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—The Rai Sikh are a Sikh community found in the states of Haryana and Punjab in India.〔People of India Punjab Volume XXXVII edited by I.J.S Bansal and Swaran Singh pages 367 to 372 Manohar〕〔People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 416 to 418 Manohar〕 They have been classified as Scheduled Caste in 2003 in Punjab.〔http://punjabnewsexpress.com/news/18419-Rai-Sikh-expects-5-Assembly-and-1-Lok-Sabha-seat-in-Punjab-Warhwal.aspx〕 == Origin == Rai Sikh are members of the ethnic group who have converted to the Sikh faith. The term Mahtam is now used mainly for those members of this ethnic group who profess Hinduism and Islam. Historically, the majority of the Rai Sikh were found in territory that is now Pakistan, mainly in Sahiwal, and Multan districts, and the erstwhile Bahawalpur State. A small number were also found along the banks of the Sutlej in Jalandhar and Firozpur districts, as well the princely state of Kapurthala. In terms of distribution, the Rai Sikh are found mainly in over two hundred villages in Firozpur District, sixty villages in Kapurthala District, fifty villages in Jalandhar and Ludhiana districts.〔People of India Punjab Volume XXXVII edited by I.J.S Bansal and Swaran Singh pages 367 to 372 Manohar〕 In neighbouring Haryana, the Rai Sikh are now found in the districts of Karnal, Hissar and Kurukshetra. Almost of all these are refugees from Shaikhupura District in Pakistan.〔People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 416 to 418 Manohar〕 Sections of the Rai Sikh were declared a criminal tribe under the Criminal Tribes Act by the British colonial authorities in India. After independence, they were denotified in 1952, when the Criminal Tribes Act was replaced with the Habitual Offenders Act and on that basis members of the community have demanded that they be granted Scheduled Caste, which has been denied to them. They are found all across the Pakistan-India border . mainly they are living in north India and rajasthan.the government of India provide them shelter and land nearby border areas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rai Sikh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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