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[ZESTCaste] Fence blocks road to Dalit colony in Krishnagiri

http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/15/stories/2010101550270100.htm

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Fence blocks road to Dalit colony in Krishnagiri

R. Arivanantham

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CPI (M) plans to remove fence if no action is taken

Allegation of caste Hindus indulging in violence
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CPI(M) MLA K. Mahendran at the fence erected by locals blocking the
road to a Dalit Colony at Ittikkal Agaram , near Krishnagiri, on
Thursday. CPI(M) district secretary D. Ravindran is in the picture.

KRISHNAGIRI: An approach road to a Dalit colony in Ittikkal Agaram
village, 15 km from Krishnagiri, has been blocked with a barbed wire
fence by a section of people.

According to the people in the colony, the fence was erected by the
locals with the support of the 'Ooor Goundar' (Village Leader).

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is planning to engage in direct
action to remove the fence, party MLA S. K. Mahendran, announced on
Thursday. After visiting the colony, Mr. Mahendran told The Hindu that
if the authorities failed to remove the fence within a week, the party
cadres will tear it down and clear the way for the Dalits, who, he
said, faced oppression in many ways at the hands of the local caste
Hindus.

The practice of village leader controlling things in the district was
a matter of shame, he said. Only elected bodies should have control
over common issues . The district administration and the police should
bring an end to this system of extra-judicial authority, he said.

He also said caste Hindus were indulging in violence against the
Dalits by not allowing them to do farming on the land allotted to them
by the district administration.

Mr. Mahendran along with D. Ravindran, District Secretary of the CPI
(M), met Revenue Divisional Officer A. Noor Mohamed and urged him to
remove the fence.

The RDO promised to take appropriate action after verifying the
documents and survey the land within two days.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit politics: Cong picks Maya bugbear as SC panel head

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dalit-politics-cong-picks-maya-bugbear-as-sc-panel-head/697429/

Dalit politics: Cong picks Maya bugbear as SC panel head

Express news service Posted online: Thu Oct 14 2010, 05:39 hrs
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati's bete noire P L Punia has been
appointed Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
The post had been lying vacant since the term of Buta Singh ended five
months ago.
A retired IAS officer who is now a Congress MP, Punia confirmed he had
received a communication from the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday,
"appointing me Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled
Castes from the date I take charge". He said he will take over on
October 15. As an IAS officer, Punia had served Mayawati thrice as her
principal secretary and was one of her trusted officers. Relations
between them turned sour during the investigation of the Taj Heritage
Corridor case by the CBI.

After his retirement in 2005, Punia joined the Congress and contested
the Assembly elections from Fatehpur in 2007, but Mayawati put in all
efforts to ensure his defeat.

However, in the Lok Sabha elections held last year, Punia had the last
laugh when he was elected from Barabanki with a record margin. Rahul
Gandhi himself had addressed a rally in Barabanki.

Punia's appointment as chairman of the commission is the next logical
step in the Congress strategy to build him up as the Dalit face of the
Congress to counter Mayawati, who has openly criticised him in her
public speeches and had even called him "a traitor".

The post is equivalent in rank to a cabinet minister. None of the
Congress ministers from Uttar Pradesh, including those who have been
in the party for decades, enjoys cabinet rank. Punia said his priority
would be to examine the utilisation of funds under the special
component plan, which is meant for the welfare of Dalits.

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[ZESTCaste] FIR against professor for anti-Dalit remark

http://www.hindustantimes.com/FIR-against-professor-for-anti-Dalit-remark/Article1-613189.aspx

FIR against professor for anti-Dalit remark
Ankita Sharma, Hindustan Times

Jaipur, October 15, 2010First Published: 07:40 IST(15/10/2010)
Last Updated: 07:41 IST(15/10/2010)

Rajasthan University students are continuing their protest against a
retired professor who allegedly made anti-Dalit remarks even as an FIR
was lodged against the teacher. The issue gained a political hue with
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Babulal Nagar intervening in the
matter and directing police to file an FIR against the Professor PD
Sharma. The professor was unavailable for comment due personal
bereavement. Students said they had tried to lodge an FIR on Monday
but police had refused.

The Dalit students supported by the NSUI announced a bandh in the
university. Police was called and they lathicharged and detained them
at the Pratap Nagar for a few hours. They also went to the secretariat
to meet Nagar.

Professor had allegedly said 'Dalits should not be allowed to ride
horses' which angered the Dalit students. The professor expressed
regret over his remark and tried to talk to students but they refused
to back down. They held a mock funeral of the professor on Tuesday and
the protest continued on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, the student threatened a bandh after which police
detained the students.

One of the students, Madan Mohan, said, "We were in our hostels and
getting ready in the morning when police suddenly came to arrest us."

SHO, Gandhi Nagar Police Station, Aas Mohammad denied that the
students were arrested from the hostel. He said, "We were informed
that these students have announced a bandh in the university. So they
were picked up under Section 129 of the CrPC to prevent any
disturbance."

According Mohammad, these students were taken to Pratap Nagar Police
station. At the police station, there was a call from Nagar that he
wanted to meet the students in the secretariat. The students were
taken to the secretariat and after that police dropped them at the
university campus.

Director, Center for Dalit Rights, Satish Kumar said, "Although
remarks have been made earlier too but this time we all have come
forward to protest this. I went to the police station and met the
students. We will support them till a decision is taken against the
professor."

Mohan said the protest will continue on Thursday and the students will
hold a dharna outside the collectorate along with other Dalit groups.
A student leader, Narsi Kirad said, "It is no more a local issue. We
want to raise it at the international level so that these kinds of
unsavoury comments against Dalits are avoided in future."

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Dalit remarks: Case filed against RU prof

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Dalit remarks: Case filed against RU prof
TNN, Oct 13, 2010, 11.41pm IST

JAIPUR: Students have filed a case against Rajasthan University
professor P D Sharma, for allegedly making derogatory remarks on Dalit
community during a special lecture, at Gandhi Nagar police station on
Wednesday.

Meanwhile, vice- chancellor AD Sawant issued an order to immediately
relieve director of Social Science Research Center (SSRC), Sangeeta
Sharma from her assignment while deputy director of SSRC, Ashok Singh
has been transferred to public administration department.

Students demonstrated for the third day as they are agitated over P D
Sharma's remarks on the Dalit community and had called a "university
bandh" on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Dalit students had held a mock
funeral procession for professor Sharma.

According to reports, students were furious over an alleged statement
made by Sharma in a seminar that "Dalits shouldn't be allowed to ride
a horse". Though the professor had expressed regret over the incident
and tried to talk to the students, he failed to persuade them to
call-off their agitation.

Student leader Sunil Khatik said students had gathered at university
main gate for a dharna but the administration called the police who
took into custody the agitating students. He said all agitating
students were forced into a bus and taken to NRI colony, where they
were set free.

A university official said around 20-25 students barged into the
central library and administrative block to disrupt work so the
authorities informed the police. Police and senior administrative
officials convinced them about the action against guilty persons after
which they went away

SHO, Gandhi Nagar, Aas Mohammed said that a case has been registered
against RU professor on the complaints of students Lal Chand Verma and
Raj Tepan and matter is under investigation.

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[ZESTCaste] Several Dalits to convert to Buddhism - mark 54th anniversary of Ambedkarji's similar act

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Several Dalits to convert to Buddhism - mark 54th anniversary of
Ambedkarji's similar act

GULBARGA: A large number of Dalits will convert to Buddhism here on
Thursday to mark the 54th anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar converting to
Buddhism at Nagpur in Maharashtra along with his followers.
International Bouddha Yuva Sanghatane and the Buddhist Society of
India would jointly organise the fifth mass 'Buddha Dhamma Deeksha'
programme at the MSK Mill Grounds here on Thursday.
October 14 was an important date in the annals of India as it was on
this day that Ambedkar had embraced Buddhism in protest against the
oppressive caste system that prevailed in the country.Global council
of Indian Christians(GCIC) wished all success for the Dalits
converting for liberating from the clutches of oppression

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Friday, October 15, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Fence blocks road to Dalit colony in Krishnagiri

[ZESTCaste] Dalit politics: Cong picks Maya bugbear as SC panel head

[ZESTCaste] FIR against professor for anti-Dalit remark

Thursday, October 14, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Dalit remarks: Case filed against RU prof

[ZESTCaste] Several Dalits to convert to Buddhism - mark 54th anniversary of Ambedkarji's similar act

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