California Could Become First State to Ban Caste Discrimination
The bill, which was passed by the State Legislature this week, has led to intense debate among South Asian immigrants.
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The bill, which was passed by the State Legislature this week, has led to intense debate among South Asian immigrants.
SACRAMENTO — Ramesh Suman, a real estate agent in Antioch, California, remembers the client who refused to see a house after saying that it looked like it belonged to members of the Dalit community, a historically oppressed group of people relegated below even the lowest rung of the caste system once used in South Asia. Bhim Narayan Bishwakarma recalled how a landlord accepted his deposit but later reneged on a rental after learning his surname, which is common among Nepalese Dalit families. And
Rahul Gandhi, much more of a moderniser than many around him, might be willing to bet on a Dalit-OBC-Muslim consolidation by tacitly endorsing strident attacks on Hindutva.
With Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in the offing, the Congress is not in a position to defend the DMK beyond a point.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin said Sanatan Dharma is against the idea of social justice and equality, and must be eradicated, inviting a strong reaction from Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).