Atrocities on Dalits
Dalits are a people who have been mistreated for thousand of years by the so called Hindu high castes. There are hunderds of atrocities, everyday occuring in India. But only few of them come to the notice of media and law. Most of the dalits do not dare to go to the police station and to court against the injustice and misdeeds done to them. As it further worsens their life.
Let me mention a few here:
Uttar Pradesh: A girl of 16 years was burned alive in Hapur district on 19th Aug/07, after she protested the high caste 3 boys, trying to rape her. The culprit ran out of village after the incident.
Urai District: Three teachers were suspended by the District Magistrate, after they were found out that they ask the dalits kids to sit in a seprate place from other students. The mid-day food was given from a far to them. And the teachers used a seprate stick to beat the dalit kids and the other students. The children told that the teacher washed their hands after beathing them, thinking it made them unclean.
Bihar: A child's fingers were cut after he stole some tomato from a field.
Madhya Pradesh: A village chief, a dalit woman was insulted when she did the flag hosting on Independance day.
Some more facts: Dalits almost 20 % of the total, a significant population
*The dalit issue was raised up in House of Commons in U.K. this year in May.
*In certain parts of our country if the dalits refuse to work in the fields of land-lords, they get killed.
*After every 18 minutes there is a new case of dalit atrocities.
*Every day 3 dalit woman get raped.
* Same time 11 dalits are being beaten everyday.
*13 Dalit get killed every week.
* And 5 house get burned
*Even in jails and Police stations they suffer the stigma of being a dalit.
*Dalits are most poor and uneducated people.
* Leading Hindi news paper (amar Ujala) says, " Socially we are still living in the pre-indepandance times"
There is more than this, in the real India. How sad it is being a human being to behave this way. But people those who behave this way, have their own philosophy to support even these criminal acts.
Yes, the people are groaning and few to comfort them. Hope somebody will respond to these dear people of God.
*most of the infomation based on AmarUjala.com editorial, Aug 20th/07
