Thursday, February 25, 2010

[ZESTCaste] “Many states failed to implement SC/ST Act”

http://www.thehindu.com/2010/02/25/stories/2010022560410600.htm

Tamil Nadu - Madurai

"Many states failed to implement SC/ST Act"

D. Karthikeyan


MADURAI: It has been 20 years since the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 came into force but
several states in the country, including Tamil Nadu have failed to
implement the Act, said Suresh Mane, national general secretary,
Bahujan Samaj Party.

Talking to The Hindu in Madurai recently, Mr. Mane cited various
reasons for the non-implementation of the Act.

"There exists lacunae on many fronts, right from conducting the
investigation by a competent authority till the setting up a Special
Court, States should have a nodal officer to look into its
implementation but none of this has been done."He was in the city to
participate in a workshop on Social Transformation Strategy and the
Role of Dalits.

The general conviction rate under the Indian Penal Code is 45 per cent
whereas the conviction rate under SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act,
1989 is less than 15 per cent, this showed that this Act which was a
tool for legal empowerment of Dalits, lacked resources for its
implementation, he said. In the case of Tamil Nadu, The National
Commission for Scheduled Castes, Vice Chairman, N.M. Kamble had
highlighted this at a review meeting.

Stating that every State in the country was trying to divide Dalits in
the name of reservation, he said that it was against the Constitution
and law.

Citing the Arunthathiyar case in Tamil Nadu, he questioned whether the
Tamil Nadu Government could provide a special quota in the case of
castes coming under Other Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes.

Documentary film


On March 15, BSP would be celebrating its Silver Jubilee function at
Ramabai Ambedkar Ground in Lucknow and 250 delegates from Tamil Nadu
would be participating, he said. On the occasion, a documentary film
on Kanshi Ram would be released by the BSP supremo and Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Mayawati, he said.

As part of the nation-wide membership drive which started on January
16, Ms. Mayawati would be visiting southern states during April or
May.


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