Atrocities against dalits highest in UP: Buta
PTI, May 17, 2010, 03.11am IST
BHOPAL: The cases of atrocities against dalits were highest in
BSP-ruled Uttar Pradesh followed by Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, National
Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) said on Sunday. The commission
would submit its final report to President Pratibha Patil by May 26,
NCSC chairman Buta Singh said.
"Uttar Pradesh tops the list of the states followed by Bihar and
Madhya Pradesh in atrocities against scheduled caste," Singh told
reporters here.
At times, Bihar surpasses UP, and some times MP goes to the second
place in connection with the atrocities on the dalits, he said, adding
that first three positions keep changing among these three states.
"We will submit our final report after visiting different states to
President Pratibha Patil by May 26," he said. He said Punjab,
Harayana, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu are not lagging behind in offences
against dalits.
Singh said that the worst part of atrocities being committed on the
oppressed class was that the omplainants were being pressurized to
withdraw their cases by the police on the directive of the state
machinery.
They (dalits) are in double trouble as they face the brunt of the
police in form of counter complaints after they get their cases
registered, he said.
Singh said that NCSC's team is in Madhya Pradesh after coming across
reports of atrocities on the dalits. He also accused the Madhya
Pradesh government of denying dalits their fundamental right by
recruiting general category candidates to fill the backlog of
vacancies reserved for Dalits.
"Before my tenure comes to an end shortly, I am going to submit my
report to the President," Singh said.
He said that NCSC had already submitted a report about }a year back.
He did not indicate what the report would contain but it would deal
with issues like atrocities on dalits as also various other issues
facing the community, according to sources.
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