Punjab Congress Chief Partap Singh Bajwa today requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to include Dhobi-Kanaujia community of Punjab in the Scheduled Castes list to fulfil their long standing demand.
In a communication to the Prime Minister, Bajwa said a number of representations have been made from various groups of the Dhobi-Kanaujia community from all parts of the state for their inclusion in the list of Scheduled Castes.
There is sizeable population of this community in Punjab, he said.
Currently this community is included in the state list of Backward Classes.
