Parties are reluctant to ensure fair Dalit representation in politics, report says

Dalit advocacy group’s report regrets dwindling Dalit representation in local governance.

At a time when Dalit rights activists and experts are raising concerns over the ‘usefulness’ of the ‘pompous’ representation of Dalits in local governments with the provision of mandatory Dalit woman representations in each ward, some advocacy groups have called for their meaningful representation in the political arena.