Re:Newsom vetoes a proposed ban on caste discrimination in C...
by ac54321 on Saturday October 07, 2023 @10:02PM
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Aisha Wahab is an first-term Sen and an Afghan Muslim. So, one of the things that has always bothered me is if this was driven by some kind of Hindu-phobia or other agenda.
Obviously it can be argued that she was championing a cause dear to some of her ethic Indian constituents, but still.
I think it’d be similarly odd if a first term Hindu Sen were to champion the cause of Shia/Sunni discrimination, or the discrimination against Ahmadia Muslims or Orthodox Jews or whatever. All of which are already covered under existing laws.
Obviously it can be argued that she was championing a cause dear to some of her ethic Indian constituents, but still.
I think it’d be similarly odd if a first term Hindu Sen were to champion the cause of Shia/Sunni discrimination, or the discrimination against Ahmadia Muslims or Orthodox Jews or whatever. All of which are already covered under existing laws.