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[ZESTCaste] Uddhav swears by Ambedkar’s Constitution

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Uddhav swears by Ambedkar's Constitution
Ambarish Mishra, TNN | Jun 20, 2011, 06.56am IST

MUMBAI: Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday slammed
the ruling Congress-NCP alliance in Maharashtra for using the caste
card for electoral gains.

"The Congress-NCP accuses the Sena of being a Hindu party. We have
never concealed our Hindutva agenda. But, the Congress-NCP remembers
the Dalits, tribals and Muslims only during polls. If the Congress is
so keen to uphold secularism, it should stop the practice of a witness
testifying in the court of law by placing the hand on the Gita or the
Bible. This practice should be discontinued and the holy book should
be replaced with the Constitution of India authored by Dr B R
Ambedkar," he added. Uddhav was addressing a meeting to mark the
Sena's 45th anniversary . The Republican Party of India (RPI) leader
Ramdas Athavale, the Sena's latest ally in Maharashtra, was the star
attraction at the conclave. Stating that the country was passing
through a rough patch, Thackeray said the Sena-BJP-RPI alliance would
unseat the Congress-NCP alliance from office. "The Congress-NCP
alliance has lost its sense of responsibility. The entire state is
rudderless. The Sena-BJP-RPI alliance will provide a viable
alternative ,'' he added.

Uddhav urged Athavale to ink a permanent poll pact with the Sena.
Athavale's RPI faction is yet to make up its mind on the issue.
Speaking at a public meeting in Mumbai, Athavale had said that his
party will decide on an electoral alliance with the Sena by October.

Athavale gave a clean chit to the Sena on the renaming of the
Marathwada university after Dr Ambedkar. The issue had sparked
anti-Dalit riots in Marathwada in the 1980s and the Sena was accused
of pitting caste Hindus against Dalits . "The Sena was not responsible
for torching the houses of Dalits," Athavale said. The renaming
controversy is being used by the Congress-NCP combine to create an
ideological rift between the Sena and the RPI.

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[ZESTCaste] NHRC notice to TN govt on Dalit boy abuse case

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2112849.ece

New Delhi, June 17, 2011
NHRC notice to TN govt on Dalit boy abuse case
PTI

The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Tamil Nadu
government to submit a report within four weeks on the alleged
thrashing of a Dalit boy for fetching water from a public tap.

It has also asked the government what steps are being taken to prevent
"such acts of discrimination against Dalits".

The NHRC said it has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report
alleging that the boy, A Vasantha Kumar, was not only stopped from
taking water from a tap located at Karikkilipalayam by three women of
another community but was also abused by "caste names".

"When he protested, the three women and one P Damodaran Chettiyar beat
him up. He had to be admitted in Annur hospital, which is about 25 km
away from Coimbatore. It was also reported that the village where the
victim resides is reeling under extreme water scarcity," the
Commission said citing the media report.

According to the report, Dalits are prevented from cutting hair at
saloons in the locality and from using mobile phones outside their
huts in the area, it noted.

Considering the matter, the Commission observed that if the contents
of the report are true, then these raise a serious issue of violation
of human rights as well as provisions of the Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. It issued
notice to the Chief Secretary, Tamil Nadu, calling for a report in the
matter to the Commission within four weeks.

The Chief Secretary has also been asked to inform the commission
whether any criminal case has been registered against the accused and
whether any relief has been given to the victim.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit girl raped, minor stabbed in eyes while resisting rape

http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/20/stories/2011062055430100.htm

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Dalit girl raped, minor stabbed in eyes while resisting rape

Special Correspondent

LUCKNOW: A minor Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district was
beaten up by two teenagers and stabbed in the eyes when she resisted
their attempt to rape her. In Basti district, another Dalit girl was
allegedly raped by a youth at gunpoint on Saturday.

The Kannauj incident was reported from Bhurpurwa Mauja Dudwa Buzurg
village under the Gursahaiganj police station area and it occurred on
June 14. The 14-year-old girl had stepped out of her house around 6
a.m. when she was accosted by two village youths.

When she resisted their attempt to rape her, the girl was repeatedly
stabbed in her eyes. Found lying in the field, the victim was rushed
to the district hospital and then referred to Hallet Hospital in
Kanpur. Reports quoting the doctors attending on the girl said the
cornea of her left eye was completely damaged and there was no chance
of repair.

An official spokesman said here on Sunday that a case was filed
against the accused.

The spokesman said sub-inspector Shiv Shankar Singh and constable
Fakhruddin of the Gursahaiganj station had been suspended for failing
to lodge the FIR when the incident was reported to them on June 14.

On the Basti incident, Principal Secretary, Information, Prashant
Trivedi said the alleged rape was committed by a youth, Shakti Singh,
in Ranipur Bolaodi village on Saturday.

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[ZESTCaste] Manmohan pitches for implementation of laws to protect SCs

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New Delhi, June 17, 2011
Manmohan pitches for implementation of laws to protect SCs
PTI

Government on Friday expressed "serious concern" over atrocities
against Scheduled Castes with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stressing
the need for implementing in letter and spirit existing laws for their
protection.

Delivering his inaugural address at the Conference of State Ministers
of Welfare and Justice, Dr. Singh said it was imperative that the
Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the SC and ST (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act, 1989 are implemented.

"Although successive governments have made progressive laws, which
protect the basic rights and dignity of those who are disadvantaged in
one way or the another, the real question is how to implement and
enforce these laws effectively," the Prime Minister said.

Dr. Singh said he had written to Chief Ministers on this subject and
hoped that the state welfare ministers would "solemnly implement" in
letter and spirit the two Acts.

Noting that "persons belonging to Scheduled Castes constitute the most
vulnerable segment of the society," Minister for Social Justice and
Empowerment Mukul Wasnik said offences of atrocities against them
continue to be a "matter of serious concern."

He said there is a "substantial gap" between the statutory
requirements and the compliance of these laws in the states and the
machinery for effective implementation of the two Acts in the states
should be geared up.

The Prime Minister also said the government was considering expanding
its pilot scheme "Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana" for integrated
development of villages which have a large Scheduled Caste presence.

The Centre has launched the scheme on a pilot basis in five states of
Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu for
integrated development of 1000 villages.

"Ensuring equitable development of all sections of society and
especially the weaker sections is central to the government's agenda
of inclusive growth," the Prime Minister noted.

Describing the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan as a "strategic measure" to
address the development gap between the SCs and the general
population, Dr. Singh said state governments must prepare and
implement the SCSP with all sincerity so that benefits actually goes
to those for whom they are intended.

"I know the states are trying to earmark funds under SCSP in
proportion to their SC population. But how effective is the effort to
concert outlays into outcomes? It clearly needs to be much more
concerted and evident," he said.

Terming manual scavenging as one of the "darkest blots" and a
"heinous" practice, the Prime Minister appealed to the people to take
a pledge that this "scourge" would be eliminated in the next six
months from every nook and corner of the country.

Referring to a recent advisory of Home Ministry which makes employing
any SC or ST person as a manual scavenger punishable under section 3
of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, he urged state
governments to make full use of the provisions of this "strong and
prohibitive" instrument.

On disability, Singh said that the government proposes to bring a new
law to replace the existing "Persons with Disability Act, 1955".
"After consulting state governments and other stake holders, we
propose to introduce the bill in Parliament," Dr. Singh said.

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[ZESTCaste] Kannauj girl may never be able to see from left eye: Doctors

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Kannauj girl may never be able to see from left eye: Doctors
Press Trust Of India
Kanpur, June 20, 2011

The Dalit girl, who was stabbed in her eyes allegedly by two youths
when she resisted a rape attempt, may never be able to see from her
left eye again, doctors treating her said in Kanpur. "The 14-year-old
victim was stabbed in both her eyes with some sharp-edged weapon but
the damage to her left ey
e is severe. The cornea of the left eye is totally damaged which may
result in loss of eyesight, principal of Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
Medical College Anand Swaroop said.

"When the victim was brought to the medical college here, her
condition was bad. Both the eyes were bleeding and her shoulders were
also injured," Swaroop said.

She was immediately admitted to the eye department and a team of
specialists attended her, he added.

The girl has been operated upon on both her eyes. Doctors say that
left eye is severely damaged but right eye is in a better condition.

"After being operated we asked her if she can see from her right eye
to which she admitted a blurred vision", Swaroop said.

The girl will be kept in the hospital for a minimum of one week. All
the expenses are taken care of by the medical department, Swaroop
said.

Kuldeep (18) and Niranjan Yadav (17) attempted to rape the 14-year-old
girl when she had gone out in connection with some work in Gadwa
Buzurg village in Gursahaiganj area in Kannauj on June 18.

"When the girl raised an alarm, the duo attacked her with knives,
piercing her left eye and injuring the other.

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[ZESTCaste] Uddhav swears by Ambedkar’s Constitution

[ZESTCaste] NHRC notice to TN govt on Dalit boy abuse case

[ZESTCaste] Dalit girl raped, minor stabbed in eyes while resisting rape

[ZESTCaste] Manmohan pitches for implementation of laws to protect SCs

[ZESTCaste] Kannauj girl may never be able to see from left eye: Doctors

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