Don't use the word Dalit to identify someone: Punjab SC panel
Darpan News Desk IANS, 21 Sep, 2021 11:09 AM
Chandigarh, Sep 21 (IANS) Taking note of the word 'Dalit' being used for newly-appointed Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi by the media, the Chairperson of the state Scheduled Castes Commission, Tejinder Kaur, on Tuesday issued instructions not to use the nomenclature to mark the identity of any person belonging to Schedule Castes.
In a statement issued here, Kaur said the nomenclature Dalit does not find mention in the Constitution or any other statute.
Even the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has directed all state governments and Union Territory administrations to use the word Scheduled Caste instead of Dalit for persons belonging to SCs.
Acting on the reports of violations being made by the media, the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued a notice to private satellite TV channels, asking them to comply with an order passed earlier by the Bombay High Court to not use the word Dalit in reports, Kaur said.
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Gurpreet Singh and Simranjit Singh were arrested from their native villages of Jiwanwal (Faridkot) and Kamalpur (Moga), respectively, according to a police spokesperson.
In a shocking incident, thieves stole nearly Rs 3,000 from the Jallianwala Bagh Martyrs’ Well, where hundreds jumped to escape firing by British troops in 1919.
Nearly hundred diplomats from various foreign missions today joined a yoga session organised by the Ministry of External Affairs to celebrate the International Day of Yoga in New Delhi.
The pit, about 9 to 10 feet deep, was dug to dump leaves for decomposition but was not covered, resulting in accumulation of rainwater inside, said the police.
The woman, according to the cops, was kidnapped from Sohna road in Gurgaon and was allegedly gang-raped in a moving car and later dumped in Greater Noida.
