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Caste Groups/Associations

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The Arundhateeya Welfare Association

5 December 1949

Letter submitted by The Arundhateeya Welfare Association, requesting for nomination of K.R. Sreeramulu as the official Congress nominee for one of the Harijan vacancies in the Central Legislature from Tamil Nadu.

The Kashyap Rajput Central Sabha

26 August 1949

Letter submitted by The Kashyap Rajput Central Sabha, demanding that the Kashyap Rajput community be included in the Scheduled Castes list in every province.

Provincial Saini Sabha

10 December 1948

Memorandum submitted by Provincial Saini Sabha, demanding reserved seats for the Sainis in central and provincial legislatures, with the electorates for provincial reserved seats comprising of the province's Saini voters.

All India Depressed Classes

25 June 1947

Letter submitted by All India Depressed Classes Ad-Dharmi Mandal, demanding the adoption of certain measures to protect the Scheduled Castes' interests in the light of the Partition.

U.P. Scheduled Castes Federation

24 June 1947

Letter submitted by U.P. Scheduled Castes Federation, responding to newspaper accusations by certain Congress Harijan leaders that Dr. Ambedkar was insincere toward Indian freedom.

The Hind Harijan Sangha

6 May 1947

This petition was submitted by the Hind Harijan Sangha, requesting for the nomination of their representative to one seat in the Constituent Assembly.

Baisya Kapali Jubak Samiti

24 April 1947

All Bengal Baity (Barna Tambuli) Federation

15 April 1947

Petition submitted by All Bengal Baity (Barna Tambuli) Federation, demanding the adoption of political and economic measures for backward minority Scheduled Castes.