The US government of California has approved a bill banning class discrimination for the first time.
The legislation, according to lawmakers, may defend people of South Asian descent who claim harsh treatment.
The governor had then make a decision regarding the bill’s legalization. In February, Seattle was the first US area to outlaw race discrimination.
India’s caste system, which has existed for more than 3,000 years, divides Indian society into strict structured groups.
Democratic state senator Aisha Wahab sponsored the legislation, which was approved by the legislature on Tuesday by a vote of 31 to 5. She claimed that it would include class in the country’s anti-discrimination laws along with gender, race, religion, and disability.
The first Arab and Afghan National lady elected to the state government, Ms. Wahab, said,” We shed light on a long-hidden form of discrimination thousands of years ago, unknown chains on the elbow of millions of people.”
Five Democratic state lawmakers voted against the bill, claiming that state law already made discrimination illegal.
Democratic governor Gavin Newsom’s office announced that he would review the costs once it arrived at his table.
Some Indian organizations claimed that the race program is not a significant problem in North America.
This divisive bill that still implicitly singles out / targets South Asians must be vetoed @ GavinNewsom, the Hindu American Foundation ( HAF ) wrote on social media.
Some Dalit( previously outcasts) activists have refuted these claims, claiming that members of wealthy castes have discriminated against them.
The state filed a lawsuit against the technology giant Cisco in 2020 after two high-caste American managers reportedly discriminated against Dalit engineers by giving them lower pay.
