http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/25/stories/2007092561650800.htm
Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad 'Pune pact should be re-examined' HYDERABAD: A majority of leaders from various political parties on Monday felt that the Pune pact between B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 on providing political reservations for Dalits should be re-examined. The leaders were participating in a round table conference to discuss the topic of '75-years of Pune pact - Experiences and Lessons' organised by the Centre for Dalit Studies at Madina Educational Centre, Nampally, on Monday. Drawing parallels with current times and the opposition of Mahatma Gandhi towards reservation for Dalits during the signing of the Pune pact, Dalit intellectual U. Rajasekhar observed that opposition to the Pune pact by Mahatma Gandhi and other Hindu leaders still troubles the present-day Dalit leaders. "I feel because of this, the Dalit leaders of today are unable to perform to their potential," he said. Associate Professor of Osmania University, G. Krishna Reddy, felt that apart from voting rights, the general public should also be given an opportunity to elect the person who belongs to their own community. State BJP President Bandaru Dattatreya, TDP leader T. Devender Goud, CPI (M) State Secretary B.V. Raghavulu, CPI general secretary K. Narayana, BSP leader Vidyasagar Reddy, Congress leader P. Venkat Rao and others were present at the round table conference.
