Dalits face boycott in Gadag village
January 3rd, 2011
Jan. 2: People of the Dalit community in the tiny hamlet of
Anthur-Benthur near Gadag, are still facing social ostracism. They are
facing wrath from Congress workers for casting votes in favour of the
BJP during the panchayat elections. The social evil prevails in the
village, despite widespread campaign against it by the government and
NGOs.
Dalits are prohibited from getting their hair cut in the village, and
have to travel 21 km to Gadag to get a haircut every month. They are
not allowed to sit at tables in hotels, and have to sit on the floor.
Separate cups are provided to them to drink tea or coffee in the
hotels. Dalits have to clean the cups and other utensils used by them
in the hotel. They have to beat the hand-drums after the death of
persons belonging to upper class.
Out of the 6,000 population, around one thousand are dalits living in
a separate colony. They have been a vote bank of the Congress party
for the last five decade.
They switched over to BJP in the presence of minister, C.M. Udasi,
after Rs 2 lakhs was provided to them by the local BJP legislator for
construction of a Durgamma temple. Enraged over this, several Congress
workers ransacked houses of Dalit community on Sunday. Two Dalit women
were injured in the incident, and they are undergoing treatment in
government hospital of Gadag.
"We would not be allowed to grow politically, and would be ill-treated
if we go against the wishes of the upper class people. Several
Congress workers also barged into our temple, and threatened to
demolish it. We have also lodged protests several times against social
ostracism," a Dalit, Dyamappa Hadimani said. They have also registered
a complaint at Gadag rural police station seeking protection.
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