>>In a narrative of DALIT POLITICS, it is by THE REST against DALITS.>>
a correction. it is not the rest against Dalits, but the caste hindu mindset against Dalits and it s a major correction especially if one wants to understand Dalit politics. and Dalit politics can also take care of the REST. it would be interesting to see how the proud marathy manoos behave in this peculiar context where Dalit Marathi manoos has been attacked by the caste Hindu community of men and women from bihar (if i m not mistaken). And it is a planned attack involving all the caste hindu community members just as in any atrocity case against Dalits.. even in the case of chundur Dalit massacre in AP, "upper" caste women raised same allegations of eve-teasing to justify the gruesome murder of Dalits.. On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 5:27 PM, venukm <kmvenuan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sukla, you seem to suggest that the Hindu report is perhaps free from > bias? > It is here that my worse fears come true: > Just look at this: > >"The family said Ms. Yadav, who led the attack, was a Shiv Sena worker, a > claim Mr. Waghmare has denied. > > The victims /Marati /local/dalits/ residents "CLAIM" that the > attackers are from Shiv Sena. > Police Officer "DENIES" and the paper "REPORTS"it as fact! > > >None came to the rescue of Kavita, except her neighbour Sayeeda Quazi, who > put a dupatta around her. Sayeeda's statement has been recorded. > > >The entire neighbourhood, meanwhile, is tight-lipped. “Something happened, > but I was on work,” said a resident. Some said they were away at their > native places, or away from home. > > Why should we take the HINDU report as though Shiva Sena had no hand > in this seemingly planned incident against the background of the > given history of pretty long resistance by the victims? > > >“Basically women were enraged by the rape of a girl. When they went to > [Kavita's] house, her mother shot back, saying [it wasn't as if] it had > happened to them. Any woman would be enraged by that, won't she?” asked a > shopkeeper, who claimed to know nothing of the incident. > > This, I believe is the classic sample of double talk related with > caste, often uttered by people with ugliest minds disposed to blaming > of victims of caste: The shopkeeper suggests that the incident either > did not happen at all, > or these people(dalits) are so much dirty and shameless, to be cool, > not to feel bad about rape! > > > >Kavita and her mother have been given police protection. “A police guard > has been posted here. He checks on us at regular intervals,” her mother > said. > > Who else will tell the activists/reporters from other areas who may be > visiting the place , > that the culprits have no connection with any criminal gang > masquerading as political party? > > > On Jun 27, 3:55 pm, Sukla Sen <sukla....@gmail.com> wrote: > > The major difference with the Chitralekha case is that the victims here > are > > Marathi speakers (local) and the attackers Hirdu (outsiders). > > The Hindu report looks to be decidedly better. > > > > Sukla > > > > On 27 June 2010 16:17, venukm <kmvenuan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > It is true that the police registered a case and that is quite good. > > > Let us hope that at a later stage the offenders will not ask > > > for the sympathies of the politicians and a section of the civil > > > society > > > by saying like "it all happened due to their bad behaviours". > > > The things that had happened to Chithralekha(Kerala) have many things > > > in common with this incident! > > > I'm afraid there will surely be some concerted efforts to dilute the > > > case so that > > > the culprit might escape this gruesome "crime of consensus"! > > > > > [Please see the file which I'm going to upload: A version of the > > > Wadala(Mumbai) incident that appeared in the Hindi paper Janta Ka > > > Avaz, 26-06-2010]. > > > > > Best, > > > Venu. > > > > > On Jun 27, 2:51 pm, Sukla Sen <sukla....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > It's actually not "few women". It appears to go well beyond that. > Women, > > > > running a sort of water mafia, committing atrocities against women, > of > > > > course with their men duly in aiding and assisting. Apart from caste > > > > dimensions, it has also ethnic/linguistic dimensions. > > > > > > The saving grace is that the victims have been provided police > > > protection. > > > > Attackers arrested. > > > > > > Sukla > > > > > >http://www.thehindu.com/news/article487516.ece > > > > > > <http://www.thehindu.com/news/article487516.ece>Dalit woman > stripped, > > > beaten > > > > up in Mumbai slumSTAFF REPORTER > > > > > > MUMBAI, June 27, 2010 > > > > > > Rape of a minor girl triggered the attack > > > > > > ‘Neech jaat' (low caste) was a word Kavita (name changed) kept > hearing > > > when > > > > she was being stripped and beaten up. “They beat me with bamboo > sticks. I > > > > kept saying ‘no.' They ripped off my gown, pulled my hair and dragged > me > > > out > > > > of the house to a nearby shop. Many were filming the act on mobile > > > phones. > > > > In Hindi, they kept saying, ‘*neech jaat* [low caste], come, take > your > > > > turn.' Men were beating me too,” Kavita told *The Hindu* on Saturday. > > > > > > From a polythene bag, Kavita's mother fished out a clump of hair > plucked > > > > from the woman's head. > > > > > > The shocking incident took place last week in a Mumbai slum, where a > > > group > > > > of upper caste women assaulted the 22-year-old Scheduled Caste woman. > A > > > case > > > > under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of > Atrocities) > > > Act > > > > (POA) has been registered at the Sewree police station. The police > have > > > > arrested 10 women and two men. > > > > > > The arrest of Kavita's brother in a case of the rape of a minor girl > > > > triggered the assault. However, deep-seated caste hatred towards the > > > family > > > > runs a long way back. There are two water pumps in the locality. “The > > > main > > > > reasons are water and house. Ours is the only Dalit Marathi family in > > > this > > > > area, and they want to oust us from here,” said her mother. > > > > > > “It all began in 2007 when a water pump was sunk here. Sharda Yadav > and > > > > Mumtaz [residents, now under arrest] would routinely demand money for > the > > > > water supply. It's a community pump. We refused to pay up. I would > fight > > > > against these illegal practices all the time. I have complained to > the > > > > police several times about it. The women would say, ‘These people > have > > > > gotten too big for their boots. Sticks should be shoved inside them.' > > > They > > > > have used such abusive words that I cannot even utter them,” she said > > > with > > > > difficulty. > > > > > > “The rape case was just a pretext. Owing to the fights over water, > there > > > was > > > > already much anger [against the family]. So they targeted her > [Kavita]. > > > Her > > > > mother was also beaten up. The mother ran to the police, and they > called > > > the > > > > police control room,” Assistant Commissioner of Police Dilip Waghmare > > > told* > > > > TheHindu* on telephone. > > > > > > On the day of the incident, the victim's mother was the first to be > > > beaten > > > > up. “They had a meeting somewhere. All of them entered together. The > > > whole > > > > lane was packed with people. After I ran to the police chowky, help > > > arrived > > > > on time. The molesters were arrested. They were laughing even while > being > > > > taken away,” Kavita's mother said. > > > > > > In 2008, she had written to the police about the death threats her > family > > > > had received and the harassment her daughter suffered. “As my son was > > > here, > > > > nobody dared touch us, but when he was arrested, they saw an > > > opportunity.” > > > > > > The family said Ms. Yadav, who led the attack, was a Shiv Sena > worker, a > > > > claim Mr. Waghmare has denied. > > > > > > None came to the rescue of Kavita, except her neighbour Sayeeda > Quazi, > > > who > > > > put a dupatta around her. Sayeeda's statement has been recorded. > > > > > > The entire neighbourhood, meanwhile, is tight-lipped. “Something > > > happened, > > > > but I was on work,” said a resident. Some said they were away at > their > > > > native places, or away from home. > > > > > > “Basically women were enraged by the rape of a girl. When they went > to > > > > [Kavita's] house, her mother shot back, saying [it wasn't as if] it > had > > > > happened to them. Any woman would be enraged by that, won't she?” > asked a > > > > shopkeeper, who claimed to know nothing of the incident. > > > > > > Kavita and her mother have been given police protection. “A police > guard > > > has > > > > been posted here. He checks on us at regular intervals,” her mother > said. > > > > On 27 June 2010 14:38, Venugopalan K M <kmvenuan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > What is shocking more than the crime itself, is reported complicity > of > > > > > the crowd which even included few women. > > > > > > > This is does not just seem to be a case of atrocity against dalits. > > > > > > > It has rather surfaced from the underbellies of a larger > > > > > socio-political and cultural millieu > > > > > in which institutionalization of crimes against women has come > rather > > > > > the rule, than exception. Increasing cases of 'honour killing' and > > > > > sex-gender related cruelties point to that. > > > > > > > Recent protests and struggles by LGBT communities > > > > > (gay,lesbian,bisexual and transgenders) in the wake of suicide of a > > > > > high profile academic following ostracizing are a case in point. > > > > > > > Defying the norms of 'decent living' (which incidentally,are > being > > > > > pursued by all, though put in place by the upper class/caste male) > is > > > > > apparently a factor in braving the atrocities and resisting. . > > > > > The (un)civil society is madly busy celebrating marriages and > > > > > families; abysmally insensitive and stupid 'normal' family lives > will > > > > > most likely consider obedience to caste, religion,gender norms and > > > > > above all an unflinching loyalty to the powers that be the factors > > > > > that would boost the prospects of normalcy.It will never question > the > > > > > murderous wars waged by the state rather than preach non violence > to > > > > > the victims. > > > > > Similar atrocities are always being perpetrated against women and > the > > > > > so called (un)civil society watches on and even enjoy... > > > > > > > In a narrative of DALIT POLITICS, it is by THE REST against > DALITS. > > > > > > > In a narrative of COMMUNAL VIOLENCE, it is by Hindus against > Muslims > > > > > > > In one of (our) FEMINISM, it is MAN against WOMEN. > > > > > > > In one of TERRORISM, it is a fitting response by the State to > > > Terrorists > > > > > > > In PATRIOTISM, it is a matter of TEACHING THEM a LESSON > > > > > > > In HONOUR KILLING, it is about giving SEVERE WARNING to others. > > > > > > > Just see the terrible lack of sense of culpability of the > onlookers, > > > > > let alone the perpetrators; > > > > > > > Also see the terrible sense of GUILT and shame by the WRONGED, > > > > > And their kith and kin who don't feel like talking at all. > > > > > > > Is it not possible that the same kith and kin would madly run for > > > > > taking the lives of their adult daughters and sons showing the guts > to > > > > > offend the HONOUR of their families by opting their own choices in > > > > > love and partnerships? > > > > > > > Where is the resistance outside expressions of tokenism, though we > > > > > know that they also terribly matter ? > > > > > and where are people who we expect to rise up from the slumbers and > > > > > say that enough is enough? > > > > > Will they ever be able to break the shackles of their parochial > > > > > identities, to make some sense out of the social beings who we are? > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > (Venu) > > > > > > > In one of > > > > > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Kamayani <kama...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Dear All > > > > > > This is pathetic , eight days back a dalit woman was paraded > naked > > > in > > > > > > Mumbai I am attaching here paper " janta ka aina " run by friend > > > shakeel > > > > > > ahmed. No main stream newspaper has reported it . > > > > > > Here the SSP wadala division has clearly stated that it was a > planned > > > > > event > > > > > > and the culprits are in police custody till 1st July. > > > > > > We need to come together and protest . > > > > > > Pl reply asap with suggestions and action points. > > > > > > > > kamayani > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > > > From: Shakil Ahmed <shakil...@gmail.com> > > > > > > Date: Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 9:52 AM > > > > > > Subject: hi > > > > > > To: kama...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > janta ka aaina > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Adv Kamayani Bali Mahabal > > > > > > +919820749204 > > > > > > skype-lawyercumactivist > > > > > > > > "After a war, the silencing of arms is not enough. Peace means > > > respecting > > > > > > all rights. You can’t respect one of them and violate the others. > > > When a > > > > > > society doesn’t respect the rights of its citizens, it undermines > > > peace > > > > > and > > > > > > leads it back to war.” > > > > > > -- Maria Julia Hernandez > > > > > > > >www.otherindia.org > > > > > >www.binayaksen.net > > > > > >www.phm-india.org > > > > > >www.phmovement.org > > > > > >www.ifhhro.org > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Adv Kamayani Bali Mahabal > > > > > > +919820749204 > > > > ... > > > > read more » > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Green Youth Movement" group. > To post to this group, send an email to greenyo...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > greenyouth+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<greenyouth%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. > > -- " The so called caste-hindus are bitterly opposed to the depressed class using a public tank not because they really believe that the water will be thereby spoiled or will evaporate but because they are afraid of losing their superiority of caste and of equality being established between the former and the latter. 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