Monday, December 5, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Separate meal for Brahmins questioned

 

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/separate-meal-for-brahmins-questioned/208919-60-115.html

Karnataka | Posted on Dec 05, 2011 at 12:04pm IST
Separate meal for Brahmins questioned
indianexpress Express News Service , The New Indian Express

MANGALORE: The 'Made-Made Snana' ritual should be banned as it defames
Dalits and people from lower classes. The police department should
initiate suo moto action to safeguard the interests of Dalits, said
Dalit leaders during the SC/ST meeting held at the SP office on
Sunday.

Pointing out the incident reported at Kukke Subrahmanya temple
recently, Dalit leader Shekhar said, "The 'Made Snana' ritual is a
barbaric and superstitious practice and it should be stopped. If the
administration or police fail to do this, Dalits will have to
interfere to prevent the practice next year. As Kukke Subrahmanya
temple comes under the Muzrai Department, how can the mass meal be
served to Brahmins separately?" he questioned.

Puttur sub-division DySp Nagaraj should be suspended for his rude
behaviour with a Dalit leader, when he had gone to the police station
to lodge a complaint against the miscreants, he said.

SP Labhu Ram said that when the miscreants were assaulting Shivaramu,
the police interfered and separated him from the miscreants
immediately. The allegation on police that they did nothing to curb
the chaos was far from the truth, as the police had already arrested
the accused, he claimed. "But they are now out on bail and the court
will decide on the case," he added.

Dalit Rights Committee city secretary Lingappa Nanthoor said, "there
would be some people who indirectly support this practice and who
played a vital role in the incident. The police department should
identify such miscreants." He urged them to file an atrocity case
against assistant commissioner of Puttur sub division, Sundar Bhat,
who is also the administrator of the temple.

DSS district convener S P Anand alleged that a Dalit girl Soumya from
Kadaba had been denied a caste certificate, though she had produced
all the documents in concern.

Most Dalits face similar problems through out the district, he pointed
out. Another Dalit leader Gopal Kadumata said that Dalit employees who
are working at hostels under the Social Welfare Department receive a
pittance of a salary, which is given only once every four months.�
"This should be stopped immediately," he said.� Civil Rights
Enforcement Cell S P Sarvothama Pai said no one had complained about
the irregularities in payment of salaries.

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