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Friday, February 4, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Doctors apprehend misuse of SC/ST Act

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Doctors apprehend misuse of SC/ST Act
PTI | 07:02 PM,Feb 04,2011

Kanpur, Feb 4 (PTI) With four medicos in private clinics being booked
under the SC/ST Act after patients belonging to dalit community died
while undergoing treatment, doctors in the district have expressed
apprehension that it could set off a wrong trend.Devendra Lal
Chandani, Kanpur head of the Indian Medical Association, said that the
doctors are afraid to take up cases, especially when patients are
being brought to them in critical condition, after the recent
incidents."Four private doctors have been booked under the Scheduled
Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and
Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder). A woman
doctor even had to spend 45 days in jail," he said.Chandani said that
the issue was being discussed by IMA members here. "We are trying to
find a solution," he said adding that there should not be any hasty
move by police in such cases."The government should also consider the
issue and help find a middle way," he said.

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[ZESTCaste] CPI (M) seeks budget for SC, ST housing

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/05/stories/2011020556460400.htm

Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

CPI (M) seeks budget for SC, ST housing

Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) State Committee has
demanded that the government earmark at least Rs. 10,000 crore in the
budget for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes housing
development programme.

CPI (M) secretary B.V.Raghavulu in a statement issued here on Friday
said the government should immediately appoint chairman to the SC and
ST Commission, which is vacant for the last two years. He questioned
whether the government was unable to fill up the post or neglecting
the SCs and STs.

He alleged that sub-plan funds were not allocated in the budget
according to the population ratio. He said funds were not being
utilised properly and alleged that out of the Rs. 21,309 crore
earmarked in the budget only Rs. 12,476 crore were spent and the rest
diverted for other purposes. Mr. Raghavulu said a nodal agency should
be constituted to ensure that the budget earmarked for the SC and ST
welfare under the sub plan was properly utilised and spent.

He said an expert committee should be formed to monitor the
implementation of SC and ST housing development programme.

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[ZESTCaste] Students' tonsuring: Case filed against director of institute

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Students' tonsuring: Case filed against director of institute
Ghaziabad, Feb 4, (PTI):

A case has been registered against the director of a management
institute here for allegedly forcing 30 students to tonsure their
heads due to non payment of fees, police said today.

A criminal case against the director Pramal Chakrovarty and four
others of Institute of Management Studies (IMS) here has been
registered under sections 147, 504 and 506 of IPC and 3/1 of the SC/ST
Act on a complaint filed by three engineering students--Dinesh Kumar,
Ashwani and Vipin Kumar, SHO Massoori police station Sanjeev Kumar
said.

The complainants alleged that about a month before, their admit cards
for examination was detained by the management of the institute on
account of not paying some enhanced fees and later they forced 30
students to have their heads shaved for non payment of dues, he said.

"The reports, so far, are based on allegations. We are investigating
before the charges can be established and any action taken," Ghaziabad
SSP Raghuvir Lal said.

The students, who were made to tonsure their heads, complained they
were not allowed to sit in the examination which concluded yesterday,
Kumar said, adding the students strongly protested against the
management and demanded the arrest of thre director and other faculty
members today.

"I was allowed to sit in the examination and other students expressed
fear of being either failed or getting poor assessment in internal
assessment," said a student Manish Kumar Maurya.

Officials of the institute were not immediately available for comment.

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[ZESTCaste] Forced to tonsure heads for fee delay, allege Dalit students

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Forced to tonsure heads for fee delay, allege Dalit students

February 04, 2011

Ghaziabad: Thirty Dalit students of a privately-run institute in
Ghaziabad, affiliated to the Uttar Pradesh Technical University, were
forced to tonsure their heads as the state government delayed payment
of their fees, a student said on Thursday. The institute has denied
the allegations.

The incident took place last month at the engineering division of the
Institute of Management Studies (IMS), where the victims, students of
B.Tech, launched a protest earlier on Thursday and were supported by
their colleagues.

The students suffered the humiliation because the social welfare
department of the state government delayed depositing their fees with
the institute, said Shivesh, a student.

"Four students - Vipin Kumar Rana, Aswani Kumar, Dinesh Kumar and
Manish Morya - have submitted their written complaints to the police
and sought to register a case," he said.

"The district magistrate and senior police officials visited the
institute and assured us of initiating action against the erring staff
of the institute," he said.

He said when it was pointed out to the students that the state
government has delayed payment of their fees, they paid the money from
their own pocket, along with a late payment surcharge. Yet the
institute insisted on tonsuring the students.

"Although each student paid a late fee of Rs.1,500 for the fault of
the government, we were victimized before appearing in examination,"
said one of the students.

The students said they were issued admit cards for the 7th semester
examinations in December 2010 only after their heads were shaven off,
he alleged.

"We kept mum in view of our examination that ended on January 17. We
also did not speak out in view of our internal assessment (accounting
for 500 marks awarded by the institute) that ended on January 21,"
said a victim.

The institute closed for the vacation soon after the examination and
reopened on Thursday, when the students launched their agitation.

Shivesh alleged that institute director Prabal Chakraborty humiliated
not only the students but also their parents. He called their parents
and used abusive language.

When contacted, Chakraborty denied ill-treating the Dalit students or
forcing them to get their heads tonsured. "We do not have a barber in
the institute," he said.

He said the delay in issue of admit cards to the students was in
keeping with the rules. "We gave them receipts for the late fee which
was charged from them," he said. IANS

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit forum questions CPI(M)'s stance

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article1156417.ece

KOTTAYAM, February 4, 2011
Dalit forum questions CPI(M)'s stance
Staff Reporter

Party supporting Dalit Christians to mobilise votes, say DCFI leaders

The Dalit Christian Federation of India (DCFI) has expressed about
about the Communist Party of India (Marxist)'s stance, affirming
solidarity with the longstanding demands of Dalit Christians on
reservation and social discrimination.

DCFI general secretary Joseph Panamoodan told mediapersons here on
Friday that while they welcomed the declarations at a recent
convention of Dalit Christians here, they could be viewed only as a
move to mobilise Dalit Christian votes for the coming Assembly
elections. "This strategy is the same as that of the Congress, which
had done this for long, and it is objectionable," he said.

Mr. Panamoodan said that the LDF government, in the past four years,
had not earmarked any funds in the budget for the uplift of Dalit
Christians. Dalit Christian students had committed suicide since they
could not secure education loans. The government should shoulder the
entire education cost of Dalit Christians, he said.

Mr. Panamoodan also called upon the CPI(M) to take the lead in
bringing the Dalit Christians to the mainstream by allotting the
Puthuppally, Thiruvalla, Kaduthuruthy, Kuttanad and Kottayam seats to
the community's candidates as they have a dominant presence in these
areas.

Dichotomy alleged

The DCFI leaders pointed out the "dichotomy in the stance of the
CPI(M)," which on the one hand took a studied stance against identity
politics, but on the other, convened separate conventions of dalit
Christians and Scheduled Tribes community to mobilise political
support.

They said the Dalit community would no longer blindly accept the
hollow promises being made by political parties with an eye on vote
bank.

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[ZESTCaste] No entry for officers in Mayawati's den

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No entry for officers in Mayawati's den
Published: Saturday, Feb 5, 2011, 4:40 IST
By Mayank Aggarwal | Place: New Delhi

It's not just Uttar Pradesh where Mayawati exercises colossal power.
The chief minister's influence in the national capital was evident as
even government officials couldn't enter the bungalow allotted to her
party for checking unauthorised construction.

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief is among the list of over 180,
present and former, MPs who have allegedly carried out unauthorised
construction in bungalows allotted to them in Delhi's Lutyen's zone
area.

The list was made public by central public works department (CPWD) in
reply to an RTI query by activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal.

As per the reply, unauthorised construction at the bungalow allotted
to BSP president included covering of verandah in entire width of the
bungalow, building of rooms, toilet, bathroom and temporary tin shed
of steel column and metal sheet.

As per CPWD, this was the status only till October 31, 2010, as they
said: "It is not possible to get the exact quantum of unauthorised
construction as entry [in the building] is not allowed."

Some other high and mighty who also figure in the list are senior BJP
leaders LK Advani, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari, Lok
Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan, former railway minister Lalu
Prasad Yadav, Amar Singh, Rashtriya Lok Dal president Ajit Singh,
Janata Dal (U) chief Sharad Yadav, Congress leader Ahmed M Patel,
Rajiv Shukla, Mohammad Azharuddin.

MPs Kirti Azad, Balbir Punj, M Venkaiah Naidu, Shatrughan Sinha,
Yashwant Sinha, Suresh Kalmadi, Arjun Singh and Raj Babbar also figure
in the list.
BJP's Delhi office and national headquarters, and BSP national
headquarter have also been listed.

The CPWD has said notices to remove the construction were issued to
parliamentarians mentioned in the list. However, it does not mention
if such notices were complied with.

"No FIR was filed … It has been decided that the unauthorised
construction shall be removed at the time of change of occupancy. At
the time of vacation if any deficiency is found in the items issued to
occupant, amount is recovered or the deficiency report is sent to
concerned branch in Lok Sabha secretariat, Rajya Sabha
secretariat/Director of Estate," CPWD said.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit woman raped in private hospital

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Dalit-woman-raped-in-private-hospital/Article1-658713.aspx

Dalit woman raped in private hospital

Peeyush Khandelwal, Hindustan Times
Ghaziabad, February 05, 2011

First Published: 00:09 IST(5/2/2011)

A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by the medical assistant of a
private hospital in Hapur, Ghaziabad on Thursday night, police said.
Senior police officials have confirmed rape during victim's
medical-examination. The incident occurred at Modi Woman's Hospital at
Hapur, when the victim's
five-year-old daughter was undergoing treatment for pneumonia, police
officials said.

Police officials added that the victim's daughter was admitted in the
general ward of the hospital on February 1 and was later shifted to a
private room on the first floor.

"On Thursday night, her husband had gone out for dinner and the
victim, a Dalit, was alone with her daughter inside the private-room
of the hospital. When she went out to fetch water, she was dragged
inside a room by the medical assistant and raped," senior
superintendent of police Raghubir Lal said.

After the victim's complaint, police arrested the accused, identified
as Salim Mohammed. "The victim's medical examination confirmed rape
and the accused was arrested on Friday," Lal said.

Hospital administrator Dr RB Bhardwaj said that the accused was
terminated from his official duties after the incident came to light.

The accused was booked for rape and criminal intimidation charges
under the IPC and also under the provisions of the SC/ST Act, police
said.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit woman alleges gang-rape in Jamnagar

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Dalit woman alleges gang-rape in Jamnagar
PTI | 07:02 PM,Feb 04,2011

Jamnagar, Feb 4 (PTI) A Dalit woman has alleged that she was raped by
four men last month, police said here today. The incident took place
on January 9, but the 30-year-old victim did not file the complaint
immediately. She approached the police today. In her complaint, the
woman has stated that four persons -- Praveen Satwara, Mahendra
Dudhwala, Jayram Satwara and Raju Patel -- raped her on January 9,
when her husband was not in the house and she was alone. She has
further stated that the four had threatened to kill her if she
reported the incident to the police. An FIR has been lodged against
the four persons whose names have been mentioned in the complaint and
further investigation was being done by DySP N V Ninama.

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[ZESTCaste] BJP to reach out to Dalits, plans schemes in NDA-ruled states

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BJP to reach out to Dalits, plans schemes in NDA-ruled states

Published: Friday, Feb 4, 2011, 20:36 IST
Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI

As part of its attempt to reach out to Dalits, BJP has decided to
increase its focus on the scheduled caste population in the party's
'antyodaya' and good governance programmes and start new welfare
schemes for them
in NDA-ruled states.

BJP President Nitin Gadkari and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
Sushma Swaraj held a meeting yesterday with ministers from the nine
NDA-ruled states to chalk out the party's strategy to canvas more
support from the community.

"This meeting was in continuation of the agenda adopted at National
Convention on Good Governance held in June 2010 at Mumbai," BJP
spokesperson Ramnath Kovind said.

Gadkari has already stated that Dalits form one of the target groups
for the BJP in its bid to increase its votebank by another 10 per cent
to challenge the Congress.

"Gadkari called upon these ministers to effectively and expeditiously
implement various welfare schemes for the benefit of the downtrodden
and needy sections of their respective states. He urged them to ensure
a corruption-free administration in their respective ministries,"
Kovind said.

The BJP President emphasised on antyodaya and craft policies to "serve
the last man in the queue". He said the aim should be to reach out to
the most marginalised sections of the society.

"He appealed them to execute development-oriented schemes for the
all-round development of the poor and oppressed by ensuring absolute
transparency and performance audit of all welfare schemes," Kovind
said.

The BJP President reiterated the need for eradication of
untouchability and bringing social harmony among various sections of
society.

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All 84,000 Khandas As Found in the Pali Suttas

Traditionally the are 84,000 Dharma Doors - 84,000 ways to get Awakeness. Maybe so; certainly the Buddha taught a large number of practices that lead to Awakeness. This web page attempts to catalogue those found in the Pali Suttas (DN, MN, SN, AN, Ud & Sn ¹). There are 3 sections:

The discourses of Buddha are divided into 84,000, as to separate addresses. The division includes all that was spoken by Buddha."I received from Buddha," said Ananda, "82,000 Khandas, and from the priests 2000; these are 84,000 Khandas maintained by me." They are divided into 275,250, as to the stanzas of the original text, and into 361,550, as to the stanzas of the commentary. All the discourses including both those of Buddha and those of the commentator, are divided into 2,547 banawaras, containing 737,000 stanzas, and 29,368,000 separate letters.

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LESSON 158

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/ud/ud.8.08.than.html

Ud 8.8

PTS: Ud 91

Visakha Sutta: To Visakha

translated from the Pali by

Thanissaro Bhikkhu

I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying in Savatthi at the Eastern Monastery, the palace of Migara's mother. Now at that time a dear and beloved grandson of Visakha, Migara's mother, had died. So Visakha, Migara's mother — her clothes wet, her hair wet — went to the Blessed One in the middle of the day and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As she was sitting there the Blessed One said to her: "Why have you come here, Visakha — your clothes wet, your hair wet — in the middle of the day?"

When this was said, she said to the Blessed One, "My dear and beloved grandson has died. This is why I have come here — my clothes wet, my hair wet — in the middle of the day."

"Visakha, would you like to have as many children and grandchildren as there are people in Savatthi?"

"Yes, lord, I would like to have as many children and grandchildren as there are people in Savatthi."

"But how many people in Savatthi die in the course of a day?"

"Sometimes ten people die in Savatthi in the course of a day, sometimes nine... eight... seven... six... five... four... three... two... Sometimes one person dies in Savatthi in the course of a day. Savatthi is never free from people dying."

"So what do you think, Visakha: Would you ever be free from wet clothes and wet hair?"

"No, lord. Enough of my having as many children and grandchildren as there are people in Savatthi."

"Visakha, those who have a hundred dear ones have a hundred sufferings. Those who have ninety dear ones have ninety sufferings. Those who have eighty... seventy... sixty... fifty... forty... thirty... twenty... ten... nine... eight... seven... six... five... four... three... two... Those who have one dear one have one suffering. For those with no dear ones, there are no sufferings. They are free from sorrow, free from stain, free from lamentation, I tell you."

Then, on realizing the significance of that, the Blessed One on that occasion exclaimed:

The sorrows, lamentations,

the many kinds of suffering in the world,

exist dependent on something dear.

They don't exist

when there's nothing dear.

And thus blissful & sorrowless

are those for whom nothing

in the world is dear anywhere.

So one who aspires

to be stainless & sorrowless

shouldn't make anything