Monday, April 25, 2011

[ZESTCaste] caste and corruption

 

yesterday i have sent matter on this topic. But it has not appeared. Didn't u
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[ZESTCaste] 18 percent of Corporate Sector employees are Dalits, says CII chief

 
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[ZESTCaste] corruption and caste

 

Recent anti-corruption agitation by Anna Hajare and his supporters is gaining
willing support from the media. That makes agitation bigger than as it is. Anna
Hajare does not talk of caste problem. He is against the corruption in economic
system. He is not concerned about the corrupt social system. He has never took
part in any anti-caste agitation or for the Dalit cause or for backward castes-
Mandal agitation.

He is being eulogised by upper caste as he has not once taken stand against
them.

Present anti-corruption movement is supported by upper caste. It is also
supported by the same forces that were against the Mandal and for the mandir.
The so called civil society around hajare is Upper caste section which professes
RSS ideology or Brahmanism. This section wants to be above the politicians-the
people's representatives. Their dictum of Hindu Rashtra where in Golwalkar says,
'State is Secondary to the 'Natioin'. (i.e. Hindu Nation the 4 varna model of
society in his book WE or Our Nationhood Defined) State means the Govt. and
Nation means the Brahmins in RSS plan of Nation. That way this agitation aims at
that. Brahmins above the rulers and hence this is dangerous for the democracy.
The democratic setup they want is under this so called civil society. We have to
look into the hidden agenda not just corruption. because corruption is inbuilt
in caste system

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[ZESTCaste] Self-styled 'avatar' of Buddha, Dr Ambedkar booked

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Self-styled-avatar-of-Buddha-Dr-Ambedkar-booked/articleshow/8075748.cms

Self-styled 'avatar' of Buddha, Dr Ambedkar booked
Soumittra S Bose, TNN | Apr 25, 2011, 04.25am IST

NAGPUR: The bearded Godman kept his arms tied with handcuffs. His legs
were also shackled with chains, and another chain joined the cuffs
securing his hands and legs. Dilip Gajbhiye, in his thirties, seemed
to wear the chains proudly, to justify the godly name adopted by him,
Shree Sant Vikhteshwar Bediwale.

Based at Dhariwal layout in Yogi Nagar, the baba enjoyed a following
of a sizeable number of devotees and described himself as an
incarnation of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Gautama Buddha. Gajbhiye used
to cite his birthday on April 14, which is also the birth anniversary
of Ambedkar, to authenticate his claims.

This turned out to be his undoing, as some followers of Buddhism took
umbrage at his antics and claims in the name of these two figures.
Local residents of Yogi Nagar dragged him to the Ajni police station
on Sunday.

Ajni police booked Gajbhiye for fraud under the Indian Penal Code
(IPC) and other sections of Drugs and Magical Remedies (Objectionable
Advertisement) Act. He was placed under arrest. He was charged for
assuring to cure his devotees of ailments, ill luck and other
problems, including improving one's luck or getting a job. He had
allegedly promised Devendra Meshram, a local citizen, to cure his
stomach pain for Rs 1,000.

Gajbhiye's downfall began when he left Buddhist followers miffed and
hurt their religious feelings. He got himself photographed in the
nude, and placed the frames beside those of Ambedkar and Buddha. Apart
from calling himself an incarnation of these legends, he claimed to be
an 'avatar' or incarnation of Takalghat-based Baba Vikhtut, who is
also considered a prominent spiritual personality in the region.

Gajbhiye even took out a rally on April 14 to observe as Babasaheb
Ambedkar jayanti, from Dhariwal Nagar to Jai Bhim Nagar. He also
exhibited the photograph of himself in the nude along with Buddha and
Ambedkar.

Bhante Harshdeep, a monk residing at Chandramani Nagar, said there was
no place for blind faith and superstition in Buddhism and such
practices are barred in Buddhist culture. "The person concerned cannot
hurt the religious sentiments of the community. He was also indulging
in blasphemy by equating himself with the lord," said the monk.

However, Gajbhiye's supporters had also assembled at the police
station and refuted the charges levelled against him, claiming that he
was indeed equipped with special powers. "We will fight these
allegations legally," said one of Gajbhiye's followers.

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[ZESTCaste] Irregularities in Ashraya, Ambedkar housing schemes

http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/25/stories/2011042552130600.htm

Karnataka - Gulbarga

Irregularities in Ashraya, Ambedkar housing schemes

T.V. Sivanandan

Allottees selling, letting out houses: survey

Gulbarga City Corporation has not properly maintained the list of beneficiaries

Many people staying in the houses without ownership rights for nearly nine years

GULBARGA: Irregularities of serious proportions have come to light in
the allotment of houses constructed under the Ashraya and Ambedkar
Housing Schemes for the Economically Weaker Sections and the Below
Poverty Line families in Gulbarga.

A survey carried out by the Gulbarga City Corporation on the status of
the Ashraya and Ambedkar Houses in different localities has revealed
the murky side of allotment — steeped with political intervention and
involvement of middlemen in the selection of beneficiaries.

The survey revealed serious violations of rules and regulations with
the beneficiaries selling the houses to affluent sections of society
and, in many cases, renting them out to others instead of residing in
them.

When contacted, Manoj Jain, Corporation Commissioner, admitted that
they would follow up the findings of the survey to ensure that
deserving people got houses. The survey report said the corporation
had not properly maintained the list of beneficiaries who were
allotted houses. Many of them were staying without ownership rights
for nearly nine years.

Before selling or changing the ownership of the house to their
children, the beneficiary should take permission from the corporation
and they cannot sell these houses to others. Inquiries with the
residents of some of the colonies revealed that those who purchased
the houses had paid amounts ranging from Rs. 3 lakh to Rs. 8 lakh per
house. All these deals had been recorded on stamp paper and most of
the houses were not registered in the name of those who had purchased
them.

Only a small percentage of beneficiaries lived in the Ashraya and
Ambedkar houses allotted to them and most of the houses have been let
out illegally sold to others. Many houses in S.M. Krishna colony and
Ambedkar houses at Pallapura locality had been intentionally damaged
with doors and windows removed by the owners to ensure that nobody
occupied them in their absence.

The report pointed out that several houses were forcibly occupied by
people in almost all the Ashraya and Ambedkar colonies. While Ashraya
and Ambedkar housing colonies in Old Filter Bed area do not have basic
amenities, including drinking water, sanitation, some colonies have so
far not been provided electricity connections.


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[ZESTCaste] SC directs magisterial probe into Mirchpur dalit case

 

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sc-directs-magisterial-probe-into-mirchpur-dalit-case/780974/

SC directs magisterial probe into Mirchpur dalit case
Agencies Posted online: Mon Apr 25 2011, 11:48 hrs
New Delhi : The Supreme Court today ordered a magisterial probe into
allegations that victims of Mirchpur dalit violence were being
targeted by those accused of killing an elderly dalit and his daughter
in the village.

A Bench of Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly asked the chief
judicial magistrate of Hisar district to conduct the enquiry and
submit the report within two weeks.

The Bench passed the order on an application by the victims and their
lawyers alleging that they are being targeted by the accused persons.

On April 21 last year, a dalit man and his physically challenged
daughter were burnt alive in violence against the community allegedly
by members of an upper caste, forcing about 150 families to flee
Mirchpur village in Hisar.

Demanding a fresh probe into the dalit killings, upper caste people of
Mirchpur and other adjoining villages in Hisar district had brought
rail and road traffic to Delhi via Jind to a grinding halt in March
this year.

Earlier, the apex court had asked the Haryana government to identify
the persons and organisation responsible for holding demonstration in
December last year against booking of some upper caste people in
connection with the killings.

The Bench had also directed the government and the Railway Board to
spell out steps taken by them to recover financial loss caused
following the 11-day stir organised by 12 'khap' panchayats.

A Delhi court had on January 9 directed the Haryana government to move
all the 98 accused from Hisar jail to Tihar prison since their trial
was transferred to a court in Delhi following a Supreme Court order.

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[ZESTCaste] Mayawati trying to divert attention from her goverment's failure: BJP

 

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_mayawati-trying-to-divert-attention-from-her-goverment-s-failure-bjp_1535715

Mayawati trying to divert attention from her goverment's failure: BJP

Published: Sunday, Apr 24, 2011, 19:20 IST
Place: Lucknow | Agency: PTI

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati was demanding inclusion of a
dalit in the committee on Lokpal Bill to woo voters and hide her
government's corruption, BJP alleged today.

"The BSP government which is afraid of its failures and corruption has
demanded representation of dalits in the committee in a bid to woo the
voters," party spokesperson Hriday Narain Dixit said.

He alleged that all efforts of the chief minister to improve the
corrupt image of her government had failed.

"To improve the image the chief minister undertook state-wide tours
during which facts of corruption and misgovernance came to fore,"
Dixit alleged.

He claimed that huge turnout of people during the party's rallies in
Kanpur, Varanasi and Meerut was an indicator of their inclination
towards the BJP.

"A huge turnout is expected in party's rally in Faizabad on April 26
which be addressed by national president Nitin Gadkari and other
senior leaders," Dixit said.

Mayawati on Friday had demanded the reorganisation of Jan Lokpal Bill
drafting committee, saying that an apolitical scheduled caste member
should be included in it.

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