'SCs being denied their rightful due'
Express News Service Posted online: Thursday , Feb 11, 2010 at 2325 hrs
Moga : The Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes came down
heavily on the state government on Wednesday, alleging that the
government was bypassing constitutional provisions and denying the
scheduled castes their rightful due during allocation of development
funds and reservations in jobs.
PSCSC Chairman Naranjan Singh, while addressing a gathering here,
urged the Punjab DGP to review all cases of atrocities against Dalits
and take action against erring police officers.
Singh, along with Dalip Singh Pandhi, member of the commission, was
here to preside over a seminar of the Dalit community. Singh expressed
his concern over the low conviction rate in cases registered under the
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in
the state.
Pandhi added, "The commission has powers to take action against
officers who try to suppress the rights of the weaker sections. Such
officials should mend their ways or the commission will be forced to
ask the government to remove such officers from service."
Principal Secretary T R Sarangal said there were adequate laws to
prevent atrocities against the Dalits, and there was a need to bring
awareness among the poor people on their rights.
Former MLA Tarsem Jodhan said that there was a huge gap between the
laws and the implementing agencies, which was the main reason for
social and economic exploitation of the downtrodden. He claimed that
50,000 families in the state did not have shelter, from which one
could well judge their condition of living and the functioning of the
government.
Buta summons Kapurthala DC, SSP
JALANDHAR: Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes,
Buta Singh, has summoned the deputy commissioner and SSP of Kapurthala
on February 12 in his office at New Delhi for a meeting to explain as
to what action has been taken on a complaint addressed to the
commission on the alleged infringement of the rights of Joga Singh,
sarpanch of Mansoorwal Bet village. The commission has taken
cognizance of a complaint sent by Bholath MLA Sukhpal Khaira who had
alleged that the said sarpanch, despite being duly elected and having
majority in the gram panchayat, was being victimised by Akali workers
and was not allowed to function.
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