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Tue, Sep 25 Fast track courts to take up Dalit cases By HT Tuesday September 25, 01:18 AM WITH THE National Scheduled Castes Commission headed by Buta Singh accusing the Mayawati government of ignoring the interest of the community, principal secretary (Law) SMA Abdi today said that fast track courts (FTCs) had been set up in 56 districts to take up cases of atrocities against Dalits. During his recent visit to Lucknow, Buta Singh had raised accusing fingers at the government for diluting the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and rising crime against Dalits in the state. However, Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh had strongly rebutted the charges. "Neither there has been any dilution of the Act nor rise in crime against Dalits," Shashank Shekhar told newsmen last week. The government had also took out data about decline in crime against the community as compared to 2005 and 2006. "The fast track courts would effectively deal with the cases under the Act," Abdi said and added these courts would dispose of the cases speedily.
