Dalits overlooked in cabinet expansion, disappointed Ministers meet Rahul Gandhi
Dalits being overlooked in cabinet expansion, Ministers meet Rahul Gandhi Amid allegations of Dalits being overlooked in the recent cabinet expansion, Punjab minister for technical education Charanjit Singh Channi met party president Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Wednesday. He was accompanied by party MLA Sangat Singh Gilzian, who had resigned from party positions in protest against "inadequate" representation to Dalits in the cabinet. Deputy speaker Ajaib Singh Bhatti too was in the meeting Rahul, who was accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi. As per sources, a group of Congress legislators, including Verka and deputy speaker Ajaib Singh Bhatti, has pointed out to the party leadership that among the Dalit community, it is the Valmiki and Mazhabi Sikhs who are feeling left out.
