Sunday, June 13, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Attacks on Dalits rising: CPI(M)

http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/11/stories/2010061162910500.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Attacks on Dalits rising: CPI(M)

Staff Reporter

VENTING THEIR IRE: Members of the CPI(M) staging a protest in support
of Dalit rights in Bangalore on Thursday.

BANGALORE: Atrocities against Dalits in the State have risen in the
last two years and the Government is doing nothing about it, alleged
Maruti Manpade, State Committee member, Communist Party of India
(Marxist).

Speaking at a protest march organised here on Thursday, he accused the
State Government of discriminating against the Dalits. "Problems like
discrimination on the basis of caste in hotels, maths, increasing
incidence of AIDS among devdasis and low wages for daily workers exist
but the Government is not doing anything to solve them," he said.

Accusing the Government of introducing policies which were against the
interests of the Dalits, the protesters demanded the repealing of the
Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill, 2010, as red
meat formed the basic diet of the Dalits.

K. Varadarajan, polit bureau member, said even after 60 years of
Independence, everyone was not treated equally, especially in States
like Karnataka. "In more than 50 villages in the State, social boycott
or untouchability is practised and action has not been taken by the
authorities. In today's India, democracy is decided by caste or
money," he added. The march, originally planned to start at the City
Railway Station and end at the Chief Minister's residence, was cut
short as Minister for Social Welfare Sudhakar Rao visited them at
Freedom Park. The Minister was presented with a letter to the Chief
Minister urging him to look into the living conditions of Dalits.


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