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[ZESTCaste] Dalit ‘rape’ victim in coma, BJP wants CBI probe

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Dalit 'rape' victim in coma, BJP wants CBI probe
Debabrata Mohanty Posted online: Fri Jan 13 2012, 03:42 hrs
Pipili, Cuttack : An 18-year-old Dalit girl of Arjunagoda in Pipili
block of Puri district lies in coma in the SCB Medical College and
Hospital, Cuttack. A man from her village had allegedly raped and
strangulated her in November last year. The case was handed over to
the CID-CB of Orissa Police two days ago following uproar that the
police were hand in glove with the assailants. The BJP has demanded a
CBI probe into the case.

The victim's brother has alleged that Pipili MLA and Agriculture
Minister Pradip Maharathi is sheltering the accused, but the minister
has denied it. The Orissa High Court has asked the police to submit a
status report within a week, while Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has
ordered an inquiry.

The girl's family says that Pasei Pradhan, who wanted to marry her,
along with his brother, allegedly raped and strangulated her. The
strangulation resulted in her slipping into a coma. As the girl's
family took her to a Pipili hospital, the doctors referred them to
Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar, where the doctors referred them to SCB
Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack.

"In Cuttack, doctors initially refused to admit her. Though they later
admitted her, she was made to lie on the floor. A fortnight later, a
doctor threatened to use the police to evict us," said her aunt.

The family took her to the Orissa Human Rights Commission,d which sent
her back to the hospital.

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[ZESTCaste] From dalit welfare to Bundelkhand — small parties have big agendas

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From dalit welfare to Bundelkhand — small parties have big agendas
RAMENDRA SINGH Posted online: Fri Jan 13 2012, 04:00 hrs
Lucknow : With agendas as diverse as statehood for Bundelkhand to the
rights of the physically disabled, as many as 33 registered
unrecognised parties are in the fray in UP. This week, for the first
time, the Election Commission allotted them common symbol for use in
the Assembly elections.

The small parties include those formed by leaders ousted from major
political parties and the ones formed by Muslim leaders.

Former UP Chief Minister Kalyan Singh formed Jan Kranti Party in 2010
when the alliance between Singh and SP broke down. Kalyan Singh has
his base among OBC communities, especially Lodhs, the caste to which
he belongs. His party has announced candidates for 212 seats and has
presence in Etah, Etawah, and Bulandshahr districts.

Rashtriya Lok Manch, founded by former SP leader Amar Singh in June
2010, has leaders like Rampur MP and actress Jaya Prada, and Muslim
leader Obaidullah Azmi. It will field candidates in all parts of the
UP, but will focus mainly on eastern UP. Singh demands separate
Poorvanchal in eastern UP. The party has announced candidates for 350
seats.

Among the several political outfits led by Muslim leaders, Peace Party
is the most prominent. Although it has not won any election in past,
it showed its strength in the Domariyaganj assembly by-election in
2010 when its candidate fetched more votes than those by SP and
Congress candidates. The party contested 21 Lok Sabha seats in 2009
and many of its candidates fetched significant number of votes. Peace
Party will contest 230 seats while the remaining seats will be
contested by its allies, Apna Dal and Bundelkhand Congress.

Apna Dal has its base among Kurmis of eastern UP and will contest on
about 100 seats. Bundelkhand Congress, led by Raja Bundela has been
campaigning for statehood for Bundelkhand and plans to contest all
assembly seats in the region.

Ittehad Front, a conglomeration of 20-odd small political outfits,
plans to contest all 403 seats on a common agenda. Peace Party, Apna
Dal and Bundelkhand Congress left the front within days of joining it.

The front now includes All India Ittehad Milli Council (AIIMC),
Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Samaj Party of Om Prakash Rajbhar, Qaumi
Ekta Dal of Afzal Ansari and Indian Justice Party.

AIIMC has its base among the Muslims of western UP districts of
Bareilly, and Moradabad. Indian Justice Party, which is planning to
contest about 75 assembly seats, promises to give representation to
most dalits and most backwards.

Braj Vikas Party which sprang up recently advocates statehood for 29
districts of western UP and will contest on about 50 seats.

Adarsh Samaj Party plans to contest about 100 seats. Its agenda is to
create an ideal society.

Formed in the backdrop of the Batla House encounter of 2008, the Ulama
Council has announced candidates for 70 assembly seats.

Along with its allies Communist Party of India(Marxist), Jan Sangharsh
Morcha, Nav Bharat Nirman Party, Rashtravadi Communist Party and
Socialist Party of India, the Ulama Council plans to contest all 403
assembly seats.

Mahan Dal, which claims to be representing OBCs like Saini, Shakya,
Kushwaha and Maurya, has announced candidates for 50 seats and plans
to contest about 150 seats.

Janwadi Party claims its focus on the grievances of "most backward and
most Dalit'' communities, is demanding quota within quota for them.

The Rashtriya Viklang Party, which plans to contest 50 seats, has a
special focus on the welfare of disabled and eunuchs. the party has
announced a list of 53 candidates and plans to contest about 200.

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[ZESTCaste] Statue cover-up gives Mayawati a poll issue

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Statue cover-up gives Mayawati a poll issue
Ashish Tripathi, TNN | Jan 13, 2012, 06.56AM IST

LUCKNOW: The BSP has found a new poll plank to galvanize its core vote
bank of dalits. The party is projecting the Election Commission's
decision to drape the statutes of Mayawati and party symbol elephant
as an insult to dalits done by the poll panel at the behest of
opposition parties. The party has chosen its Brahmin face S C Mishra
to take up the dalit cause.

Demanding the EC to reconsider its decision, Mishra on Thursday wrote
a letter to it terming the decision as one-sided and violation of
Article 14 of the Constitution, which provides right to equality.

The letter states, "Dalits are feeling cheated as the decision was
taken on the memoranda of SP, Congress and BJP. The statues installed
in dalit memorials are in welcome position with upside trunk and
aren't similar to BSP's symbol. Elephant statutes are installed in
temples across India and government buildings. The EC should also have
objected to SP's symbol cycle, BJP's lotus and RLD's handpump. The EC
should have also taken note of statues of former presidents and
leaders of other parties. The statutes of Mayawati, who is 'dalit ki
beti' and has been four time chief minister, will not affect voters in
any way."

Political analysts say the letter is a part of a well-planned election
strategy. They say Mayawati is desperately looking for an issue which
can galvanize her dalit vote bank. She has picked the EC's directive
and is trying to make it a poll issue.

The analysts point out that Mayawati is trying to kill several birds
with one stone. "She is projecting that opposition parties and the EC
have ganged up against her statutes, which are a symbol of 'dalit
pride' and, also the directive to drape elephants not only hits the
BSP but also upper caste Hindus, particularly Brahmins," they said.

Deepak Mishra, another analyst, said by putting Mishra on the job,
Mayawati is trying to remove the distrust crept between the two
communities (Brahmins and dalits) during her rule. Mayawati won the
2007 assembly elections with absolute majority. She had given tickets
to 86 brahmins. The Brahmin votes also helped her win reserved
constituencies. As a result, of 89 reserved seats, BSP won 59, which
was also the highest number of reserved seats won by the party since
its inception.

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[ZESTCaste] Atrocities committed on Dalits during BSP-led govt: PL Punia

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Atrocities committed on Dalits during BSP-led govt: PL Punia
Published: Friday, Jan 13, 2012, 12:58 IST
Place: Hathras (UP) | Agency: PTI

Training his guns at the BSP-led government, Congess MP and Chairman
of National Scheduled Caste Commission PL Punia today said that
atrocities have been committed on Dalits for the past five years in
Uttar Pradesh.

"The past five years in Uttar Pradesh have been that of atrocities on
Dalits," Punia said.

Taking a dig at Chief Minister Mayawati, he said that she is not dalit
ki beti but a sympathiser of daulatwale (rich).

Punia came here to inaugurate the election office of Congress-RLD
nominee Rajesh Raj Jevan.

When asked about the coming Assembly polls, he said that the party's
target is to win reserved seats in the elections.

He also exuded confidence that Congress General Secretary Rahul
Gandhi's mission 2012 would be realised in the coming Assembly polls.

The Congress has taken care of Muslims which has not gone down well
with the Samajwadi Party, he said.

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[ZESTCaste] Congress 'convicted' candidate: High Court reserves verdict

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Congress 'convicted' candidate: High Court reserves verdict
Ashish Tripathi, TNN | Jan 12, 2012, 08.42PM IST

LUCKNOW: Justice Ajay Lamba of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High
Court on Thursday reserved verdict on the criminal appeal filed by
Dilip Kumar Verma, Congress candidate from Nanpara assembly
constituency.

The appeal is against judgement of a trial court in Bahriach which
sentenced Verma to five year's jail term for offences under Arms Act
and SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act. The trial court had convicted
Dilip and Kuldip Verma for assaulting a police constable Shiv Sahay
and a home guard Ram Bahadur Singh in full public view.

Verma's lawyer Nagendra Mohan, however, argued that since a police
officer to the rank of sub-inspector had investigated the matter, the
conviction under SC/ST Act does not sustain. He also contended that
since the appellants had not used the weapons, the offences under Arms
Act were also not established. It is unnatural that two cops armed
with official weapons could be assaulted without any offering any
resistance, argued the lawyer. Additional government advocate Rajendra
Kumar Dwivedi vehemently opposed the appeal and said that the apex
court held that an investigation conducted by an inferior officer
would not vitiate the judgement rendered by the trial court. "If the
weapons are put on chest to threaten the persons, it cannot be said
that the weapon is not used. In fact it is misused," argued Dwivedi.

Dilip carries a long criminal history of seven cases including murder
and attempt to murder registered in different police stations of
Bahraich. The investigating officer had collected the said antecedent
and cited in the case diary. Dilip is also facing trial in a Bahraich
court relating to attempted murder in which he along with his
supporters had attacked upon a police station and assaulted police
officers, when he was a MLA of the Samajwadi Party in 2004.

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Friday, January 13, 2012

[ZESTCaste] Dalit ‘rape’ victim in coma, BJP wants CBI probe

[ZESTCaste] From dalit welfare to Bundelkhand — small parties have big agendas

[ZESTCaste] Statue cover-up gives Mayawati a poll issue

[ZESTCaste] Atrocities committed on Dalits during BSP-led govt: PL Punia

[ZESTCaste] Congress 'convicted' candidate: High Court reserves verdict

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