PARLIAMENT MARCH AND DHARNA

 Mr.Ratilal Jadav

PARLIAMENT MARCH AND DHARNA

Jantar Mantar , New Delhi, Wednesday, 1 August 2012, from 10 am to 5 pm
Organised by : National Council of Dalit Christians (NCDC) In association with Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) and National Council of Churches in India (NCCI)


                                                                                         
The Dalit Christian / Dalit Muslim struggle for Scheduled Caste status has gained considerable momentum now. Over the last six years, there has been relentless struggle for this cause under the leadership of NCDC with the support of CBCI and NCCI. There are many suits pending in the apex court concerned with this matter. The Union government is delaying the justice and jurisprudence of apex court by deliberately denying filing its response on the suits and thereby deliberately avoiding the hearing of the suits on its merit. Recently one of the member organisations of NCDC has also moved another petition in the apex court to expedite the existing suits. Justice Renganatha Misra Commission has strongly recommended the deletion of para 3 of Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order 1950. Based on the Misra Commission recommendations, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and the National Commission for Minorities have filed their reply in the apex court. Still the Congress led UPA government is unjustly and blatantly deviating from its commitment to file reply in the court and to implement the Report.

All the political parties in India support our cause, except Congress Party and BJP. The first UPA led by Congress has accepted and committed to resolve the Dalit Christian issue in its manifesto, but favourably ignored it and denied justice to us in their tenure. The Second UPA has completely forgotten and neglected us.

In a democracy like India, continuous struggle of the affected party is important in resolving their crisis. Therefore, we propose to raise this issue strongly during monsoon session of Parliament within and outside the Parliament. Discussions have been made with Members of Parliament and political parties and commitments secured from them to raise the issue strongly in the Parliament. So it is the responsibility of the Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims to raise our voice in big number outside the Parliament and take our issue strongly to the civil society to create substantial pressure on the Government. We Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims have to use this opportunity to expose the delay tactic of the Union Government and demand our constitutional rights.

We demand

· That the Government furnish reply in the apex court on the suits pending

· That the Government implement the recommendation of Misra Commission immediately.

· That the Scheduled Caste status be religion-neutral

· That the religious ban on the Muslims and Christians of Scheduled Caste origin on the enjoyment of Scheduled Caste (SC) rights be lifted with affirmative action.

Let us join together to raise our voice strongly on 1st August 2012 in New Delhi.

Let us also join the protests in all the States on 10th August 2012 “Black Day” the day of promulgation of the unjust and anti-secular Presidential Order of 1950.

For Contact:
Prof. Dr. M. Mary John
Chairman, NCDC
Phone: 09444181037
Email: maryjohnms@gmail.com

Rev.Fr. Z. Devasagayaraj
Secretary, Office for SC/BC
Catholic Bishops Conference
Phone: 09810066919
Email: devasagayaraj@gmail.com

Rev. Sunil Raj Philip
Executive Secretary
NCCI Dalit and Adivasi Concern
Phone: 08275045182
Email: revsunilrajphilip@gmail.com

Mr. V.J. George
National Convener, NCDC
Phone: 08547666642
Email: george.ncdc@gmail.com

Rev. Fr. A.X.J. Bosco
Advisor, NCDC
Phone: 09848408236
Email. boscofr@gmail.com

Mr. Ratilal Jadav
Treasurer, NCDC
Phone: 9426047577
Email: ratilal.jadav52@gmail.com


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