A two-day National Dalit Summit that commenced here on Saturday demanded justice for Dalits and ending caste-based discrimination.
The summit is being attended by over 350 delegates from 100-plus organisations from 25 States and Union Territories. Over 15 Cabinet Ministers, MLAs, former Ministers, MPs, MLAs and MLCs from various States are participating in the proceedings.
Addressing the convention, chairperson of the Centre for Dalit Studies Mallepalli Laxmaiah explained the importance of the struggles of Dalits and the space they have opened in democracy for all fighting communities.