Wednesday, January 26, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Dalits in Gujarat's Surendranagar prevented from entering temple

 

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_dalits-in-gujarat-s-surendranagar-prevented-from-entering-temple_1499348

Dalits in Gujarat's Surendranagar prevented from entering temple
Published: Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011, 16:23 IST
By Charul Shah | Place: Ahmedabad | Agency: DNA

"We have booked 18 people including the husband of the village
sarpanch and the deputy sarpanch of Rampur village in Surendranagar
district under various section of Atrocities Act for discriminating on
basis of caste." - This is what deputy superintendent of police of
SC/ST cell, PM Bhalia, revealed on Tuesday, adding that the
investigation of the case is over and cops have arrested all the
accused on Tuesday morning.

Though there is hardly anything new in the sordid tale of casteism
that blotches the democracy's name, it is particularly unnerving that
such an event had taken place on the eve of the country's 61st
Republic Day celebration. Surendranagar police arrested 18 people for
preventing dalits from entering a temple.

The dalits' entry into the village temple of Goddess Meldi Ma was met
with severity by the 'upper' caste villagers who restricted entry of
over 13 dalit families from paying obeisance to the deity. The
incident was reported with the police with the help of Navsarjan
trust, an NGO working for the marginalised people. Matters turned sour
when some dalit families wanted to enter the village temple.

"We were not allowed to sit with others and were always abused by the
members of upper castes. We were also not let inside the temple,"
alleged Purushottam Chawda, a member of the backward community who
lodged a complaint against the 18 people. "In our absence, other
villagers gathered near the temple and passed a resolution that all
villagers should boycott us. They were asked to swear by the Goddess
and promise that they would not keep any relations with us," Chawda
further said, adding that people caught violating the diktat were
threatened to be fined of Rs5,000 for insulting the Goddess.

Incidentally, though Khoda Koli, the husband of sarpanch Jasuben Koli
and the deputy sarpanch Samant Koli were arrested, they were later
released on bail.

"We have asked members of both the communities to maintain peace and
harmony. We will also be maintaining vigil in the area," Bhalia
further said.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit killings: Agitators threaten to block milk supply to Delhi

 

http://news.oneindia.in/2011/01/25/dalitkillings-agitators-threaten-to-block-milk-supply-tod-aid0126.html

January 25, 2011 » India » Full Article
Dalit killings: Agitators threaten to block milk supply to Del
Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 18:00 [IST]

Jind (Haryana), Jan 25 (PTI) The residents of Mirchpurand adjoining
villages protesting for a fresh probe into thekilling of two Dalits
today threatened to block milk and watersupplies to Delhi from
Thursday if their demands were not meteven as the agitation entered
11th day.

Buzz up!
Jind and parts of Hisar remained cut off from other partsof the state
as the members of the pre-dominant Jat communityheld protests at
various places, blocking railway tracks andhighways.

Traffic on several state highways and national roadspassing through
Jind and Hisar was disrupted with bus servicesremaining paralysed in
view of the protests, which entered11th day today.

All inter-district roads leading out of Jind to variousplaces within
the state and in neighbouring states, includingPunjab and Delhi,
continued to remain blocked.

The railway authorities had earlier cancelled all trainson
Hisar-Rewari section till further orders due to the sit-inprotest on
the railway line near Ramayan village on Hisar-Bhiwani route.

So far the talks between the authorities and theSarvjatiya Sarvkhap
Mahapanchayat, spearheading the agitation,have failed to yield any
result.

The villagers are protesting the booking of 98 membersof their
community in the case relating to the killing of70-year-old Tara Chand
and his teenaged daughter Suman atMirchpur village in Hisar on April
21 last year.

A Delhi court on January 9 had directed the HaryanaGovernment to move
all the 98 accused from Hisar jail to Tiharprison after their trial
were transferred to a special courtin Delhi following a Supreme Court
order after the aggrievedparty moved the apex court claiming that a
fair trial was notpossible in Haryana.

The protesters are demanding the probe to be held by aSpecial
Investigation Team (SIT) either at Rohtak or Hisar andthe accused be
lodged in either of the two jails.

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

[ZESTCaste] For Immediate Press Release - Christian Council Appreciates Supreme Court Revision of Ruling

 

 
All India Christian Council

Dwarka, New Delhi 110075 www.indianchristians.in, Email aiccdelhi@gmail.com

 

For Immediate Press Release

Christian Council Appreciates Supreme Court Revision of Ruling

 

NEW DELHI: January 25, 2011

 

Today the All India Christian Council thanked the Supreme Court for revising comments in the verdict given on 21 January 2011 in the case of Criminal Appeal No 1366 of 2005, "Rabindra Kumar Pal @ Dara Singh Vs. Republic of India". The ruling dealt with the appeal to overturn life sentences for two men convicted of murdering Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons 1999.

 

In the ruling, several comments about conversions were included by the two judge bench of P. Sathasivam and B.S. Chauhan which provoked protests by Christians and many in India's civil society.

 

Dr. Joseph D'souza, aicc President, said, "We appreciate the Supreme Court for taking suo moto notice of the deep concerns over their comments on conversion in the Dara Singh case. We are thankful that several remarks which the Christian community found objectionable were expunged from the record today. This restores our faith in the judiciary."

 

Dr. John Dayal, aicc Secretary General, said, "We were disturbed initially when the remarks by two Supreme Court justices gave the appearance of support for campaigns against freedom of faith. The Christian Council and community hold the justice system in high esteem as it is the appeal of last resort when state governments and administration often fail us. In fact our great respect is why the comments provoked deep concern."

 

The All India Christian Council (www.christiancouncil.in), birthed in 1998, exists to protect and serve the Christian community, minorities, and the oppressed castes. The aicc is a coalition of thousands of Indian denominations, organizations, and lay leaders.

 

Released by

 

 

Madhu Chandra

Regional Secretary – aicc

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[ZESTCaste] Saga of an eloped Dalit couple

 

http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=27542

Saga of an eloped Dalit couple


BARUN PANERU
DADELDHURA, Jan 25: A newly married couple has been expelled from home
and village following an inter-caste love marriage.

Suresh Damai, 22, and Bhagirathi Bud, 18, of Rudreshwar-7, Baitadi
district, entered into matrimonial relations but soon found themselves
expelled by the bride´s family.

The bride being high-caste, the family refused to accept the
marriage. Both Damai and Bud belong to Dalit community. The only
difference being Bud belongs to the superior caste hierarchy within in
the Dalit sub-castes, according to the villagers.

As the story unfolds, Damai, a Bachelor´s degree student at
Gokuleshwar Campus, had eloped with the ninth grader at Satya Prakash
Higher Secondary School and eventually entered into nuptials.

The couple has arrived at the district headquarters seeking justice
and fair play.

"Her (Bud´s) family thrashed me and threatened to kill me. I was
forced to leave the village," lamented Damai. Damai´s mother Mandira
Devi claimed that the police gave a deaf ear to their pleas even after
lodging a complaint against the threat served to her son´s life.

"The District Police Office refused to budge," the girl acknowledged,
adding, "However, they accepted to register the case only after rights
activists intervened."

Meantime, Chief of Baitadi Police Sukra Dev Neupane said, "We´ll call
the family of the girl and interrogate."

Published on 2011-01-25 06:00:02

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[ZESTCaste] Relatives of jailed MLA ask Mayawati to intervene in Banda rape case

 

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Relatives of jailed MLA ask Mayawati to intervene in Banda rape case
2011-01-24 19:40:00

Relatives and supporters of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Purushottam
Naresh Dwivedi, who is currently in prison on charges of raping a
minor Dalit girl on Monday asked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati
to intervene into the matter, and said that the complaint against him
is a conspiracy.

Dwivedi's son Mayank said they were not satisfied with the probe
carried out by the CB-CID (Crime Branch of Criminal Investigation
Department).

"Firstly, the CB-CID (Crime Branch of Criminal Investigation
Department) is doing one-sided investigation. Secondly, no medical
test or DNA test of my father has been done, and the CB-CID is filing
the charge-sheet and thirdly, the medical test of Sheelu does not
support any incident of rape, but still the CB-CID are putting false
allegations. What does it mean? We are not satisfied with the
investigations," said Mayank.

"We want that BehenJi (Mayawati) should carry out a judicial probe on
her level. Reliable people who are not related to her party should
carry out the probe. People of the girl's village should be
interrogated; people who were in contact with the girl should be
interrogated. People who BehenJi relies on should carry out the
investigation and that report should be submitted to BehenJi," he
added.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday said the Bahujan
Samaj Party (BSP) Government led by her is taking the Banda rape case
"very seriously", and added that strict action will be initiated
against those who have taken the law into their hands.

"We took the matter very Banda matter seriously and got it
investigated by the CID immediately. You all know that once CB-CID
report was released strict action was taken," said Mayawati.

"The Jailor of Banda prison Gyan Prakash and Additional SP Banda Lala
Ram have been suspended and departmental proceedings have been
initiated against them," she added.

The girl was allegedly raped on December 10-11 at Dwivedi's residence.
She escaped from the MLA's house on December 12, when he allegedly
attempted to rape her for the third time and charged her with theft.he
Chief Judicial Magistrate of Banda has sent Dwivedi to 14 days of
judicial custody.

The MLA, who was on the run after orders for his arrest were issued,
was taken into custody on January 13.

The investigating officials, who conducted the preliminary inquiry,
have found that Dwivedi had raped the teenager and framed her in a
false theft case. (ANI)

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