at least congress used to mention them in their manifestos and programmes i feel as if we are going back to the old times during which we had very limited rights and no dignity we feel ostracized once again untouchability still exists in every part of the country but its forms differ from region to region unemployment figures are rising high among dalits because of the failure of government policies and promises the quality of primary education in the villages has been ruined dalit and other poor villagers are suffering the most as a result of this it is the duty of any government to remove all these problems at the grassroots i feel nobody should be left illiterate whether it is a dalit or a nondalit it is education which gives strength to society each and every individual deserves to live a life of dignity and enjoy every kind of freedom assured by the constitution so do dalits