Chandigarh, August 13, 2015: The Forum of SC and ST Legislators and Parliamentarians(Regd.) of all political parties of India organized its meeting of their Patrons and National Executive Council at New Delhi. Dr. Charanjit Singh Atwal Speaker, Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment and Shri Jual Oram, Union Tribal Affairs Minister, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Dr. P.L. Punia Member Parliament (Rajya Sabha) & Chairman National Commission for S.C presided over the function. The working president of the Forum S. Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal while highlighting the aims and objectives of the Forum in brief said that steps were being taken to form the State Chapters. He welcomed the suggestions of the Members present so that the Forum to function in a dynamic way. He said the forum had suggestions to prepare a Directory of prominent SC and ST members and its use in the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Baba Saheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar.
Shri Ramdas Athawale Member of Rajya Sabha, Shri Bhagirath Prasad, Member of Parliament and IAS (Retd.) , Sh. Faggan Singh Kulaste, MP, Lok Sabha, Sh. Amar Shankar Sable, Member Parliament (RS), Shri Udit Raj, Member of Parliament, Dr. Rameshwar Oraon, Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali Minister for Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution and Tribal Affairs, Sh. Arjun Kumar Ghatani, Health and Family Welfare Minister, Sikkim, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, Former Member of Rajya Sabha (now nominated Governor of Bihar) and Sh. Ashok Pradhan Ex Minister of India also expressed their views and gave several suggestions. Almost all the Speakers raised their concern about the, implementation of reservation in promotion, implementation of reservation in private sector, implementation of the various schemes of the GOI concerning SC and ST communities in its true spirit, constitution of State Chapters of the Forum in all the States, distribution of literature relating to the life and contribution of Baba Saheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Ji and celebration of 125th birth Anniversary of Baba Saheb with great enthusiasm. It was decided in the meeting to hold two days international convention in New Delhi and National Conference in Mumbai in view of on-going 125th birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
Dr. Charnjit Singh Atwal Speaker Punjab Vidhan and Chief Patron emphasized upon the need of Right Education. He said that SC and SC Community Children be provided education at par with the children of other well off communities and there should be a uniform syllabus for all the students all over India so as to eradicate the disparity in the society.
Smt. Droupadi Murmu, H.E. Governor of Jharkhand thanked the Forum specially its working Presiding S. Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal for honoring her by making her the Chief Guest on this occasion and congratulated the forum by bringing together all the prominent Dalit Leaders at one platform. she hoped and wished the Forum of SC and ST Legislators and Parliamentarians for all successes in their mission for the upliftment of Dalits.
Shri Vijay Sampla, Union Minister, Shri Mansukh Bhai Vasava Union Minister, Shri Dinesh Oraon Hon'Speaker Jharkhand, Shri Kailash Meghwal Speaker Rajasthan, Shri Hiphei Speaker Mizoram, Shri Ganpatsinh Vestabhai Vasava Hon'ble Speaker Gujarat, Shri Virender Kashyap, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Dr. Bhagirath Prasad, Shri Balabhadra Majhi, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, Dr. Pandula Ravindra Babu, Shri Ajay Tamta, Dr. Sunil Baliram Gaikwad, Shri Amar Shankar Sable, Dr. Yashwant Singh, Dr. Balachandra Mungekar, Shri Ramdas Athawale, Prof. A Seetaram Naik, Shri Ramesh Jigajinagi, Shri Jitendra Chaudhary Members Parliament, Shri Ashok Pradhan, Shri Sanjay Paswan, Smt. Anusuiya Uike, Shri Shailendra Kumar, Shri Dharampal Sabharwal Former Members of Parliament, Sardar Sohan Singh Thandal Minister Tourism Punjab, Shri T.S. Bharmouri Forest Minister Himachal Pradesh, Chaudhary Zulfikar Ali Minister Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Rakesh Chaudhary Minister Himachal Pradesh, Dr. Lois Marandi Minister Jharkhand, Shri Sonam Dadul Bhutia Parliamentary Secretary Sikkim, Dr. Prem Singh Ena Hon'ble MLA Uttrakhand, Advocate Sulekhatai Kumbhare Former Minister Maharashtra, Dr. Krishna Murti Bandhi Hon'ble Former Minister Chattisgarh, Shri Mohan Lal Member PPSC & Hon'ble Former MLA Punjab, Shri M.S. Somalingappa Former MLA & President ST Morcha Karnataka, Chaudhary Prem Singh Former Speaker Delhi, Shri Rameshwar Oraon Chairperson NCST, Shri Rajesh Bagha Chairman SC Commission Punjab,Dr. Lata Omprakash Mahato Member National Commission for Safai Karamchari Govt. of India also attended the meeting.