MANGALORE, December 5, 2011
Made Snana: Dalits slam police for 'failing to prevent attack'
Special Correspondent
They seek a ban on the annual ritual, condemn attack on Shivaramu
People of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes at a meeting with
Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police here on Sunday, said the
Government should ban the three-day annual made snana, a religious
ritual, at Kukke Subrahmanya temple.
It was a ritual of people rolling on left over food consumed by
Brahmins on plantain leaves to fulfil a vow.
The participants at the meeting alleged that the attack on K.S.
Shivaramu, leader of a backward classes forum at the temple town, on
November 30, was pre-planned.
Condemning the attack, they demanded Superintendent of Police Labhu
Ram to take action against erring police officials who "failed to
prevent the attack".
They questioned the temple administration reportedly of extending a
hero's welcome to the assailants upon their release on bail when they
returned to the temple on Friday. The assailants were said to be
members of Malekudiya community, a Scheduled Tribe.
The speakers said that some forces were attempting to divide Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes people and making them fight among
themselves. Malekudiya people were innocent and had fallen to the
designs of such forces, they said.
L. Shekar, president, Dalita Hakkugala Horata Samiti, Belthangady
taluk, alleged that a sub-inspector of police and a police inspector
who had escorted Mr. Shivaramu, president, Karnataka Rajya Hindulida
Vargagala Jagruta Vedike, failed to prevent the attack. He said that
action should be taken against Nagaraju, Deputy Superintendent of
Police, who reportedly used abusive language against Mr. Shivaramu.
Mr. Shekar questioned why Brahmins should be served separate lunch at
the temple. Criticising it, he said that if it continued people from
other castes would sit with them next year.
S.P. Anand, organising secretary, Dalit Sangarsha Samiti (Ambedkar
Vada), Dakshina Kannada, and P. Keshava, convener, Dalit Sangarsha
Samiti (Bheema Vada), Dakshina Kannada, questioned the alleged
inaction of police on the spot during the attack. They alleged that
the attack was planned.
Mr. Ram said the Additional Superintendent of Police Prabhakara was
conducting an inquiry into the allegations against the Dy. SP. The
Superintendent of Police insisted the police did not anticipate an
attack and managed to rescue Mr. Shivaramu from the assailants.
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