FIR against professor for anti-Dalit remark
Ankita Sharma, Hindustan Times
Jaipur, October 15, 2010First Published: 07:40 IST(15/10/2010)
Last Updated: 07:41 IST(15/10/2010)
Rajasthan University students are continuing their protest against a
retired professor who allegedly made anti-Dalit remarks even as an FIR
was lodged against the teacher. The issue gained a political hue with
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Babulal Nagar intervening in the
matter and directing police to file an FIR against the Professor PD
Sharma. The professor was unavailable for comment due personal
bereavement. Students said they had tried to lodge an FIR on Monday
but police had refused.
The Dalit students supported by the NSUI announced a bandh in the
university. Police was called and they lathicharged and detained them
at the Pratap Nagar for a few hours. They also went to the secretariat
to meet Nagar.
Professor had allegedly said 'Dalits should not be allowed to ride
horses' which angered the Dalit students. The professor expressed
regret over his remark and tried to talk to students but they refused
to back down. They held a mock funeral of the professor on Tuesday and
the protest continued on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the student threatened a bandh after which police
detained the students.
One of the students, Madan Mohan, said, "We were in our hostels and
getting ready in the morning when police suddenly came to arrest us."
SHO, Gandhi Nagar Police Station, Aas Mohammad denied that the
students were arrested from the hostel. He said, "We were informed
that these students have announced a bandh in the university. So they
were picked up under Section 129 of the CrPC to prevent any
disturbance."
According Mohammad, these students were taken to Pratap Nagar Police
station. At the police station, there was a call from Nagar that he
wanted to meet the students in the secretariat. The students were
taken to the secretariat and after that police dropped them at the
university campus.
Director, Center for Dalit Rights, Satish Kumar said, "Although
remarks have been made earlier too but this time we all have come
forward to protest this. I went to the police station and met the
students. We will support them till a decision is taken against the
professor."
Mohan said the protest will continue on Thursday and the students will
hold a dharna outside the collectorate along with other Dalit groups.
A student leader, Narsi Kirad said, "It is no more a local issue. We
want to raise it at the international level so that these kinds of
unsavoury comments against Dalits are avoided in future."
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