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Dalits cremated, situation still tense in Hisar
Jyoti Kamal, CNN-IBNPosted on Apr 24, 2010 at 10:53
Hisar: Mirchpur in Haryana's Hisar has been simmering for the last two
days after a 17-year-old polio-stricken girl and her 70-year-old
father Tara Chand, both Dalits, were burnt to death by upper caste
Jats. Now the blackened walls, a disabled girl's cycle, charred
clothes are the mute witness to the horror story of 17-year-old Suman.
Angry villagers, initially, didn't allow the bodies to be moved. But
now the bodies have been finally cremated and some normalcy has
returned.
"What do I have left? Where do I go? My children are asking me to
bring them their father. Where do I get him from? Government has done
nothing to get us justice," says Tara Chand's wife Kamla.
"The Chief Minister has only given us assurances. He hasn't done
anything to get us justice," says Tara Chand's son Amar Pal.
Dalits from Hissar and other parts of Haryana also want cases
registered against a DSP, an SHO, a tehsildar and others. They claim
the police did nothing when Dalit houses were being burnt down. Cases
have now been registered against the police officials.
Dalit leaders are stroking the flames, saying Dalits are being
targeted by the powerful. The upper caste Jats say they are being
needlessly implicated.
"The SHO has been suspended. The guilty will not be spared," assures
Haryana Chief Minister BS Hooda.
Cases for murder and attempt to murder have been registered against 35
upper caste members.
Even though Suman and her father have been cremated, but the big
question everyone is asking is will Haryana move forward in time to
ensure fair play for all or will social disparities continue to breed
violence.
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