A new imagination of social justice, it seems, is gradually replacing the conventional discourse of inclusion or exclusion in contemporary India. There is an overwhelming support for the complete secularisation of the affirmative action policy framework in the country, especially with regard to the inclusion of Dalit Muslims in the Schedule Caste (SC) category.
On the other hand, this deeply secular impulse is not yet directly linked to any political formation. Despite the fact that caste census is recognised as an important policy consideration, there is an apprehension about the seriousness of the political class about it. The idea of social justice, in this sense, is being redefined at least in three different ways.
