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SC Commission issues instructions to refraining from using word 'Dalit' for identity of any person belonging to SC

Chandigarh, Sep 21 (UNI) Taking notice of the word 'Dalit' being used for newly appointed Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi in social media pages, print and electronic media, Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission Chairperson Tejinder Kaur on Tuesday issued instructions to not use nomenclature 'Dalit' to mark identity of any person belonging to Schedule Castes.
Stating this here, Ms Tejinder Kaur said that the nomenclature 'Dalit' does not find mention in the Constitution of India or any statute and moreover, Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has already directed all Chief Secretaries of the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations regarding the same.
She said that the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior Bench passed an order on January 15, 2018 and directed as under:
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