Mayawati calls for ban on 'made snana'
Lucknow, Dec 12, DHNS:
Condemning a ritual in Karnataka involving people from scheduled
castes, UP Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on
Saturday demanded that it should be banned forthwith.
The ritual called 'made snana' has lower caste people being asked to
roll over plantain leaves containing food scraps. "It is inhuman,
humiliating and derogatory and therefore it should be banned
immediately by the Karnataka government," Mayawati said.
"It is unbelievable that such rituals are still continuing in the 21st
century. It shows that the people with casteist mindset do not bother
about the dignity of the scheduled caste people," the BSP chief said.
The 'made snana' ritual was observed at a temple in Karnataka on
Friday. It is believed that the ritual cures ailments.
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