VISHAKHAPATNAM: CPM ’s abysmal record in giving Dalits a place in the party’s top decision-making bodies — politburo and central committee — came to haunt it on Wednesday as general secretary Prakash Karat demanded a special session of Parliament to discuss inequality as part of commemoration BR Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary.Karat was talking about failure to implement reservation for Scheduled Castes and atrocities against them. But when asked why CPM’s politburo — a preserve of upper caste Brahmins, Nairs, Kayasthas with occasional OBCs thrown in —never had a Dalit in the past 50 years, Karat came up with an evasive reply: “You ask me this question on April 19 when the new politburo and central committee is in place.” Karat said he will check the records if there has been a Dalit in the central committee, but he couldn’t remember a single name.For now, there is no chance of a Dalit getting into the politburo since membership to this exclusive club is limited to the 85-member strong central committee. Of the few contenders to the politburo, no one is a Dalit. Among those in the running are Mohammad Salim, Madan Ghosh and Subhasini Ali.It is possible for the central committee to have a Dalit members, especially from Kerala. But even getting into CC is not so simple and needs a proven track record. “It will be a tough exercise. We have few Dalit leaders who are doing good work,” a central committee member told TOI.In its resolution on Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, CPM said the condition of Dalits had worsened with more cases of atrocities against them and many laws like Manual Scavengers Act not getting implemented. It also pointed out that Dalit Christians and Muslims are being denied benefits of reservation.