US-based civil rights group, the Ambedkar International Center, Inc (AIC) , and other rights groups had asked the Seattle City Council to ban caste-based discrimination and worked closely with Sawant, the Coalition of Seattle Indian-Americans (CSAI), Equality Labs, and the Ambedkar Association of North America to help draft the proposed ordinance.
The proposed ordinance would officially add caste to its civil rights laws, prohibit discrimination on the basis of caste and also include protection against discriminatory practices in public spaces, places of employment, housing and contracting, a press release from the AIC said.
Council member Sawant proposes legislation against caste discrimination in Seattle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3moyjRURvU First in the US: Legislation in Seattle City Council To Ban Caste Discrimination
Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant introduced a "first-in-the-nation" legislation to ban caste discrimination.
https://youtu.be/D2NmNlt40qo?t=70 सीतारमण ने मोदी - सुप्रीम कोर्ट के बीच के राज़ खोले, SUPREME COURT , Niramala Sitaraman, PM Modi, Desh Neethi channel
Opposition’s negative campaign to damage PM Modi personally negated: BJP resolution https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/bjp-political-resolution-nirmala-sitharaman-narendra-modi-national-executive-meeting/2950691/ PM Modi is seen as an “incorruptible leader” and the nation’s image under his leadership has also been enhanced, the BJP’s political resolution said January 17, 2023
Finance Minister Sitharaman Attacks Opposition For Their ‘Negative Campaign’ Against BJP And The PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2NmNlt40qo Speaking to reporters amid the session, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched an attack on the opposition, saying their allegations on various issues have drawn a blank. "Pegasus, Rafale, ED, Central Vista, Reservation and Demonetisation, these were the topics on which the opposition accused the Prime Minister through baseless claims but he had to face the court," Ms. Sitharaman said
JNU Authority Has Disgraced Themselves': Congress Leader Shashi Tharoor On Incidents At JNU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Aklp1Lda0 Jan 25, 2023
Speaking about the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Gujarat riots in 2002, Congress Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor said that the argument that it would affect India’s sovereignty was not convincing. He added that India's national security and sovereignty weren’t fragile.