http://www.groundreport.com/World/Indian-Village-Burned-by-Upper-Caste-and-Police-Tw/2924565
Indian Village Burned by Upper Caste and Police: Two Dead
by William Watt June 08, 2010
"Do the poor have no right to live?" exclaimed Jaswant, a local Indian
of the village Mirjpur. Mirjpur recently had 20 houses burnt to the
ground by the Jat Community and experienced zero support from local
officers.
In fact, local officers were seen that night lounging in the houses of
the Jats. Some even stood aside as the houses were burned before
their eyes. There is great speculation that the police might have
actually deployed several of the groups responsible for the carnage.
Having said that, the Jats have been increasingly more violent in the
Hissar district of India. As of late, they burned houses in Dulina,
Salvan, and now Mirjpur village. Of the three burnings only Mirjpur
has experienced fatalities.
Two people died in the last carnage. A man and his disabled daughter
were burned alive in their home. A survivor of the incident, the
deceased man's son, was interviewed by IndiaUnheard correspondent,
Amit Kumar.
The man describes the means by which the Jats burned the houses, and
his despair is felt through the screen as he shows the wreckage of his
old home.
Jaswant explains that the Jats have been acting increasingly violent
to try and prevent the Dalit and Valmiki communities (lower castes)
from gaining equal rights. "They want us to be their slaves. This is
the only reason for this carnage."
The Dalit and Valmiki communities aren't experiencing relief from the
government, who makes false promises of justice to silence their cries
for help.
Standing tall to the camera, Jaswant speaks, "We want the government
to punish the culprits, and book the officers under section
302-SC/ST."
Knowing your rights is a first step, but in a society that depends on
the authority of a lackadaisical government, it is hard to imagine
Jaswant or Mirjpur village will ever see proper justice for this
incident.
To learn more about this story and to explore the hidden truth's
behind India's caste system, watch this short video.
http://indiaunheard.videovolunteers.org/amit/caste-violence-in-haryana/
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