Tuesday, July 6, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Indira made Jagjivan Ram scapegoat during Emergency, says biography

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/indira-made-jagjivan-ram-scapegoat-during-emergenc.../642628/

Indira made Jagjivan Ram scapegoat during Emergency, says biography

D K Singh Posted online: Tue Jul 06 2010, 08:46 hrs
New Delhi : A biography of former union minister Jagjivan Ram has
claimed that the late prime minister Indira Gandhi used the Dalit
leader as a "bali ka bakra" (scapegoat) during Emergency in an attempt
to remove any possible challenge to her leadership.
The biography in Hindi, Babu Jagjivan Ram: Ek Jivani, has been penned
by writer Mangalmurti. It was released by Union Human Resource
Development Minister Kapil Sibal in the presence of Lok Sabha Speaker
Meira Kumar here today. Meira Kumar, who is Jagjivan Ram's daughter,
has also written a blurb for the book.

According to the biography, while Jagjivan Ram was used by the
Congress and the government for his popularity and competence, he was
never given any position of eminence because the "prime minister's
chair was deemed to be the birthright of uchchavargiya (high-class)
leaders only".

The author says that Indira did not trust Jagjivan Ram. "Even before
the imposition of Emergency and more so after it, Jagjivan Ram
remained under suspicion, and central intelligence agencies strictly
monitored all those who met him," says the book, citing the writings
of Indira's "confidential sources", apart from some other "reliable
sources".

"It is clear from Indiraji's continuing distrust in him that...
Jagjivan Babu's popularity, political diplomacy (kootnitigyata) and
competence was always taken advantage of by the party and the
government. But when the question of giving him a position of eminence
came, he was always pushed behind — probably because he hailed from
the most neglected, deprived community while the prime minister's
chair was deemed to be the birthright of uchchavargiya leaders only,"
it says.

"Along with Indiraji, Jagjivan Ram was the most senior and competent
leader, who was the most eligible for the post of prime minister
also... The biggest threat was from none other than Jagjivan Ram and
therefore, he was considered the biggest scapegoat to move the
resolution on Emergency," says the biography (page 188).

According to the book, Jagjivan Ram came to know about the imposition
of Emergency only the next morning, but he was asked to move the
resolution supporting it in Parliament a month later. It was because
of this resolution that Jagjivan Ram, who quit the Congress in 1977,
could not even become prime minister in the Janata Party government,
says the author. The arguments given by Jagjivan Ram in support of
Emergency sounded "more like those given by the prime minister's
secretariat," he adds.

The biography says that on February 1, 1977, when Jagjivan Ram was
called by Indira, he suggested the lifting of repressive laws,
restoring full independence to the media and releasing all those
arrested during the Emergency, but she was "not fully convinced".

"After five-seven minutes of the meeting, Jagjivan Babu returned
disappointed," says the book. After his return from the meeting, he
consulted his well-wishers and decided to resign from the party and
the government immediately.

The book is also very critical of Indira for her "increasing
power-driven ambitions" and "personalised politics" that changed the
"basic nationalist character" of the Congress.

When contacted, Sibal said he was not aware of the contents of the
book, and had aready clarified in his speech at the book release
function that he did not endorse the author's views regarding
Emergency.


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[ZESTCaste] Khap Panchayat near Delhi 'orders killing of eloped couple'

 

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/khap-panchayat-near-delhi-orders-killing-of-eloped-couple-35803

Khap Panchayat near Delhi 'orders killing of eloped couple'

NDTV Correspondent, Updated: July 06, 2010 15:22 IST

Greater Noida: A Khap Panchayat in Greater Noida has ruled that a
Dalit boy, who apparently eloped with a Brahmin girl from another
village, will have to face the consequences if the girl does not
return home.

The boy's family in village Daula has alleged that the Khap Panchayat
has ordered the killing of the couple. His family members also claim
that the Panchayat has threatened other women of the village against
committing such things.

The Greater Noida police said the residents of the boy's village will
be given protection.

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[ZESTCaste] Panchayat threat to lovers in Greater Noida

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Panchayat-threat-to-lovers-in-Greater-Noida/articleshow/6131666.cms

Panchayat threat to lovers in Greater Noida

IANS, Jul 5, 2010, 08.17pm IST

GREATER NOIDA: Some rural areas of Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida
township were tense on Monday after a village panchayat issued
shoot-at-sight orders against two lovers belonging to different
castes, police said, adding that security in the village had been
beefed up.

The panchayat of village Daula-Razpura has issued the orders against
Sanjay and Preeti, both in their mid-20s. Panchayats of a few villages
nearby have also supported the diktat.

"We have information that the boy and the girl were not allowed to
marry so they had fled the village. The Dalit community men are under
fear since the village is dominated by Brahmins. We shall provide them
security," said Superintendent of Police (Greater Noida) S.K. Verma.

The lovers are untraceable since June 24, police said.

Sanjay, a Dalit, and Preeti, a Brahmin, fell in love while they were
studying in a college in Dadri two years ago, police said.

They completed their graduation from the college and started teaching
in a private public school there, police said.

They were sacked from the school when the school management came to
know that both were in love but had not married so far on account of
facing a bitter opposition from the girl's family, police said.

According to police, the girl reportedly took shelter in her maternal
uncle's house in Sehatpur while the boy remained untraceable. But the
girl had to leave the village after her hide became public.

In the meantime, the village panchayats of Maycha, Azalpur and
Singhawali have also endorsed the ordered to shoot them.

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[ZESTCaste] Community villages for SC/ST

 

http://thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article501555.ece

Community villages for SC/ST
Special Correspondent

Revenue Minister K.P. Rajendran said on Monday that community villages
would be developed in all districts for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes.

The Minister was replying to the debate on the demands for grants for
Land Revenue, District Administration and Miscellaneous and Relief on
Account of Natural Calamities in the Assembly.

Mr. Rajendran said the villages were planned as part of various
housing schemes being implemented for the Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes. The villages would have all the basic amenities
besides housing. The first village would come up in Kasaragod
district.

The Minister announced that the government proposed to bring in
legislation for a social security scheme covering people affected by
land acquisitions.

He said the distribution of titles deeds to all eligible settlers and
tribespeople would be completed by the end of this year. Altogether
1.5 lakh titles were being granted. The demand for full
transferability of the titles would be discussed with the legal
experts and stakeholders. A solution would be worked out.

He said money had been released in advance to District Collectors to
deal with calamities during the monsoon. Assistance was being provided
to the next of kin of those killed by lightning also though such
assistance did not come under Central norms.

He said the government had identified 50 ferries to be replaced with
bridges. Work on bridges at 29 crossing points had started.

After the Minister's reply, the House passed the demands for grants in
the absence of the Opposition which had boycotted the fag end of the
sitting.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalits write to Hooda

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/6080443.cms?prtpage=1

Dalits write to Hooda

Deepender Deswal, TNN, Jun 23, 2010, 02.31am IST
ROHTAK: At Bopara, around five or six youths assaulted Bhoop Singh
with lathis on Tuesday. The victim, who is a Dalit and a relative of
the newly-elected sarpanch, also named Bhoop Singh, was beaten up
following a verbal duel on the ongoing controversy over the recently
conducted panchayat elections. The sarpanch had triggered the casteist
row by participating in the polls despite a call for boycott on the
ground that all major panchayat and zila parishad posts had been
reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Claiming that certain elements from both the communities were trying
to vitiate the atmosphere by engaging in casteist row, former zila
parishad chairman Miterpal Singh told TOI, "The issue (caste conflict)
is being raised without any reason as there has never been any rift
between communities in our village. If the entire village is unanimous
on a issue and a certain person prefers to disagree, then others, too,
have a right to disagree or break ties with him."

Meanwhile, the Dalits have written to chief minister Bhupinder Singh
Hooda, asking him to ensure their security.


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