Monday, July 12, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Villagers protest against a Dalit cook in school

 

http://news.oneindia.in/2010/07/12/villagers-protested-against-a-dalit-cook.html

Villagers protest against a Dalit cook in school

Monday, July 12, 2010, 15:43 [IST]

Lucknow, Jul 12: Angry parents rioted outside a school in Uttar
Pradesh when they came to know that the cook who prepared food for
school children was a dalit in Ramabai Nagar district.

A newly constructed government middle school in Ramabai Nagar district
of Uttar Pradesh, refused to eat the food cooked by Shanti, a Dalit
cook in the school.

This school has nearly 191 students, in which the majority is of upper
castes students. When the students came to known that Shanti is a
dalit, they complained to their parents.

Angry Villagers came out and attacked the administration with stones.
Mean while the school principal Maan Singh, fled from the spot.

"We don't want any mid day meal or any education, where the food is
prepared by a dalit. This is against our culture," said an angry
villager.

"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.

A case has been registered. Shanti, a Dalit cook was hired by the
school only 4 ago.

According to the 2001 census Uttar Pradesh holds more number of SC and
dalit population. Even after have dalit lady, Mayawati as CM for the
fourth time in Up, such shameful incident has occurred.

OneIndia News

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