Dalit officers feeling alienated in Maya raj?
January 21st, 2011
DC
Jan. 20: Dalit officers in Uttar Pradesh are feeling increasingly
alienated in the Mayawati government and some of them are even angry
with their "own" government.
The anger of dalit officers has welled up to such an extent that about
a dozen of them, some retired, met at a private dinner two days ago
and discussed the issue threadbare. "This was supposed to be "our"
government but this time, it is the brahmin officers who have
completely influenced the chief minister and barring a few, all dalit
officers have been sidelined," said one dalit officer who has remained
sidelined since the past two years.
Another officer who faces a similar fate said, "With dalit officers
kept out of the chief minister's favour, there is no one to protect
the interests of the dalit community in the government. Even though
the chief minister has formulated schemes for dalits, the benefits are
not reaching the target groups because the upper caste officers are
showing laxity in implementation.'
The recent removal of additional Cabinet secretary, Netram from his
post and Chandra Prakash from the post of IG Lucknow, has clearly sent
out wrong signals among dalit bureaucrats.
"Both these officers were removed on recommendations of brahmin
bureaucrats and their mentors. This kind of action has a demoralising
impact on dalit officers who, in any case, get shunted to
inconsequential postings in non-BSP governments," said the officer.
According to sources, the biggest reason for the growth of BSP and the
popularity of the chief minister during her first three regimes was
the sincerity of dalit officers towards the government. If the
officers are to be believed, the success mantra of the BSP lay in the
hands of dalit bureaucrats. Talking to this correspondent on condition
of anonymity, a retired dalit officer who attended the dinner meeting
said, "We went out of their way to ensure good governance and
protection of dalits in Mayawati regimes. It is because of this that
dalits felt safe in the BSP rule and the state machinery was extremely
responsive towards the deprived sections of the society.
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