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03/11/2010
Mayawati not proactive in preventing Dalit atrocities: NCSC
Etawah (UP), Nov 3 (PTI) Accusing the Mayawati-led government of not
being pro-active in preventing atrocities on Dalits and backward
communities, Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes
PL Punia today said it was unfortunate that such reports were not even
registered in the state.
"In the majority of cases of atrocities on Dalits, reports are not
registered in UP, and anti-Dalit people in the state government do not
take cognisance of letters from the Commission, leave alone replying
to them," Punia told reporters here while leaving for Lucknow.
Punia, a retired bureaucrat, served as Mayawati''s Principal Secretary
in 1995, 1997 and 2002 before winning the 2009 Loksabha polls from
Barabanki on a Congress ticket. The Congress is projecting him as its
Dalit face in the state.
He said that it is unfortunate that Mayawati, who calls herself a
"messiah of Dalits" has failed miserably in checking incidents of
atrocities on them and it seems she did not even have the "will-power"
to stop them.
Punia said he would use his position as NCSC Chairman to enable alert
monitoring of the state and would press the Mayawati government to
take stern action against those involved in atrocities on Dalits.
"I will try my best to change the situation and with the help of
youths I will be trying to ensure that the Commission fulfils its
responsibilities," Punia said.
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