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SC/ST Commission Visits Deceased Dalit Sisters' Home
Moradabad | Dec 30, 2010
Chairman of the SC/ST Commission today visited Kothiwal Nagar here to
take stock of the situation after two Dalit sisters were charred to
death allegedly by a mob on December 18.
P L Punia, the chairman of the Commission, talked to the victims'
relatives and summoned the District Magistrate, DIG, SP (city) and
Circle Officer (city), Moradabad, to appear before the Commission on
January 10.
"The case of the Dalit sisters being burnt was an open case of murder,
while the local administration has tried to mould the case into that
of an accident or suicide," Punia told PTI.
He said in a similar case of crime against Dalits in Delhi, the Police
Commissioner had summoned the Deputy Commissioner of Police and
Secretary, Social Welfare, R K Srivastava, who was arrested after
ignoring the summons.
On a question on the status of Dalits in India, Punia said that while
the position of the Dalits is not satisfactory in any state, it is the
worst in Uttar Pradesh, even though the state's Chief Minister
Mayawati belongs to the Dalit community.
The Moradabad case of atrocities against Dalits is "horrible", he
said, adding, it shows the status of the Dalits in the state.
Talking about the facilities available to the SC/STs, Punia alleged
the funds for the benefit and uplift of SC/STs are being diverted to
works like development of roads, medical colleges and even the
Commonwealth Games.
Reservation was also not providing good jobs to those belonging to the
backward castes, Punia said.
The Commission has started an awareness campaign to make Dalits aware
of their rights, he said.
Filed On: Dec 30, 2010 11:32 IST , Edited On: Dec 30, 2010 11:32 IST
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