Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Kerala, Karnataka, Odisha and Himachal Pradesh still operate on the basis of caste. The country is celebrating freedom, but in this golden age, the country seems to be lagging behind in terms of casteism. A criminal is a criminal, irrespective of his caste or religion, he is a criminal in the eyes of the law, when he goes to jail. It is based on caste that the prison administrations in the earlier mentioned states treat such criminals on the basis of rules framed on the basis of caste. Is this not an open violation of the right to equality under Article 14 of the Constitution of India? Is it right to assign such prisoners to traditional cleaning or other work based on their caste just because they are born in a lower caste? The caste discrimination observed in the society is now "being" observed inside the prisons among those with criminal tendencies. Even though the golden age of Indian freedom has dawned, the caste system has not left the prison towers.
