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2005-09-21 Thread DALIT MONITOR

Dalit woman gangraped 

 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER20, 2005  03:06:08AM  ]

 

JEHANABAD : A Dalit labourer, identified as Sagun  Manjhi, was killed and a 
married woman was gangraped by three gun-wielding upper caste youths at Ramapur 
Dalit Tola under the Karpi police station in Arwal district on Saturday.  

According to reports, criminals barged into the house of Navi Jaan Sapera, a 
snake-charmer, on Saturday night. They bodily lifted his 20-year-old married 
daughter and raped her by turns. Thereafter they attacked the house of Majnu 
Sapera and mercilessly beat up his wife. The miscreants fired on the villagers 
also. One of the shots hit 55-year-old Sagun Manjhi. Sagun later succumbed to 
bullet injuries.
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2005-09-18 Thread DALIT MONITOR

Man murdered over inter-caste marriage?

Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD : A construction supervisor, who married outside his caste, was
murdered allegedly by his wife's cousin and his associates at Hydernagar in
Kukatpally. His decomposed body was recovered on Sunday.

A native of Tamara village in Srikakulam district, Chinna Rao, 22, fell in love
with G. Laxmi, 20, of the same area and married her five months ago against
wishes of her parents. Fearing threat to his life from his wife's family
members, Rao shifted to JK Colony in Sanathnagar and was working in an
apartment building under construction.

Laxmi reportedly went to her cousin Shankar's house in Saroornagar a month ago
for tying a rakhi. On September 11, he and his friends — Mohan and Raju — took
Rao out for a party. They consumed liquor at an isolated place and strangled
him to death with a nylon wire. They removed the clothes on the body to mislead
the police. Based on a complaint lodged by Laxmi, the Sanathnagar police booked
a case of man missing.

As the complainant pointed the needle of suspicion towards Shankar, they
interrogated Shankar who confessed to the killing, saying he bore grudge
against Rao for marrying his sister. Mohan and Raju are absconding.

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2005-09-11 Thread DALIT MONITOR

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Two Dalits killed in Chhattisgarh; police deployed
Raipur : Two Dalits were killed in Chhattisgarh's Durg district by a group of
Jat settlers from Haryana in a case of personal enmity and police had to be
deployed in the area after the incident took on caste overtones.

Tension gripped the town of Bemetara and nearby Bhurki village after a group
of about seven jats attacked a Dalit family Saturday evening and killed two
people with sharp edged weapons and injured another.

According to the senior superintendent of police of Durg district, Ramesh
Sharma, the killings took place due to personal enmity but the incident
snowballed into a caste conflict with some Dalits taking to the streets in
protest. Sharma is camping in the village with around 300 police personnel.
Describing the situation as serious, Sharma said police have rounded up five
Jats and raided some farmhouses run by the Haryana jats.

www.newkerala.com 110905 ( Chattisgarh)

Acid attack on Dalit youths

Sunday September 11 2005 11:40 IST

ELURU : As many as 12 Dalit youths were injured in an acid attack allegedly the
people belonging to the upper castes last night at Pangidigudem village of
Jangareddygudem mandal.

According to DSP C Rama Rao, the Dalits were attacked even as they were
organising cultural festivals as part of Ganesh Navaratri celebrations. He said
that the injured were identified as Beta Subba Rao, Mandru Dharma Raju, D
Vijayababu, M Siddaiah, Kunche Daniyalu, Adavikunta Suresh, Manukonda Balaiah,
Buragadda Venkateshu, K Bala Krishna, A Chandra Rao, D Prabhakara Rao. The
injured were shifted to Jangareddygudem government hospital. The police set up
a picket in the village. The situation was now under control, the DSP said. He
added that four persons were arrested in connection with the acid attack.

www.newindpress.com 110905 (Andhra Pradesh)

Rlys says manual scavenging to stay

Toilet upgrade not a priority in Rs 24,000-crore modernisation plan

JAY MAZOOMDAAR

Posted online: Saturday, September 10, 2005 at 0229 hours IST

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 9: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s list of thrust areas
for policy implementation in 2005 set an August deadline for an end to manual
scavenging but this is one reality check for which the Railways, despite a Rs
24,000 crore integrated modernisation plan, has no answer.

Manual removal of human excreta from the tracks or ‘‘manual scavenging cannot
be totally eradicated’’. This is what the Railway ministry has informed the
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, adding that it’s not in a position
to ‘‘fix a timeframe’’. According to an internal assessment of the Railway
ministry, upgradation of platform tracks at the top 500 stations and controlled
discharge toilets in 27 Rajdhanis—these toilets discharge excreta only when the
train touches speeds above 30 km/hour, spreading the biodegradable waste along
the track away from railway stations—will take another decade.

As of now, only the Lucknow and Amritsar Shatabdis and the two Mumbai
Rajdhanis run coaches with controlled-discharge toilets. The Railways have more
than 8,000 stations. Of these, only 6 per cent or some 500 stations are
currently earmarked for concrete platform tracks which allow a washable apron
system—mechanical water jets—to remove human excreta. But here again, only 60
of the 500 stations figure in the short-term upgradation plan.

There’s no saying when the case of the remaining 94 per cent stations will be
considered. The annual allotment in the Railways budget under Passenger
Amenities—a portion of which is spent on such upgradation—is just Rs 200 crore.
Just upgrading 500 stations with concrete platform tracks will cost an
estimated Rs 1100 crore. ‘‘The scale of operations is huge but it is sad that
none of the Railway ministers have felt it important to provide funds in the
Railway budgets to do away with manual scavenging,’’ said an official in the
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

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2005-09-09 Thread DALIT MONITOR

5 dalit youth kidnapped, 1 found dead

DH News Service Lucknow

While images of the violence in Gohana, where dozens of Dalit houses were set
on fire is yet to fade from public memory, in Kanpur five Dalit youth were
kidnapped on charges of stealing a bicycle. The body of one was found floating
in the village pond.

The incident has shocked and silenced the residents of Sabalpur Bithoor, a
village where 90 per cent inhabitants are Dalits. Sources reveal that last week
a bicycle went missing from Bhoopur station at Atte village. The cycle belonged
to a village toughie Shiv Singh who assumed that it must have been stolen by
someone from the Dalit village.

Armed with lathis and accompanied by half a dozen supporters, Singh kidnapped
Shyam, Kamal, Brajesh, Radhe and Rajan. Two days later 18 year old Shyam’s body
was discovered in the village pond. There is no news of the others. SSP
Kanpur Satish Mathur says that the police is looking into the matter. “We have
filed an FIR against Shiv, Babool, Mukesh and Pinku. Though we have raided half
a dozen places, we are yet to lay our hands on them. They will soon be found.
The families say they have no news of the boys.”

The assurance however has failed to bring any comfort to the parents of the
missing boys. The terrified neighbours have been keeping night long vigils
since the incident. The police picket has brought little relief. In yet another
incident, Dalit residents of Nathu village in Berapur were beaten for
disobeying the diktat to vote for upper caste members in the recently concluded
pancyatai raj elections. The victims, who have since fled the village, complain
that initially even the police was not willing to listen to them. Rajendra, who
ended up with a broken arm and a bruised head speaks for everyone when he says
that they do not have the courage to return. “Of what help with the police be?
They were not even willing to lodge an FIR and asked us to compromise. We
cannot go back till the guilty are arrested.”

The police say that the investigations are on and that cases have been
registered under the relevant provisions of the IPC and the Prevention of
Atrocities (Dalit) Act.

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2005-09-05 Thread DALIT MONITOR


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Mob attacks Dalit family, 6 hurt 
Our Correspondent 

Fatehabad , September 4
A Dalit family was allegedly attacked and their residence ransacked by a mob of 
around 50 persons at Kirdhan village in this district today. The misreants 
injured six Dalits, including two women. The miscreants wanted that the Dalit 
family vacate the house. The injured have been admitted to the local General 
Hospital . 

The injured persons, Manphool, Prithvi, Inderaj Sooraj Bhan, Seema and Rajo, 
told mediapersons at the hospital that Dalip Singh, a former sarpanch of the 
village, had encroached upon a piece of panchayat land lying in front of their 
house. Now, he wanted to encroach upon their residence too. They alleged that 
Dalip Singh came with 50 of his supporters, all armed with lathis and other 
weapons, attacked the family. After injuring the family members, the miscreants 
ransacked their house. No case has been registered in this connection. 

www.tribuneindia.com 050905 (Haryana)

 

45,000 cases of atrocities on Dalits in one year, says Suraj  Bhan  
Tribune News Service 

Jalandhar , September 4
More than 45,000 cases of atrocities against Dalits and downtrodden have been 
registered in India , while the actual number of such incidents could be 1 lakh 
during the past one year alone. This was disclosed by Mr Suraj Bhan, Chairman 
of the National SC and ST Commission , who was here today to participate in a 
seminar organised by the Ambedkar Trust on the subject of reservation in 
privatisation. 

Mr  Suraj Bhan, who was accompanied by Mr Vijay Sampla and Chaudhary Swarna 
Ram, the general secretary and vice-president of the state BJP told 
mediapersons after the seminar that though about 45,000 cases were registered 
in the country, but the number of those cases, which were either suppressed or 
went unnoticed, could easily go up to 1 lakh. He said though the maximum number 
of cases of atrocities against Dalits and downtrodden were reported from 
Andhra, Dalits and downtrodden of Punjab  and Haryana were subjected to 
indifference of the bureaucracy and the police. Referring to the Gohana 
incident, Mr Suraj Bhan said the commission probe had established that 55 
houses of Dalits were torched in the presence of the police, which did nothing 
except being a mute spectator to the horror show. He said the DC, the SP and 
intelligence agencies were aware in advance that a decision to torch houses had 
been taken by some people. said Mr Suraj Bhan. Speaking at the seminar at 
Ambedkar Bhavan, Mr Suraj Bhan said the menace of untouchability could not be 
eradicated until the country was freed from the caste-based system. Prof Tulsi 
Ram of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, Dr Ram Lal Jassi and Ms Bhajan Kaur 
read their papers, while Punjab Transport Minister Mohinder Singh Kaypee, 
Gurvinder Atwal, MLA, Surinder Mahey, Mayor, and Mr Tejinder Bittu, Chairman of 
the Jalandhar Improvement Trust, participated in the seminar. 

Meanwhile, the commission has summoned the Chief Secretaries of Punjab , 
Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in connection with the rise in a number of cases of 
atrocities on Dalits in these states. Suraj Bhan said the raising trend in the 
cases of atrocities on Dalits was a matter of great concern and he had sent 
summons to the Chief Secretaries in this connection.

www.tribuneindia.com 050905 (Punjab )

 

Women, SC/ST job seekers on the rise 

Special Correspondent 

 
Approximately71 per cent of the job hunters are under 29, says an analysis 

·   Increase  in number among physically handicapped too 

·   The  elderly are also in the queue 

·   Most  of the aspirants are inexperienced 

NEW DELHI : The number of job seekers among women and the Scheduled Castes and 
Scheduled Tribes has increased, according to an analysis of employment exchange 
statistics by the Directorate-General of Employment and Training of the Union 
Labour Ministry. 

The number of women increased from 95.3 lakhs in 1998 to 107.5 lakhs in 2003 
and of the SC and ST from 58.0 lakhs and 16.9 lakhs to 66.3 lakhs and 23.1 
lakhs. The number of physically handicapped persons seeking employment also 
rose from 4.2 lakhs to 6.6 lakhs. An age-wise analysis shows that approximately 
71 per cent of the job-seekers are below 29. The percentage has gone up in the 
age group up to 29, while there has been a decline in higher age groups. This 
is in contrast to the trend witnessed up to 2002 when there was a gradual shift 
from lower age groups (20-29) to upper age groups (30 or above), indicating 
that people at younger age faced difficulty in seeking employment. People aged 
60 and above were also in queue for jobs. Out of 59,000 elderly job seekers, 
51,000 were from West Bengal . The State also had 85,000 people in the age 
group 50-59 registered with employment exchanges, followed by Tamil Nadu 
(48,0

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2005-09-01 Thread DALIT MONITOR

Title: Caste violence: 60 Dalit houses burnt down in Gohana

Caste violence: 60 Dalit houses burnt
down in Gohana

NDTV Correspondent

Wednesday,
August 31, 2005 (Gohana):

In
one of the worst ever instances of caste violence in Haryana, upper caste
villagers belonging to the Jat community in Gohana village near Sonepat burnt
down 60 houses of Dalits today.

The officials, however, say about 40 houses were burnt.

The Jats attacked the Dalits as they apparently
suspected a Dalit of murdering a Jat last Saturday.

While the Dalits claim that a local BJP politician was involved, the party has
denied any role in the caste violence.

As a result of today's incident, tension prevails in many villages of the
state.

Fearing an attack after four men from the community
were picked up by the police soon after the murder of a Jat,
close to 2,000 Dalit families who live in Gohana had
left their homes on Monday.

Case of revenge

The local police confirm that this is a case of revenge. But
they only arrived in the village after the houses were set on fire 48 hours
after the exodus.

"Some people of the Balmiki Village had committed a murder of a man
from a neighbouring village," said A K Roy, SSP,
Sonipat.

"We have rounded up about four people in the case had also been called.
Their meeting was going on today. I was on the way with the DC. In the meantime
some miscreants collected there. They were motivated and they burnt some houses
of the village," he added.

The Dalits in the area claim that the local BJP MP Kishan
Singh Sangwan's son was involved in the attack.
However, Sangwan has denied his son's involvement.

The incident highlights once again how deep rooted
caste violence in the country is and how it can force 1000 families to leave their
village.

www.ndtv.com 310805 (Haryana)

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2005-08-25 Thread DALIT MONITOR

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Dalit minor commits suicide after 'sexual abuse' and 'torture' 
Thursday August 25 2005  00:00  IST 

IANS

PATNA : A  minor Dalit boy died here on Wednesday after setting himself afire 
to protest against alleged sexual abuse in a remand home. Bhim Dom, 12, who 
lived in the Ara remand home had attempted to commit suicide by self-immolation 
allegedly to protest against sexual abuse by a remand home official. He died in 
the Patna Medical College  and Hospital here on Wednesday after fighting for 
his life for three days with 60 percent burns. "Dom succumbed to serious burns 
injury," a police official said.

They said he attempted to commit suicide on Sunday in the remand home's 
bathroom by pouring kerosene on himself to protest against regular sexual abuse 
and torture by some official of the home. A resident of Dumraon in Buxar 
district, Dom was lodged in the Ara remand home in Bhijpur district for nearly 
a month and a half on charges of petty theft. His parents had died few years 
ago.  Before dying, Dom reportedly told the police that he was beaten and 
tortured for protesting against abuse by officials. He said the home officials 
had also threatened him. 

However, Bihar Police chief Ashish Ranjan Sinha said the accused would be 
punished if found guilty. Sinha said he has directed the district police to 
inquire into the matter and submit a report soon. Sources said there are 40 
boys in the two-room remand home.

www.newindpress.com 250805

 

Dalit family flees following police ‘atrocities’ 
Deepender  

Jhajjar , August 24: After allegedly being traumatised by the police, a Dalit 
family of Bahadurgarh was forced to flee from their house. The five-member 
family had reportedly taken refuge at some relative’s house in Delhi and 
admitted their injured old mother, who was severely beaten up by about seven 
-eight persons about a week ago, to a hospital today. 

Seventy-year-old Bhateri Devi was reportedly assaulted by the in-laws of her 
son, Ram Niwas, when she was alone in her house in Line Par Colony here on 
August 17. Her hand was fractured. When they approached the local police, the 
police reportedly also threatened them and pressured them for a compromise. The 
victim’s family alleged that the police was under influence from the opposite 
group. 

Ram Niwas said he along with his wife, brother, sister-in-law and parents was 
living in Line Par Colony and he was employed as an electrician in a factory 
owned by Kuldeep. Kuldeep reportedly developed illicit relations with his wife 
and used to visit the house frequently. When Ram Niwas resisted, Kuldeep, 
taking advantage of his closeness with a police official posted in the area, 
threatened him with a police case. His wife was also allegedly provoked to get 
a case registered under the Dowry Act. He alleged that the police had even 
beaten up his family members. 

He said the dowry case went in his favour and the women cell of the police 
rebuked her wife for lodging a false case. “However, my wife used to quarrel 
with me and my family and on August 17, entered the house along with seven 
persons from her parental house. They beat up my mother severely”, he alleged. 
When he called the police, it “acted as per the wishes of the assailants” after 
the intervention of Kuldeep. His neighbours said the police was regularly 
knocking at his door, even after the family had fled. Ram Niwas had written to 
the SP Jhajjar, in this regard .

www.tribuneindia.com 250805   

Dalit family faces persecution, threatens suicide 

Special Correspondent 

 
Family members are beingharassed for constructing a temple; higher caste people 
impose fine 

JAIPUR: A Dalit family in Nimora village, near here, has threatened to commit 
suicide unless its persecution for the past two years for constructing a temple 
dedicated to Lord Hanuman and worshipping the deity is stopped forthwith and 
those threatening the family and not allowing it to use the public hand-pump, 
allegedly in collusion with the local police officials, are brought to book. 

The influential people belonging to higher castes in Nimora, situated in Bassi 
tehsil, imposed a fine of Rs. 21,000 on the family of Krishna Gopal Dhanka for 
its "audacity" to build the temple on its own land and assaulted the family 
members for conducting regular worship of Lord Hanuman. The police did not take 
any action initially, though it registered an FIR later on being approached 
through a lawyer. 

The Dhanka family has accused the dominant villagers of trying to demolish the 
temple, abusing and assaulting the family, pelting stones on its house during 
night and making false complaints to the police against them. The threat, 
intimidation and boycott have been continuing since October 2003, when the fine 
was imposed, and the family is living in the village with a deep sense of 
i

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2005-08-24 Thread DALIT MONITOR

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Caste Hindus "beat up" Dalits in group clash

Special Correspondent

21-year-old died of assault: postmortem report Asirvadam, who had acervical
fracture, a swollen face and bruises all over, was in coma in hospitalfor over
10 days

CHENNAI : The Dalits of Mudur in Arakkonam taluk, Vellore , are still in a
state of shock over the loss of a fellow villager, a 21-year-old Dalit,
Asirvadam, whose post-mortem report cites death as resulting from assault.
Asirvadam , who had a cervical fracture, a swollen face and bruises all over,
was in coma in the GovernmentGeneral Hospital , here, for over 10 days.

"It is unfortunate that my boy, who would shy away from all trouble was beaten
up like this for no fault of his," Asirvadam's father, G. Pakianathan, said.
He is a head constable with the Central Reserve Police Force and was summoned
from his post in the borders of Kashmir over phone in the dead of the night.
When he managed to find his way down to Chennai, his son was already beyond
help . "His neck was broken, eye injured badly and one ear torn," Pakianathan
said, describing his son as he saw him then.

Two other Dalits, Perumal and Elango, from the same village, were also beaten
up and admitted to the GH, but have since recovered. Recounting the incidents
of the July 25 night, they claimed the that caste Hindus of the village lay in
wait for them and beat them up. A series of small skirmishes between the two
groups led to the incident, they said.

About 14 of the attackers were identified and named in the FIR. While cases
were booked against the offenders under the IPC, it was only after the
intervention of the Tamil Nadu Dalit Women's Movement cases were booked under
the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act and eight of them arrested. As a
permanent solution to the problem, the Dalits of the village have demanded that
they be constituted into a special panchayat unit. They have threatened to
launch an agitation to demand the arrest and prosecution of the other accused
in the case.

www.thehindu.com 240805

Kerala - Pathanamthitta

`Dalit Christians a neglected lot'

Staff Reporter

PATHANAMTHITTA : Rural Development Minister C. F. Thomas has said that the duty
of the Christians was to ensure social justice and world peace.

The Minister was inaugurating the meeting organised by the Kaippatta Habel
Foundation to felicitate Bishop Stephen Vattappara, who has been elected
vice-president of the International Council of Christian Churches, at the YMCA
Hall on Monday. KHF chairman Samuel Nellikkad alleged that those belonging to
the downtrodden sections of the society who have embraced Christianity were
being neglected by both the Government and the mainstream Churches.

Denial of the reservation benefits for the socially and educationally backward
sections of the society to the Dalit Christians was a testimony to this
indifferent attitude of the Government towards them, he alleged.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit Human Rights Monitoring - People's Watch - Tamilnadu

2005-08-23 Thread DALIT MONITOR

India 

Dalit youth beaten up, forced to walk on knees

Rajesh Behera / Kendrapara

A Dalit youth, Tapan Ghadei, was paraded on his knees in a village under 
Pattamundai Police Station in Kendrapada district, 35 km for here on Sunday.

According to sources, Tapan, a resident of Balijhari village, was first 
brutally beaten up by four youths of nearby Dandi village. It is being alleged 
that he had pulled a girl's hand. Later they forced injured Tapan to parade on 
his knee in the village road. 

According to the victim, he had gone to clean his hand and leg in a nearby 
pond. While doing so, he slipped and to stop himself from slipping he caught 
hold of the girl's hand. But as ill-luck would have it, she also fell down 
after the youth pulled her hand. The girl was paying a visit to her relative 
village at Balijhar and was standing near the village pond.

It is alleged that at this point the girl along with her friends assaulted him 
near the pond. Later, the girl, who is a native of Dandi village, brought the 
matter before her relative and her family members. Four youths of Dandi village 
allegedly assaulted him and later forced him to walk on his knee in the village 
road for misbehaving with the girl and pulling on girl's hand. On Monday, Tapan 
 lodged an FIR in the Pattamundai police station, but no arrest has been made 
so far. According to the Kendrapara SP, Mr Dayal Gangwar, investigations are on 
the case.


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Nepal 

Maoists rape 25 women in Saptari

KOL Report

KATHMANDU , Aug 23 - A group of Maoists raped over two-dozen women of a Dalit 
settlement at Jagatpur-4, Saptari district at gunpoint last week. 

The rebels also threatened to "completely destroy" the hamlet in case they 
disclosed the crime. The incident came to light only on Monday. 

About two-dozen Maoists, who came five days ago, raped females of ages between 
22 and 35 years. 

Nine victims recounted the harrowing experience in front of a group of human 
rights activists and journalists who reached the village yesterday. 

"They (Maoists) told us to prepare food in the beginning," said Shyam Kumari 
(name changed), adding, "After they had eaten, they forcibly carried us inside 
the houses and perpetrated the heinous act in front of other family members." 
She was raped in front of her father and mother-in-law. 

The youth of the village had left the area long time back due to increasing 
Maoist activities and only children, women and the elderly remain in the 
village now. 

There are about 25 dalit families in the village, in the north of the Koshi 
River bank. Locals are terrified after the incident. "If they know that we told 
you about the incident, they will come and kill us," said one of the victims, 
sobbing. 

After word spread about the heinous act, the Maoist leadership of the area came 
to the victims and "apologized". "They prostrated themselves at the victims' 
feet begging forgiveness and also pledged to take action against those 
involved," said 65-year-old Gopali Khang, father-in-law of a victim. ( snn)

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Forest  officials booked for assaulting tribals 
Monday August 22 2005  10:46  IST 

WARANGAL : The police on Sunday registered cases against the forest officials 
who raided the tribals who were cultivating on the forest land by occupying it 
at Veerareddipalli. Cases had been registered against as many as 40 forest 
personnel including Sub-divisional Forest Officer (Sub-DFO). 
However, not satisfied with the action taken against the forest officials, 
Telangana Rashtra Samiti former MP Ajmeera Chandulal threatened that they would 
take up an agitation soon. He visited Veerareddipalli to pacify the villagers. 
He said the forest officials had no right to assault the innocent tribals and 
added that if they had any grievance they should take legal recourse. 
Chandulal  demanded that cases should be registered against the erring forest 
staff under the SC ,ST Atrocities Act.
He said the government should give compensation to the aggrieved villagers. 
Meanwhile, Mahbubabad MLA V Narendra demanded that site pattas should be given 
to these villagers who had been cultivating the forest land for the past many 
years.Beneficiaries who received the land pattas as part of the second phase of 
the Indira Prabha land distribution scheme in Sangareddy  district on Sunday.

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Dalits stage protest against people's representatives  

Special Correspondent 



SEEKING BETTER FACILITIES: Members of Dalit Panthers of India  taking out a 
procession in Gulbarga  on Monday.  

GULBARGA : Members of the Dalit Panthers of India on Monday took out a 
procession and burnt the effigy of Gulbarga MP Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi, Sedam MLA 
Sharanaprakash Patil and Aland MLA B.R. Patil here protesting against their 
alleged failure to take up dev

[ZESTCaste] Dalit Human Rights Monitoring - People's Watch-Tamilnadu

2005-08-22 Thread DALIT MONITOR

Title: Building on unity: Dalit colony seeks acceptance

Insulted Dalit youth sets
up his own hotel
Monday August 22 2005 12:36 IST

BIDAR: Mohan Keladoddi is a simple
young man but he had the gumption to stand up for his rights.

Born a dalit in the backward Bakachoudi vilalge in Bidar district, he was insulted by a
hotelier, who abused him for refusing to wash the cup from which he had had
tea. That was the ‘custom’ in the villages. Dalits had to drink from cups kept
in fourangis, iron buckets hung outside the
hotels. After using the cup they had to wash it and put it back in place.

Three years ago, Mohan and his friends were asked to wash their cups. When they
protested against the discrimination, a heated argument followed. That was when
Mohan decided to start his own hotel, where he would not discriminate between
people.

On Friday Mohan Keladoddi is doing well in his
roadside coffee shop. But the treatment meted to dalits by the ‘elite’
community has made him and his friends ban the ‘superior’ community instead.
They refuse to step into the lanes where people of the upper community reside.
‘‘We do not want to discriminate, but are forced to take such a stand because
they do not realise that we are also educated and
informed.

Why should we take the insult any more?’’ he asks.

The village has a population of around 1600, but it has been difficult to
eradicate untouchability. ‘‘Our forefathers converted
to Christianity to escape from the discrimination, but our circumstances have
not changed. There is no change at all,’’ says Charles Shamanna.
In villages like Ekalar, Tulajachur,
Chintaki, Karanji (K) and Allapur untouchability is still
rampant.

Dalits are not allowed to enter temples or use water
from the same well. Jambagi, a Dalit colony in Bidar, has no electricity and is in the dark.

In Enakur village, Bhalki taluk, dalits are
ridiculed with the nickname government swamijis.
Forcing a dalit to wear
footwear garland, calling them by their caste name are all usual occurrences.

Lodging complaints against those who insult dalits has not yielded any results.
More than 100 instances of atrocities against dalits and fatal assault on 7
dalits have not been registered in police stations.

Mohan Keladoddi has shown one way of fighting the
indignity in his own novel way. Mohan Keladoddi at
his tea stalls at Bahachoudi village, serving
exclusively the dalits after a hotel owner insulted him.

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Building on unity: Dalit colony
seeks acceptance

NDTV Correspondent

Sunday, August 21, 2005 (New Delhi):

The desire for upward mobility has been
growing among the country's dalit community.

But as contemporary reality refuses to accept the community, Dalit officers in
the capital have decided to help themselves as far as homes are concerned.

Gaurav Apartments in East Delhi's Patparganj area were built by a group of Scheduled caste
and Scheduled tribe officers who felt they needed a colony for Dalit officers. "People used to live in the scheduled
caste colony in Karol Bagh earlier, but now some have
moved here," said Nakse Lal,
President, Gaurav
Apartments.

But getting the finances together was especially tough. Many had to leave
because they could not get the money together, which led the founders of the
colony to think of inviting some upper caste officers to join. "We were
short of funds so we asked upper caste officers to join us saying we will keep
you with respect. But when people realised that the
name of the colony was SC/ST, they left," said a resident.

Gathering dust

The construction of the apartments began in 1979 and was finally completed in
1996. It took 17 long years and those who live here believe the name of the
colony, SC/ST was what led to the incredible delay.

Other buildings in the same area for instance were completed in half the time. Flat
owners say that their files would lie in government departments for years
gathering dust without being cleared. Finally they gave up the fight and
decided to call the society Gaurav apartments, which
is devoid of all caste connotations.

The benefit was almost immediate as 25 non SC/ST families agreed to become
members. But even today the minute a property dealer points out that a majority
of the flats are owned by SC/STs there is a fall in
prices. "Even today if there is someone interested in this colony and
enquires with a property dealer, he is told that this is a scheduled caste
colony," said a resident.

Harsh reality

It is perhaps a sad reflection of modern India where a large
chunk of its population still struggles to be accepted simply because they were
not born with the acceptable name.

This is not just a story of dalits building a housing society but that of their
aspiration to become part of the middle class. In the last 50 years an
estimated 2.5 crore dalits all over the country have
gained from reservations in government jobs. This is the section that has the
money and the clo

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