Hyderabad, June 05: Coordinator for National Commission for scheduled Castes, Dr. Tajuddin Ansari said that Muslim Community should be given reservations on the basis of castes. He requested the Muslims belonging to Other Backward Classes (O.B.C’s) that they should not hide their castes.
They should furnish the information relating to their castes to census enumerators without fear. It will benefit the future generations and it will also help the Govt. in framing policies for O.B.C.’s.
Referring to the Sachar Committee Report, he said that the social and educational conditions of the Muslims is worse than Daliths. Govt. has taken steps to improve the conditions of Daliths’ because they are under reservations scheme.
He told that there are more than one crore Muslims in Maharashtra who speak Urdu and therefore the Govt. of Maharashtra should declare Urdu and the second official language of the state.
——–Siasat News