India, Oct. 15 -- Dalit organisations and groups representing Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe employees have questioned the Congress party's commitment to social justice, arguing that its intervention in the Ankita Bhandari case and the participation of senior party leaders in the India Gate protest raise questions about the consistency of its political position.

In an open letter dated 15 October addressed to the Congress leadership, the organisations questioned whether social justice was a consistent principle guiding the party or a political instrument invoked when it served its interests. The letter argues that constitutional morality and social justice should not become tools of political convenience.

The organisations that hav...