Jignesh Mevani says ‘casteism, corruption two big challenges in country’ 

Jignesh Mewani.

Jignesh Mevani, dalit youth leader and MLA from Gujarat’s Vadgam, on Sunday, said people fail to acknowledge the presence of casteism in our society and annihilation of caste and eradication of corruption remain two big challenges facing the country. Mevani was speaking at a session on “Casteism and Corruption” at 9th Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad, which was organized by MIT World Peace University, in Pune.

Mevani said, “Casteism is a blot on democracy. People do not want to admit and acknowledge issues of casteism, but it’s a reality that every day that dalit women are raped and individuals are murdered due to their caste in various parts of India. Despite this, whenever the question of casteism is raised, dalits must face counter questions about ‘why reservations should be continued?”

He further said, “Even today, there are more than 80 crore people that survive on Rs 20 per day. Casteism and corruption alone is responsible for this. The working class is the most affected by corruption. Farmers do not get loan waivers, but corporates do. I look at this as a big scam.”

The event was supported by the Union ministry of youth affairs and sports and the state ministry of higher and technical education among others.

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