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The huge problem involving people who are, to this day, considered outcastes and therefore ‘untouchable’ is disturbing. The social segregation experienced by Dalits can be likened to Apartheid as it used to be in South Africa.
The largest group of these ‘untouchables’ live in India, where more than 160 million people are affected. They are often excluded from basic provisions, such as education, health care and clean drinking water, are not allowed to own land and are regularly at the receiving end of violence and exploitation.
This is why I intend to vote in favour of this resolution which insists on the Indian Government stepping up its efforts in effectively stamping out caste-based discrimination and in promoting equal opportunities. It is to be welcomed that the European Parliament is making specific proposals in order to counter this structural discrimination against a people.
As the Indian Prime Minister himself said on 27 December 2006: ‘Dalits have faced a unique discrimination in our society that is fundamentally different from the problems of minority groups in general. The only parallel to the practice of 'untouchability' was Apartheid in South Africa.’ I hope that the EU will be discussing this in its relations with India and will help stamp out this gross social injustice."@en1
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