The Hind Harijan Sangha

From
The President,
The Hind Harijan Sangha,
Kalimpong (Dist. Darjeeling),Bengal.

To
The President,
Constituent Assembly of India,
New Delhi.
Dated, Kalimpong the 6th May 1947.

Respected Sir,
I have been directed by the local Hind Harijan Sangha to approach you with an earnest request to take into considere[unclear]tion the following facts touching the welfare and xxxxxxx interest of the local Harijans and the members of the scheduled[unclear] caste in the district of Darjeeling, whose representation from this district in the Bengal Legislative Assembly has been totally ignored or left out of consideration though a representation hadwas made, or perhaps owing to the absence of any well organised institution of the Harijans and scheduled caste people at the time when the Government of India Act 1935 was being enacted.

The local Harijan Sangha, now understand that there is yet a hope for their representation in the constituent Assembly through your nomination, if not through any other usual channel of election. As it is a question affecting the interest and well being of a most backward, ignorant and depressed class of Hindus. I have every hope that you will exercise your discretion and special power in affording one seat to their representative particularly from this place when the prevailing conditions nd circumstances of the depressed class people call much more attention of the Social and Political leaders of the country than of any other place, labouring as they are under the most conservation and worst type of Nepali Social xxxxxxxxx aristocratic and disabilities.

The present popula ion of the Darjeeling district is near about 3,60,000 in which nearly 2,00000 are the members of the scheduledcast and Harijan and the local scheduled caste are mostly Nepalie[unclear]s and their position amongst the Nepali caste[unclear] Hi du of the place is nothing better than that in Nepal which still holds on to the most abominable type of hatred and orthodox conventions in the matter of social st us of the H rijans. The Nepali caste Hindu representative if any i the[unclear] Constit ent Assembly is not expected to xxxxx look after and uard their interest to the extent to which their existing con[unclear]ditions demand.

The ailing condition of the Harijans and depressed class eople in eneral are much more hated and l oked down upon than their brethern in Madras and other parts of India.

I would the efore request you to be kind enough to let me know if you could make any provision for a ‘seat’ for a special representation of the local Harijans. On hearing from you the question of representation will be taken up for consideration by the Sangha[unclear].

I beg to remain, respected
Sir,
Yours fraternity,

[signature]
President,
The Hind Harijan Sangha[unclear],
Kalimpong.

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