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No Dalit cook for students in this UP school
NDTV Correspondent, Updated: July 12, 2010 15:46 IST
Lucknow: Another shameful incident has brought the caste inequalities
in an otherwise modern India to the fore. Parents rioted outside a
school in Uttar Pradesh after discovering that the cook who prepared
food for their children under the mid-day meal scheme was a Dalit.
The Government middle school in the newly created Ramabai Nagar
district of Uttar Pradesh has 191 students, nearly half of them who
belong to so-called upper castes refused to eat food cooked in school.
Shanti, the Dalit cook was hired by the school 3-4 days ago. When
children found out she was a Dalit, they complained to their parents.
Furious parents came out to ensure the school does not forget the
age-old caste divisions. Fearing trouble, the school principal fled
from the spot.
"These children will go out to study in other schools like even if
they get food there or not, but they will not study here," said Biru
Dubey, an angry villager.
Villagers have even forced the district administration to toe their
line and attacked the police jeeps with stones.
"We have not received many application forms that is why we are giving
them 3 more days. If there are any more women who want to apply, they
can send in their applications," said Govind Raju, District
Magistrate, Ramabai Nagar.
In Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, Dalits comprise over
20% of the population and it's shameful that such an incident has
occurred in a state ruled by a Dalit chief minister.
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