Published: May 20, 2010 20:35 IST | Updated: May 20, 2010 20:35 IST
NEW DELHI, May 20, 2010
Protest rally against atrocities on Dalits
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The Hindu Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan addressing a
dalit rally in New Delhi on Thursday against the caste violence in
Mirchpur, Hissar district of Haryana. Photo: V. V. Krishnan
Workers of Lok Janshakti Party, Dalit Sena and Dalit Dasta Virodhi
Andolan staged a demonstration at Jantar Mantar here on Thursday
protesting against the rising cases of atrocities on Dalits in the
country.
Addressing the rally, LJP president Ram Vilas Paswan said the policy
of discrimination and disregard adopted by various State governments
leads to such attacks on Dalits. "It is high time the Centre
intervened to protect the rights of Dalits. A special court and a
committee must be set up to look into such matters. The affected
Dalits must be rehabilitated far away from the place where they were
subjected to ill-treatment," he added.
Mr. Paswan also demanded that the Khap Panchayat in Haryana be banned.
In a memorandum to the Prime Minister, Mr. Paswan drew his attention
to the attack on Dalit houses at Mirchpur in Haryana on April 21 in
which two people were burnt alive.
"Even after that dreadful incident justice has been denied to the
affected Dalit villagers. The Haryana Government has provided economic
relief to the affected people and also offered jobs to three persons
but such incidents are not new to the State." Meanwhile, in another
protest organised here on Thursday by Haryana Dalit Bachao Sangharsh
Samiti, Dr. Udit Raj demanded that the Haryana Chief Minister be
dismissed and a judicial probe ordered into the Mirchpur incident.
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