committee of the JSAM had also raised issues pertaining to the Dalit Muslims at a meeting held in the state capital on November 4, Naiyer said.
Source:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Reservation-sought-for-Dalit-Muslims/articleshow/5207192.cms
GUMLA: The Jharkhand State Ansari Mahapanchayat (JSAM) has demanded reservation for Dalit-Muslims for their socio-economic uplift.
JSAM president Shahab Naiyer Ansari said here on Saturday that it's high time the Dalit Muslims got their dues. He also sought SC status for Dalit Muslims. In this context, he laid emphasis on amending Articles 340, 341 and 342 of the Constitution.
At a meeting held here recently, the JSAM had constituted a core committee to create an awareness on the issue. The meet was attended by all the office-bearers of the JSAM. The members of the core committee will tour villages inhabited by Muslims from November 3-15 and try to seek consensus over the issue.
The JSAM president said that leaders of all parties frequently refer to the Sachar Committee and the Ranganathan Committee during polls but conveniently forget the implementation of their reports once the elections conclude.
The percentage of Muslims in central and state government undertakings is less than 2 percent. Though political parties make tall claims to ensure political, economic and educational uplift of Muslims, especially Dalit Muslims, no sincere efforts are made in this regard once the elections are over, he said.
The state executive committee of the JSAM had also raised issues pertaining to the Dalit Muslims at a meeting held in the state capital on November 4, Naiyer said.
Source:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Reservation-sought-for-Dalit-Muslims/articleshow/5207192.cms
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