Dalit Ministers and MPS meet Modi to discuss SC/ST act issues

New Delhi, March 28: A delegation of Dalit ministers and MPs led by Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday to discuss issues related to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) and and said the government will file a review petition against a Supreme Court order that dilutes some stringent provisions of the anti-atrocities act.

Addressing a press conference here, Paswan said the meeting with Modi was "positive" as the Dalit ministers and MPs apprised him of certain issues related to the SCs and STs such as reservation in private sector and promotion in the public sector.

He said the government was "committed" to file a review petition against the dilution of some provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Union Ministers Ramdas Athawale, Jual Oram, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Ajay Tamta, Vijay Sampla and several MPs including Shiv Sena's Anandrao Adsul were part of the delegation.