Haryana govt seeks removal of ‘objectionable’ caste names from state SC list – The Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Haryana government has asked the Centre to remove certain caste names from the state list of Scheduled Castes because they are “objectionable”, a reference to the caste appellations that are widely viewed as pejorative and also serve as slurs from supremacists.The names sought to be deleted are ‘Chura’ and ‘Bhangi’, which are…