Caste finds no mention

DURBAN, SEPT. 8. The issue of casteism, opposed by India, found no mention in the final document at the U.N.-sponsored meet on racism as there was no consensus on it. Indian official sources said the controversial paragraph clubbing ``work and descent'' was not included .

Several Dalit NGOs had been pressing hard to get the caste issue included in the final declaration highlighting the alleged discrimination against Dalits.

India had opposed paragraph 73 of the draft declaration, which sought to club discrimination on the basis of work and descent, and suggested a fresh formulation by dropping the word ``work'' and replacing it with expressions race, colour, national and ethnic origin besides descent.

- PTI

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