Wednesday, February 24, 2010

[ZESTCaste] After Hindu-Christian conflict in Punjab, now begins Dalit-Jat row

 

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/23652/38/

After Hindu-Christian conflict in Punjab, now begins Dalit-Jat row

Punjab Newsline Network
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By Sameer Kaura
PHAGWARA: Days after Christians and Hindus clashed in Punjab over
sacrilege of Christian worship places, another confrontation brewed
between dalits and Jats in Phagwara sub division, causing serious
threat to social facbric of state.

Hundreds of Dalits activists led by Dr Jagdish Dadra Tuesday
demonstration and blocked vehicular road traffic near rest house chowk
on national highway here in protest against hurting their religious
sentiments by Jat community who forced them to stop congregation in
mid way in nearby village kattan falling in Behram police station
area.

The Protesters demanded immediate registeration of a criminal case
against those miscreants belonging to jat community on the charges of
hurting their religious sentiments. The Blockade was lifted in
Phagwara after some time when the protesters were informed that Behram
Police has booked those elements involved in the incident which was
flaired up after a Common Land (Shamlat Land) dispute between both
communities.

When contacted Behram Police SHO told that Police has registered a
case under section 295A IPC and SC/ST Act against village Kattan
Sarpanch Jugmohan Singh and four others, but no arrest has been made
till so for.

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