Thursday, December 23, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Assault on Dalits: protest withdrawn in Belagali

http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/21/stories/2010122160370300.htm

Karnataka - Hubli-Dharwad

Assault on Dalits: protest withdrawn in Belagali

Staff Correspondent

Senior police personnel hold negotiations, pacify agitators

Funeral of Fakirappa Madar held under tight police security

Protesters seek compensation for son of the victim

Members of the Karnataka Rajya Dalit Sangharsh Samiti and others
protesting at Belagali village in Shiggaon taluk of Haveri district on
Monday.

Hubli: The protest by Dalits, led by the office-bearers of various
Dalit organisations, continued for the second day at Belagali village
in Shiggaon taluk in Haveri district on Monday, but was subsequently
withdrawn following negotiations with senior police officials.

Meanwhile, the funeral of Fakirappa Madar, who collapsed and died at
the Tadas police station on Sunday night, was conducted under tight
police security.

According to the residents of the village, Fakirappa had gone to the
police station to file a complaint about the alleged the attack on
Dalits by a few 'caste Hindus' in their village on Sunday in which
three Dalits were injured.

A huge police contingent, led by the Superintendent of Police and
other officials, and the Deputy Commissioner of Haveri were present
during the funeral.

The three injured persons, Guddappa Fakirappa Madar (68), Laxman Madar
(48) and Ashok Madar (30), have been admitted to KIMS Hospital in
Hubli and are recuperating.

Following the death of Fakirappa, several Dalits and members of Dalit
organisations staged a protest till late in the night on Sunday and
withdrew it only after midnight to allow the doctors to conduct the
post-mortem.

On Monday, members of the Karnataka Rajya Dalit Sangharsh Samiti, led
by convenor of Belgaum divisional committee Shrimanth Naduvinakeri,
staged a protest at Belagali village before handing over a memorandum
to the Deputy Superintendent of Police and the Deputy Commissioner
demanding immediate arrest of those responsible for the event.

Earlier, addressing the protestors, Mr. Naduvinakeri demanded that the
Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police be held responsible
for the death and that compensation of Rs. 5 lakh, two acres of
agricultural land and a government job be given to the son of
Fakirappa Madar.

He urged the Government to immediately initiate action against the
accused under the Prevention of Atrocities Act. DSS leaders Ashok G.
Kale, Ramanna Agadi, Shivanand Madar, Tukaram Naduvinakeri and others
spoke. Incident

According to sources, the reason for the attack on Dalits was their
reluctance to play "halage" (a type of hand-held percussion
instrument) during the funeral of a 'caste Hindu' woman who died on
Sunday.

Their refusal resulted in a scuffle between the two groups in which
the three Dalits were injured.

Following this incident, Mareyappa Guddappa Madar filed a complaint
against 20 persons, including Basappa Karadi, at the Tadas police
station.


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