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Saturday, November 7, 2009

[ZESTCaste] Tiruvallur peace meeting fails

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Tiruvallur peace meeting fails

V Gangadharan

First Published : 07 Nov 2009 03:25:00 AM ISTLast Updated : 07 Nov
2009 08:14:28 AM IST

CHENNAI: A peace meet convened by Tiruvallur District Collector V
Palanikumar on Friday to convince CPM activists and their affiliates
to give up their plan to enter the land at Kaverirajapuram that is in
the alleged illegal possession of Karnataka Chief Justice P D
Dinakaran, to redistribute it, ended in a fiasco as the CPI (M) and
the district administration stuck to their respective positions.

According to sources in the Tiruvallur District Collectorate, the
meeting was a failure because of the insistence of the protestors that
the land in question (poromboke land and water bodies) be distributed
to the people immediately.

"The government cannot act like individuals and we should follow the
established procedures as set out in the law. Now that the Supreme
Court is enquiring into the issue, it is only reasonable that we
wait," a senior official said.

CPM functionaries, had a different take. Speaking to Express, CPI (M)
state secretariat member and TN Vivasayigal Sangam treasurer P
Shanmugham said the collector wanted the demonstration to reclaim
government lands to distribute it to Dalits and the landless people on
November 9 be withdrawn at all costs.

"The Collector said that the issue was in the Supreme Court and wanted
the agitation to be abandoned." It was pointed out that the view was
incorrect as no case was pending in the apex court on the land under
encroachment.

"The issue before the SC collegium is the elevation of P D Dinakaran
and not land distribution to the Dalits." The district administration
itself had identified the extent of encroachment of land, water bodies
and other common utilities in Kaverirajapuram.

"Tell me, what stops the authorities from redistributing the land?
There is no stay or an order by the Supreme Court to maintain status
quo as regards the government land under Dinakaran's illegal
possession," " Shanmugham said.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalits should unite to oppose atrocities: Raghavulu

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News » Cities » Vijayawada VIJAYAWADA, November 6, 2009

Dalits should unite to oppose atrocities: Raghavulu

Special Correspondent Share · print · T+
THE HINDU FOR A CAUSE: CPI (M) State secretary B.V. Raghavulu
affectionately holds a toddler, daughter of a dalit victim in a case
of atrocity, during a dharna christened "Dalit Aatmagaurava Poratam"
organised by Kulavivaksha Vyathireka Porata Samithi, at
sub-collector's office in Vijayawada on Thursday. PHOTO: RAJU.V
Dalits should unite cutting across party lines to oppose the growing
number of atrocities on them, Communist Party of India (Marxist) State
Secretary and Kulavivaksha Vyathireka Porata Samithi (KVPS)
vice-president B.V. Raghavulu has said.

Participating in the dalits' "Aatmagaurava poratam" (struggle for
self-respect) here on Thursday, Mr. Raghavulu said it was time the
State government took up the matter seriously and resolved the problem
of the dalits.

Pointing out that justice had not been done in any of the eight cases
of atrocities on the dalits in recent times, the CPI(M) leader said
that the movement for self-respect was peaceful at this stage but if
there was no response even after the agitation the "consequences would
be severe."

The Justice Punnaiah Commission had clearly stated that lower rung
police officials were unable to deal with cases of atrocities on SCs
and STs and that an officer of the rank of deputy superintendent or
above should conduct an inquiry into these cases. This was not being
done according to the KVPS activists, Mr. Raghavulu said.

No action

The CPI (M) State secretary said that the details of the atrocities in
which no action was taken by the Government machinery would be taken
to the notice of the Home Minister, DGP and even the Chief Minister.

Unless the dalits opposed the atrocities with unity the perpetrators
would not stop, he said, giving the example of a dalit youth of the
Congress party being beaten up and not rescued by the other parties.
"Next time a dalit of a different party is attacked, dalits of the
Congress will not go to his rescue," he said.

KVPS State leader Annavarapu Nageswara Rao said neither the Krishna
district superintendent of police nor the Vijayawada commissioner of
police went to inquire about the atrocities in their respective
jurisdictions because the police were trying to protect the interests
of non-dalit sections.

Not booking cases

The police were not even booking cases against the non-dalit
perpetrators without the dalits launching agitations, he alleged. KVPS
had the support of 35 dalit organisations and civil societies in this
agitation that would be intensified if the Government did not take
proper action.

KVPS district president Neelam Pullaiah said that the police who
should protect the weaker sections were ganging up with the rich and
powerful.

KVPS State secretary J. John Wesley and MRPS district secretary Manda
Venkateswara Rao spoke.

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Friday, November 6, 2009

[ZESTCaste] `Mayawati made Lucknow a 'city of dead'

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`Mayawati made Lucknow a 'city of dead'

Posted On Thursday, November 05, 2009
Agencies
Lucknow, Nov 5:
Claiming big time revival of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, senior
Congress leader and Union Minister for Food Processing Subodh Kant
Sahay said UP Chief Minister Mayawati had turned the state capital as
a city of deads and the statues.
''Lucknow could now be termed as a city of deads due to installation
of statues and memorials while lack of development or welfare schemes
for the poor people have forced them to earn their living through
begging'', he said.
Addressing a press conference here, Mr Sahay, who is here to campaign
for the Congress candidate in the Lucknow(West) bypolls scheduled to
be held on November 7, said gross misuse of public fund by the present
BSP government had given the Congress a boost among the masses as they
were now openly supporting the party to save their future.
''While Ms Mayawati has turned into a Queen but her Dalit supporters
changed into beggers in her over two year rule'', he said.
Talking about the irregularities in implementation of NREGA in the
state, he said it was unfortunate that Rs 2000 crore sanctioned by the
Centre for the scheme remained unutilised.
The Union Minister was, however, all praise for UPCC president Rita
Bahuguna Joshi, who was also present at the press meet, and even
termed her as 'Jhansi Ki Rani' for her fight against the Mayawati
government. ''Hats off to the lady for her fight against the regime
even after her house was burnt by the government goons'', he added.
Mr Sahay said the law and order situation in the state has
deteriorated and now people had started saying that Mayawati even
defeated Mulayam Singh Yadav in promoting the criminals.
Later in the day, he along with several other senior Congress leaders
would address an election meeting in Chowk area of the state capital.

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[ZESTCaste] Cong true well-wisher of farmers, Dalits: Digvijay

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Cong true well-wisher of farmers, Dalits: Digvijay

Ferozabad, Nov 5 : Congress general secretary and Uttar Pradesh
affairs in charge Digvijay Singh today claimed only his party was the
real well-wisher of the farmers as well as the Dalits.

Mr Singh said this while electioneering in favour of Raj Babbar, the
Congress candidate from Ferozabad Lok Sabha seat, on the last day of
campaigning.

He claimed only Congress had remained concerned about the rights of
the farmers and the Dalits.

''All other parties, including the ruling BSP, were working against
their benefits,'' the senior Congress leader asserted.

Union minister of state for Telecommunication Sachin Pilot, addressing
a public meet here said the central government gave a big relief to
the farmers by waiving 7,000 crores loan on them.

He said the farmers were facing the wrath of natural calamities, while
the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government was misusing people's money
on parks and statues.

Ferozabad is the lone Lok Sabha seat which is going to by-elections on
November 7. The seat had fallen vacant after the resignation of
Samajwadi Party state unit president Akihlesh Yadav.

the son of party president Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Akhilesh's wife Dimple is in the race from the seat against Raj Babbar.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit youth objects to loud music, shot

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Dalit youth objects to loud music, shot
Navjeevan Gopal Posted online: Friday , Nov 06, 2009 at 0352 hrs
Moga : A request to lower the volume of a music system ignited a clash
between Dalits and Jat Sikhs in Chooharchakk village of Moga district
on Wednesday night, ending in the death of a 24-year-old Dalit.
Chamkaur, father of the deceased, Jeevan Singh, told the police that
Dhanna Singh of neighbouring Daudhar village — who came to pick up
Dalit workers from Chooharchakk regularly — would play very loud music
in his tractor which he parked in front of their house. Jeevan had
earlier requested Dhanna to play the music at a lower volume, his
father said.

On Wednesday, when Jeevan asked Dhanna to turn down the volume again,
it led to an altercation between the two. Soon, the members of the two
communities were fighting each other across the village. Around 8.30
pm, the Jat Sikhs allegedly opened fire on the Dalits, killing Jeevan
and injuring three of his friends, the police said. Jeevan was shot on
the back of his head. Deputy Superintendent of Police Gurmeet Singh
said as many as 10 rounds were fired from .12 and .315 bore weapons.

Though no arrests have been made till now, four persons— Dhanna Singh,
Shinder, Gopi and Seepa — have been booked for murder.

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Saturday, November 7, 2009

[ZESTCaste] Tiruvallur peace meeting fails

[ZESTCaste] Dalits should unite to oppose atrocities: Raghavulu

Friday, November 6, 2009

[ZESTCaste] `Mayawati made Lucknow a 'city of dead'

[ZESTCaste] Cong true well-wisher of farmers, Dalits: Digvijay

[ZESTCaste] Dalit youth objects to loud music, shot

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