"I am seriously contemplating bringing a private member's bill in Rajya Sabha in the near future. It should be made obligatory to drop family name," said Jadhav, who was nominated to Rajya Sabha by PM Narendra Modi. A private attempt to legislate against surnames would pose a serious dilemma for the political class amid rising Dalit atrocities, headlined by cow vigilantism. Now, it is for Dalits doing their 'traditional' job," he said.Jadhav said other ways of ending atrocities was better enforcement of the law to prevent Dalit atrocities, promotion of inter-caste marriages and better implementation of Dalit budget sub-plan. New Delhi: Distressed over rising atrocities on Dalits, Rajya Sabha MP and Dalit ideologue Narendra Jadhav is set to nudge the political class to promulgate a law to outlaw "surnames or family names".

Source: Times of India August 08, 2016 21:33 UTC