Sapna Indu Pillai Week 2


                                                 Weekly Summary – Week 2  


                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                     Sapna Indu Pillai 
                                                                                                                     BALLB Sec – C 
                                                                                                                     2016111

The articles I will be responding to are “From Protesting the CAA to Embracing the Dalit-Bahujan Position on Citizenship” and “Newly-Convened Alliance Underscores Potential Impact of CAA-NRC on Dalits, Adivasis” both uploaded by The Wire. In these articles the authors are trying to rebunk the false narrative that the CAA and NRC only effects the muslim majority. They analyse how  it effects the majority Hindu as well as the upper caste Hindus only make up 10% of India’s population. It is also interesting how the authors mention that the caste discrimination is not just prevalent in Hindus but in all religions. Dalits are severely effected by these new laws since there is a requirement to show documents such as Aadhar or PAN card to prove your citizenship. Dalits often do not have these cards due to various reasons. One of the reasons is that many Dalits do not have a permanent address or location. They keep moving from place to place as if they are found to be Dalit they will face extreme hatred and violence. This is also the reason why they also change their name or do not use their last name as a way to hide that they are lower caste because if not they will be refused employment. This practice is prevalent in many places in India and so to expect them to have documentations when they do not have access to basic rights like a life with dignity or even food, clothes and permanent shelter impacts them negatively. 


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