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Dalit riot victims attack Hisar district official in Delhi
2010-06-02 18:10:00
A protest by Dalit (Balmiki) families who fled from Mirchpur village
in Haryana's Hisar district turned ugly as the district's Deputy
Commissioner Yudhvir Singh was attacked and manhandled by angry
protesters here Wednesday.
'The deputy commissioner of Hisar district came to meet the protesters
to convey the instructions given to him by the Supreme Court. He was
attacked by the angry families as they did not want to move back,' an
eyewitness said at Mandir Marg where the Mirchpur families have taken
refuge for the past two weeks.
The Supreme Court Wednesday said it was incumbent upon the Haryana
government to provide protection to the victims of caste violence in
Mirchpur village.
But the community members, who fled their village out of fear of more
persecution, do not want to return.
According to eyewitness accounts, Singh was greeted with slogans
against him and the Haryana government.
He had barely finished speaking when a protestor, Kamla Devi, rose.
'My family was burnt alive. I want justice first. Can you or your
government give it?' she asked.
The deputy commissioner responded to her and moved back to his car.
His car was attacked and stopped by angry protesters. He tried to
escape with his entourage of administrators and security men on foot.
'The protesters chased him and manhandled him. A riot-like situation
emerged. They did not allow him to board a car on the road either,' an
eyewitness said.
He even tried to escape on a two-wheeler on the opposite side of the
road but the protesters showed no mercy and toppled the vehicle.
Over 15 police personnel from Mandir Marg police station came to
Singh's rescue and the situation was finally brought under control.
'The deputy commissioner should have first come to the police station
and taken adequate security along. This incident happened due to his
casual approach,' a police official said.
On April 21, as many as 150 Dalit families were driven out of Mirchpur
village after an arson attack on their homes in Hisar district, about
300 km from Chandigarh. They camped at the Valmiki Mandir in Harijan
Basti on Mandir Marg in Delhi.
A 70-year-old man and his 18-year-old physically challenged daughter
were killed and at least 18 houses were damaged in the attack blamed
on upper caste Jats.
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