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Re: [ZESTCaste] 53rd Mahaparinirvana of Ambedkar

on the 53rd Mahaparinirvana of Baba Ambedkar Saheb , every Dalit showuld
pledge to abolish tryanny and discrimintory system
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On 12/5/09, Siddhartha Kumar <mailsiddhartha.k@gmail.com> wrote:
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> 53rd Mahaparinirvana of Ambedkar
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Saturday, December 5, 2009

[ZESTCaste] Abolish caste system: SC, gives lifer to 6 for Dalit killings

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/abolish-caste-system-sc-gives-lifer-to-6-for-dalit-killings/550392/

Abolish caste system: SC, gives lifer to 6 for Dalit killings

Agencies Posted online: Saturday , Dec 05, 2009 at 1654 hrs
New Delhi : Thirty years after eight Dalits were massacred by upper
caste Thakurs in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court has sentenced to
life imprisonment five of the accused and said caste system should be
abolished soon for ensuring rule of law and smooth functioning of
democracy.
Reversing the acquittal of the six accused, the apex court said
"unfortunately, the centuries-old Indian caste system still takes its
toll from time to time. This case unfolds the worst kind of atrocities
committed by the so- called upper caste (Kshatriya or Thakur) against
the so-called lower caste caste in a civilized country.

"It is absolutely imperative to abolish the caste system as
expeditiously as possible for smooth functioning of rule of law and
democracy in our country," a bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and A
K Patnaik said in a judgement.

The apex court said minor discrepancies in statements of witnesses
should be ignored by courts in such carnages as they are bound to be
under tremendous fear.

The accused belonging to Thakur caste butchered seven totally innocent
persons belonging to Harijan caste and to wipe out the evidence of
their atrocities, threw their bodies in the strong currents of the
Ganges, the apex court said adding the massacre was carried out to
teach a lesson to so-called lower caste and commit dacoity at the
village.

It was at the intervention of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
and Dalit leader Jagjivan Ram that the police had arrested 18 people
in connection with the massacre on September 9, 1979, at village
Lohari, under Hussainganj police station in Uttar Pradesh.

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[ZESTCaste] Six get life for massacring Dalits

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Six get life for massacring Dalits
Submitted by admin3 on 5 December 2009 - 8:39pm.
By IANS,

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sentenced six upper caste men from
Uttar Pradesh to life terms for killing seven Dalits 30 years ago.

Sentencing the six men after reversing their acquittal by the
Allahabad High Court, a bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice
A.K. Patnaik said: "Unfortunately, the centuries-old Indian caste
system still takes its toll from time to time. This case unfolds the
worst kind of atrocities committed by the so-called upper caste
(Thakurs) against the so-called lower caste caste in a civilized
country."

"It is absolutely imperative to abolish the caste system as
expeditiously as possible for smooth functioning of rule of law and
democracy in our country," the bench said in its verdict, which was
delivered Friday but released Saturday.

In September 1979, a horde of around two dozens Thakurs descended on a
Dalit settlement in Lahori village of Fatehpur district and kidnapped
eight members of a family, hacked them to death and threw their bodies
into the Ganga river.

The case was registered on the statement of a woman member of the
family who survived a murderous bid on her.

The case was registered after she wrote to then prime minister Indira
Gandhi and Dalit leader and former deputy prime minister Jagjivan Ram
as the police dilly-dallied in booking the offenders.

Though the Fathehpur trial court had convicted 18 people for the
offence, the Allahabad High Court had acquitted them all, giving them
the benefit of doubt. The Supreme Court, however, reversed the
acquittal of six of the accused.

"In the instant case, the accused persons belonging to Thakur caste
literally butchered seven totally innocent persons belonging to the
Harijan caste and to wipe out the entire evidence of their atrocities,
after shooting they were thrown in the river Ganga where currents were
very strong.

"Out of seven, even the bodies of five persons could not be
recovered," said the bench.

The Dalits murdered were identified as Jasodiya, Ganga, Tulsi, Deo
Nath alias Madan, Din Dayal, Sukhlal and Shripal. One person survived
the incident.

The apex court ordered Uttar Pradesh government to forthwith arrest
the six men.

The six convicted were Mathura Singh, Udai Bhan Singh, Dhirendra
Singh, Munna, Ram Niwas Singh and Vijay Karan Singh.

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[ZESTCaste] Bihar to provide money for rehabilitating manual scavengers

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/bihar-to-provide-money-for-rehabilitating-manual-scavengers_100284765.html

Bihar to provide money for rehabilitating manual scavengers
December 5th, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS

Patna, Dec 5 (IANS) The Bihar government will provide financial
assistance of Rs.15 crore to rehabilitate nearly 5,000 Dalits who are
still engaged in manual scavenging, an official said Saturday.
"Nearly 5,000 Dalits engaged in manual scavenging will be provided
Rs.30,000 each as financial assistance on Dec 10 here at a function,"
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare department principal
secretary K.P. Ramiah told IANS.

"The state government has decided to provide financial assistance to
those engaged in manual scavenging for rehabilitating them," Ramiah
said.

He said the inhuman practice still exists in the state despite the
central government's directive over two years ago to abolish it.

"But now, the state government is committed to abolish manual
scavenging by launching a special scheme for rehabilitating people
engaged in this inhuman practice," he said.

As per the official survey of 1996, 10,641 people were engaged in
manual scavenging in different parts of Bihar.

But NGOs working among Dalits estimate that nearly 20,000 people were
working as manual scavengers. The term 'manual scavenging' describes
the work of manually cleaning and removing human excreta from toilets.

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[ZESTCaste] 53rd Mahaparinirvana of Ambedkar

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/53rd-Mahaparinirvana-of-Ambedkar/articleshow/5301316.cms

53rd Mahaparinirvana of Ambedkar
TNN 4 December 2009, 10:52pm IST

MYSORE: The University of Mysores B R Ambedkar extension centre is
hosting 53rd Mahaparinirvana of Ambedkar on Saturday and Sunday.

An exhibition of photographs will be inaugurated by the varsity
registrar E T Puttaiah on Saturday at the center housed in Manasa
gangotri. Chinmaya Vidyalaya secretary R Vishveshwaraiah will attend.
On Sunday, V-C V G Talawar will release Vimochana Haadi, a work by
researchers M Rajappaji and N Nagaraju.

The district administration has posted rank list of candidates applied
for recruitment for village accountant on its website.

A press release from the deputy commissioners office said the list is
available at www.mysore.nic.in