Has anyone asked the Dalit communities how they feel?

7th May 2014

UK Govt response to  Lord’s PQ highlights unreasonable delays to implementation of caste discrimination legislation worried that the next phase proposed ”  could be seen as intrusive and might have an adverse effect on good relations in the relevant communities”. Which communities does he mean?

Lord Avebury’s Parliamentary Question to the Minister was answered with a wholly unacceptable further delay of 6 months and more. If this continues this legislation will not see the light of day before 2016.

Lord Ahmad response to Lord Avebury 6 May 2014