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Mangalore, July, 3 : The Dakshina Kannada
district unit of the Karnataka Rajya Dalit Sangharsh Samiti has
urged for the introduction of internal reservation system in the
Bill pertaining to providing 33% reservation for women in the legislatures.
In a submission to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made through the
deputy commissioner V Ponnuraj, the Samiti district organizing convener
Ananda Bellare said it was a welcome development that the Congress-led
UPA government has included getting Parliament's approval for the
women's reservation Bill in its 100 day programme. However, social
justice would not be done to dalit women if arrangements for internal
reservation for SC/ST women in the Bill is not made, he said.
SC/ST women cannot contest elections as long as the caste system
exists in the country. The caste system is so pervasive that the
political parties allow eminent dalit politicians and leaders to
contest only from the reserved seats. Hence, it is unthinkabale
that a dalit woman could get a ticket and contest from the seat
reserved for women unless there was provision for internal reservation
in the Act, he said and urged the Prime Minister to provide for
internal reservation while implementing the womenbs reservation
bill.
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