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Caste-based exclusion, untouchability, discrimination and related public-interest issues.

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Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed Himachal Pradesh’s state-run schools to drop the caste column from general admission forms from 2027–28, while retaining caste disclosure when students claim targeted schemes and benefits. The verified change separates routine school identification from eligibility administration; evidence establishes the order and its stated anti-discrimination aim, not that the form change will…

Sukhu’s school-admission order removes routine caste field but retains caste data for benefits
Open Post: Sukhu’s school-admission order removes routine caste field but retains caste data for benefits

A September 2026 Instagram reel republishes Sanjay Singh’s 21 March 2025 Rajya Sabha speech attacking mosque-temple politics and invoking Dalit exclusion at Mahad. The Mahad history and wider barriers to Dalit access to water and temples are well documented, but Singh’s broader allocation of communal blame and claims of political motive remain rhetoric rather than…

Open Post: Sanjay Singh’s Rajya Sabha attack on mosque-temple politics invokes a verified history of caste exclusion, while his communal blame claim remains political argument