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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Cong-NCP want Dadar station renamed

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Cong-NCP want Dadar station renamed
Yogita Limaye Yogita Limaye , CNN-IBN
Updated May 31, 2011 at 09:41am IST

New Delhi: In an effort to woo the Dalit voters in Mumbai, the ruling
Congress and NCP want the Dadar railway station to be renamed as
Chaitya Bhoomi to honour Baba Ambedkar. MNS chief Raj Thackeray has
opposed the move.

The ruling Congress-NCP combine is planning to rename the city's
arterial railway station at Dadar, which is located in a traditional
Sena and now MNS baston, after Dr BR Ambedkar.

Dadar station, in the heart of Mumbai, which sees lakhs of commuters
daily, is now at the centre of a political tug of war.

The Congress and NCP in Maharashtra want the station to be renamed
Chaitya Bhoomi in honour of the final resting place of Dr Babasaheb
Ambedkar not far away from the station where thousands gather every
year to pay homage to the Dalit icon.

"We support this demand. We had sent a letter to the central
government a year ago," said Manikrao Thakre, President, Maharashtra
Congress.

The demand is being seen as a move to woo the Dalit votebank after the
pro-Dalit Republican Party of India joined hands with opposition BJP
and Shiv Sena on several issues in the run up to civic polls in 2012.
But the Sena's arch rival, the MNS, is steering clear of this issue.

"Instead of renaming a station, if one must honour Ambedkar, his
picture should be put on 500 rupees notes," said MNS chief Raj
Thackeray.

The MNS had conquered this traditional bastion of the Shiv Sena in the
2009 assembly elections. While the parties fight it out, for the
average Mumbaikar the name doesn't matter as long as his train is on
time.

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[ZESTCaste] 'UP government failed to check atrocities against Dalits'

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'UP government failed to check atrocities against Dalits'
Updated on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 18:39

Jaipur: Criticising Uttar Pradesh government for its alleged inaction
in checking atrocities against dalits, chairman of National Commission
for SC on Wednesday alleged that there is pressure from authorities to
not register cases.

"In Uttar Pradesh, no action is taken against dalit atrocities under
the pressure from the state government. Primarily, no case is
registered and if the case is registered, no action is taken against
the culprits," PL Punia, chairman of National Commission for SC said
here.

Advocating for reservation in private sector and in judiciary, Punia
said that the reservation should be introduced in private sector
considering shortage of government jobs.

"There is now shortage of government jobs in the country so a
reservation pattern should be introduced in private sectors also for
the upliftment of needy people," he said at a press conference here.

"Reservation should also be implemented in judiciary and the system of
reservation in promotion in services should also be maintained," he
said.

Informing that eight new offices of the commission, including one at
Jaipur, would be opened in the country after cabinet's approval, he
said that those offices will surely strengthen the functioning of the
commission.

Punia expressed satisfaction over conviction rate in dalit atrocity
cases in the Rajasthan.

"Rajasthan has a good conviction rate, about 45 per cent, in dalit
atrocity cases while in some states, it is only three per cent. Though
the conviction rate in Rajasthan is good, it can be improved further,"
he said.

During his two-day visit, which concluded today, Punia held
discussions with officers to review the condition of dalit.

PTI

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[ZESTCaste] Now, dalit farmers accuse Gujarata government of land grabbing

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Now, dalit farmers accuse Gujarata government of land grabbing

Published: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 10:52 IST
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Ahmedabad | Agency: DNA

Dalit farmers of Dhanala village of Dhandhuka taluka have accused the
state government of grabbing their agricultural land. Around 300
people will submit their representation to the district collector of
Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

According to the statement issued by the farmers, the state government
in 1953 had allotted 536.62 acres land to 35 scheduled caste families
of Dhanala village for their livelihood. However, the deputy collector
of Dholka forcibly filled up the fake possession rights from the
farmers.

Moreover, the deputy collector issued a new order on December 21, 2010
which reduced their land from 15 acres to just 3 acres.

The officials of revenue department forged a fake order dated April
30, 1963 stating that the land was acquired by getting approvals of
the owners at that time. The farmers in their statement also stated
that four of the farmers who had claimed to give their consent, had
died before 1963.

The farmers have filed 24 petitions in the High Court that ordered the
district collector of Ahmedabad for detailed inquiry into the order.

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[ZESTCaste] Raj Thackeray opposes move to rename Dadar station as 'Chaityabhoomi'

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Raj Thackeray opposes move to rename Dadar station as 'Chaityabhoomi'
Published: Monday, May 30, 2011, 21:22 IST
Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI

As the battle for Dalit votes ahead of the civic elections in
Maharashtra got interesting amid reports that the Sharad Pawar-led NCP
is mulling a resolution on renaming Dadar railway station here as
'Chaityabhoomi' station, MNS chief Raj Thackeray said he was opposed
to any such move.

"I am opposed to renaming of any sort. What issues are going to be
resolved by renaming," Raj told reporters at a hurriedly convened
press conference, also in Dadar area.

'Chaityabhoomi' is the memorial of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar (he was
cremated there in 1956), near Dadar railway station in central Mumbai.
Lakhs gather at Chaityabhoomi to remember Ambedkar, father of the
constitution, on his death anniversary each year.

"It is natural that names given by the British are changed. But why
step into controversy by changing names given by our own people," the
MNS chief said. "I am opposed to the politics of changing names of our
own people, given by our own people," he added.

Dalits are wise and they know what sort of politics is going on (over
the renaming issue), Raj said.

"Marathwada University was renamed. Has any system changed," he asked.
"Build something which will be a tribute to the great personalities.
But I am opposed to renaming of any sort," he said, adding "Please
don't use Mahatmas for politics."

"What Ambedkar has created, written nobody wants to discuss. Only
renaming is discussed. What issues are going to be resolved by
renaming," he said.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit outfit to protest RPI's alliance with BJP-Shiv Sena

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May 29, 2011 » India
Dalit outfit to protest RPI's alliance with BJP-Shiv Sena
Sunday, May 29, 2011, 12:45 [IST]

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Mumbai, May 29: The activists of Prajasatak Bharat, a dalit outfit,
will embark on a week long ''padyatra'' in the slum pockets of Mumbai
with dalit population against the Republican Party of India's (RPI)
proposed alliance with Shiv Sena and BJP.

Founder president of the outfit, Amol Madane, told PTI that the
''padyatra'' will start in the first week of June and cover dalit slum
pockets in the city and suburbs. The yatra will end at Ambedkar's
memorial ''Chaityabhoomi'' in central Mumbai.

The ''padyatra'' will be called ''Nirdhar Padyatra'' and will be
Mumbai specific since the RPI's alliance with Sena-BJP is being worked
out with an eye on the Mumbai municipal corporation elections, he
said.

The idea is to create awareness about the need for dalits to empower
themselves by coming together and show unity rather than depending on
others, Madane said.

"In Mumbai's 36 assembly segments, there are 13 to 14 constituencies
where dalits can win if all of them vote for the candidate. Similarly,
in other constituencies if a dalit candidate bags 15 per cent votes
from Muslims and other communities, he can get elected. Mumbai has
strong dalit pockets in all constituencies," he said.

Asked whether his outfit will contest the BMC polls, Madane said the
decision would be taken based on the response his ''padyatra'' gets.
"The purpose of our ''padyatra'' is to elicit views of the dalit
community on their participation in decision making," he said.

Madane categorically asserted that his outfit did not have the backing
of any political party.

He said if a dalit can become a mayor of Mumbai, why can't the
community reach position of power on its own.

"If ''Bhimshakti'' can come to power in Uttar Pradesh on its own, why
can't that happen in Maharashtra ?," he added.

PTI

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Cong-NCP want Dadar station renamed

[ZESTCaste] 'UP government failed to check atrocities against Dalits'

[ZESTCaste] Now, dalit farmers accuse Gujarata government of land grabbing

[ZESTCaste] Raj Thackeray opposes move to rename Dadar station as 'Chaityabhoomi'

[ZESTCaste] Dalit outfit to protest RPI's alliance with BJP-Shiv Sena

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