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- In BJP's first candidate list, 27 from SC, 18 from ST and 57 OBC.
In BJP's first candidate list, 27 from SC, 18 from ST and 57 from OBC given Lok Sabha tickets
In the first list announced by the BJP, 57 members from the OBC community have been given the chance to fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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- BJP fields 28 women candidates
- 27 from SC, 18 from ST, and 57 from OBC
- 47 candidates under age of 50 fielded
Of the 195 candidates announced in the first list for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has fielded 28 women candidates, 27 from the Scheduled Caste community, 18 from Scheduled Tribes, 57 from the OBC community, and 47 leaders under the age of 50.
The first list seemingly gives weightage to the OBC community, which has been the main vote bank of the BJP.
This comes as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been repeatedly raking up the caste census issue as he accuses the Modi government of not doing enough for the the backward castes.
Speaking in Morena after his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', Gandhi claimed that 73 percent of people including the Other Backward Classes which account for 50 per cent of the population, Dalits who are 15 per cent and the eight percent tribals do not have any representation in the government and various other sectors, and a caste-based census will ensure justice to them.
None of the people from these communities are found among the owners of big companies, their senior managements, media firms, influential journalists and social media influencers, Gandhi said.
Of the 90 top Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers "who run the government", only three each are from OBC and Dalit communities, and "they are made to sit in the corner when the budget is decided," he claimed.
Names from these communities are, however, found in the lists of MNREGA workforce, labourers and sanitary workers, the Congress leader said.
The Congress called the ongoing march `Nyay" (justice) because of the prevailing situation marked by social injustice and economic injustice, Gandhi said.
Caste census is a revolutionary step and will ensure justice and equal participation for these communities in various sectors, the Congress leader said.
It will provide answers to two questions, namely, what is the population of the OBCs, Dalits, and tribals, and how wealth is distributed among them and what is their share in various institutions, Ganhi said.
- เฎชாเฎเฎเฎตிเฎฉ் เฎฎுเฎคเฎฒ் เฎตேเฎ்เฎชாเฎณเฎฐ் เฎชเฎ்เฎிเฎฏเฎฒிเฎฒ், 27 เฎเฎธ்เฎி, 18 เฎเฎธ்เฎி เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் 57 เฎเฎชிเฎிเฎ்เฎு เฎฎเฎ்เฎเฎณเฎตைเฎ் เฎீเฎ்เฎு เฎตเฎดเฎ்เฎเฎช்เฎชเฎ்เฎเฎคு.
เฎเฎฎீเฎชเฎค்เฎคிเฎฏ เฎெเฎฏ்เฎคிเฎเฎณ்
เฎชாเฎเฎเฎตிเฎฉ் เฎฎுเฎคเฎฒ் เฎตேเฎ்เฎชாเฎณเฎฐ் เฎชเฎ்เฎிเฎฏเฎฒிเฎฒ், 27 เฎเฎธ்เฎி, 18 เฎเฎธ்เฎி เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் 57 เฎเฎชிเฎிเฎ்เฎு เฎฎเฎ்เฎเฎณเฎตைเฎ் เฎீเฎ்เฎு เฎตเฎดเฎ்เฎเฎช்เฎชเฎ்เฎเฎคு.
เฎชாเฎเฎ เฎตெเฎณிเฎฏிเฎ்เฎ เฎฎுเฎคเฎฒ் เฎชเฎ்เฎிเฎฏเฎฒிเฎฒ், เฎเฎชிเฎி เฎเฎฎூเฎเฎค்เฎคைเฎ் เฎேเฎฐ்เฎจ்เฎค 57 เฎชேเฎฐுเฎ்เฎு เฎฎเฎ்เฎเฎณเฎตைเฎค் เฎคேเฎฐ்เฎคเฎฒிเฎฒ் เฎชோเฎ்เฎிเฎฏிเฎ เฎตாเฎฏ்เฎช்เฎชு เฎ เฎณிเฎ்เฎเฎช்เฎชเฎ்เฎுเฎณ்เฎณเฎคு.
เฎเฎிเฎฐிเฎฏเฎฐ் เฎெเฎฏ்เฎคி เฎฎேเฎைเฎช்เฎชเฎฎ்เฎเฎ்เฎเฎณ்
- เฎชாเฎเฎ 28 เฎชெเฎฃ் เฎตேเฎ்เฎชாเฎณเฎฐ்เฎเฎณை เฎจிเฎฑுเฎค்เฎคுเฎிเฎฑเฎคு
- เฎเฎธ்เฎிเฎฏிเฎฒிเฎฐுเฎจ்เฎคு 27, เฎเฎธ்เฎிเฎฏிเฎฒிเฎฐுเฎจ்เฎคு 18, เฎเฎชிเฎிเฎฏிเฎฒிเฎฐுเฎจ்เฎคு 57
- 50 เฎตเฎฏเฎคுเฎ்เฎுเฎ்เฎชเฎ்เฎ 47 เฎตேเฎ்เฎชாเฎณเฎฐ்เฎเฎณ் เฎเฎณเฎค்เฎคிเฎฒ் เฎเฎณ்เฎณเฎฉเฎฐ்
เฎฒோเฎ்เฎเฎชா เฎคேเฎฐ்เฎคเฎฒுเฎ்เฎாเฎฉ เฎฎுเฎคเฎฒ் เฎชเฎ்เฎிเฎฏเฎฒிเฎฒ் เฎ เฎฑிเฎตிเฎ்เฎเฎช்เฎชเฎ்เฎ 195 เฎตேเฎ்เฎชாเฎณเฎฐ்เฎเฎณிเฎฒ், 28 เฎชெเฎฃ் เฎตேเฎ்เฎชாเฎณเฎฐ்เฎเฎณ், 27 เฎคாเฎด்เฎค்เฎคเฎช்เฎชเฎ்เฎ เฎாเฎคிเฎฏிเฎฉเฎฐ், 18 เฎชเฎดเฎ்เฎுเฎிเฎฏிเฎฉเฎฐ், 57 เฎเฎชிเฎி เฎเฎฎூเฎเฎค்เฎคிเฎฉเฎฐ், เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் 50 เฎตเฎฏเฎคுเฎ்เฎுเฎ்เฎชเฎ்เฎ 47 เฎคเฎฒைเฎตเฎฐ்เฎเฎณ் เฎตேเฎ்เฎชாเฎณเฎฐ்เฎเฎณை เฎชாเฎเฎ เฎจிเฎฑுเฎค்เฎคிเฎฏுเฎณ்เฎณเฎคு. .
เฎชாเฎเฎเฎตிเฎฉ் เฎฎுเฎ்เฎிเฎฏ เฎตாเฎ்เฎு เฎตเฎ்เฎிเฎฏாเฎ เฎเฎฐுเฎจ்เฎค เฎเฎชிเฎி เฎเฎฎூเฎเฎค்เฎคிเฎฉเฎฐுเฎ்เฎு เฎฎுเฎคเฎฒ் เฎชเฎ்เฎிเฎฏเฎฒ் เฎฎுเฎ்เฎிเฎฏเฎค்เฎคுเฎตเฎฎ் เฎ เฎณிเฎ்เฎிเฎฑเฎคு.
เฎாเฎ்เฎிเฎฐเฎธ் เฎคเฎฒைเฎตเฎฐ் เฎฐாเฎுเฎฒ் เฎாเฎจ்เฎคி, เฎாเฎคிเฎตாเฎฐி เฎฎเฎ்เฎเฎณ் เฎคொเฎைเฎ் เฎเฎฃเฎ்เฎெเฎுเฎช்เฎชு เฎตிเฎตเฎாเฎฐเฎค்เฎคை เฎฎீเฎฃ்เฎுเฎฎ் เฎฎீเฎฃ்เฎுเฎฎ் เฎเฎดுเฎช்เฎชி เฎตเฎฐுเฎฎ் เฎจிเฎฒைเฎฏிเฎฒ், เฎฎோเฎி เฎ เฎฐเฎு เฎชிเฎฑ்เฎชเฎுเฎค்เฎคเฎช்เฎชเฎ்เฎ เฎாเฎคிเฎฏிเฎฉเฎฐுเฎ்เฎு เฎชோเฎคுเฎฎாเฎฉ เฎ เฎณเฎตு เฎெเฎฏ்เฎฏเฎตிเฎฒ்เฎฒை เฎเฎฉ்เฎฑு เฎுเฎฑ்เฎฑเฎฎ் เฎாเฎ்เฎி เฎตเฎฐுเฎிเฎฑாเฎฐ்.
เฎคเฎฉเฎคு 'เฎชாเฎฐเฎค் เฎோเฎோ เฎจிเฎฏாเฎฏ เฎฏாเฎค்เฎคிเฎฐை'เฎ்เฎுเฎช் เฎชிเฎฑเฎு เฎฎொเฎฐீเฎฉாเฎตிเฎฒ் เฎชேเฎிเฎฏ เฎாเฎจ்เฎคி, 50 เฎเฎคเฎตீเฎค เฎฎเฎ்เฎเฎณ்เฎคொเฎை เฎொเฎฃ்เฎ เฎเฎคเฎฐ เฎชிเฎฑ்เฎชเฎுเฎค்เฎคเฎช்เฎชเฎ்เฎ เฎตเฎுเฎช்เฎชிเฎฉเฎฐ், 15 เฎเฎคเฎตீเฎคเฎฎாเฎ เฎเฎฐுเฎ்เฎுเฎฎ் เฎคเฎฒிเฎค்เฎคுเฎเฎณ் เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் เฎเฎ்เฎு เฎเฎคเฎตீเฎค เฎชเฎดเฎ்เฎுเฎிเฎฏிเฎฉเฎฐ் เฎเฎ்เฎชเฎ 73 เฎเฎคเฎตீเฎค เฎฎเฎ்เฎเฎณ் เฎชிเฎฐเฎคிเฎจிเฎคிเฎค்เฎคுเฎตเฎฎ் เฎเฎฒ்เฎฒை เฎเฎฉ்เฎฑு เฎூเฎฑிเฎฉாเฎฐ். เฎ เฎฐเฎு เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் เฎชเฎฒ்เฎตேเฎฑு เฎคுเฎฑைเฎเฎณிเฎฒ், เฎாเฎคி เฎ เฎிเฎช்เฎชเฎைเฎฏிเฎฒாเฎฉ เฎฎเฎ்เฎเฎณ் เฎคொเฎை เฎเฎฃเฎ்เฎெเฎுเฎช்เฎชு เฎ เฎตเฎฐ்เฎเฎณுเฎ்เฎு เฎจீเฎคிเฎฏை เฎเฎฑுเฎคி เฎெเฎฏ்เฎฏுเฎฎ்.
เฎชெเฎฐிเฎฏ เฎจிเฎฑுเฎตเฎฉเฎ்เฎเฎณிเฎฉ் เฎเฎฐிเฎฎைเฎฏாเฎณเฎฐ்เฎเฎณ், เฎ เฎตเฎฑ்เฎฑிเฎฉ் เฎฎூเฎค்เฎค เฎจிเฎฐ்เฎตாเฎเฎ்เฎเฎณ், เฎเฎเฎ เฎจிเฎฑுเฎตเฎฉเฎ்เฎเฎณ், เฎெเฎฒ்เฎตாเฎ்เฎு เฎฎிเฎ்เฎ เฎชเฎค்เฎคிเฎฐிเฎைเฎฏாเฎณเฎฐ்เฎเฎณ் เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் เฎเฎฎூเฎ เฎเฎเฎเฎ்เฎเฎณிเฎฒ் เฎெเฎฒ்เฎตாเฎ்เฎு เฎெเฎฒுเฎค்เฎคுเฎชเฎตเฎฐ்เฎเฎณ் เฎฎเฎค்เฎคிเฎฏிเฎฒ் เฎเฎจ்เฎค เฎเฎฎூเฎเฎค்เฎคைเฎ் เฎேเฎฐ்เฎจ்เฎคเฎตเฎฐ்เฎเฎณ் เฎฏாเฎฐுเฎฎ் เฎாเฎฃเฎช்เฎชเฎเฎตிเฎฒ்เฎฒை เฎเฎฉ்เฎฑு เฎாเฎจ்เฎคி เฎூเฎฑிเฎฉாเฎฐ்.
"เฎ เฎฐเฎாเฎ்เฎเฎค்เฎคை เฎจเฎเฎค்เฎคுเฎฎ்" 90 เฎเฎฏเฎฐ் เฎเฎจ்เฎคிเฎฏ เฎจிเฎฐ்เฎตாเฎ เฎேเฎตை (IAS) เฎ เฎคிเฎாเฎฐிเฎเฎณிเฎฒ், เฎคเฎฒா เฎฎூเฎฉ்เฎฑு เฎชேเฎฐ் เฎฎเฎ்เฎுเฎฎே OBC เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் เฎคเฎฒிเฎค் เฎเฎฎூเฎเฎ்เฎเฎณைเฎ் เฎேเฎฐ்เฎจ்เฎคเฎตเฎฐ்เฎเฎณ், เฎฎேเฎฒுเฎฎ் "เฎชเฎ்เฎெเฎ் เฎฎுเฎிเฎตு เฎெเฎฏ்เฎฏเฎช்เฎชเฎுเฎฎ் เฎชோเฎคு เฎ เฎตเฎฐ்เฎเฎณ் เฎฎூเฎฒைเฎฏிเฎฒ் เฎเฎ்เฎாเฎฐ เฎตைเฎ்เฎเฎช்เฎชเฎுเฎிเฎฑாเฎฐ்เฎเฎณ்" เฎเฎฉ்เฎฑு เฎ เฎตเฎฐ் เฎூเฎฑிเฎฉாเฎฐ்.
เฎเฎต்เฎตாเฎฑாเฎฏிเฎฉுเฎฎ், เฎเฎจ்เฎค เฎเฎฎூเฎเฎ்เฎเฎณிเฎฉ் เฎชெเฎฏเฎฐ்เฎเฎณ் MNREGA เฎชเฎฃிเฎฏாเฎณเฎฐ்เฎเฎณ், เฎคொเฎดிเฎฒாเฎณเฎฐ்เฎเฎณ் เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் เฎுเฎாเฎคாเฎฐเฎช் เฎชเฎฃிเฎฏாเฎณเฎฐ்เฎเฎณிเฎฉ் เฎชเฎ்เฎிเฎฏเฎฒ்เฎเฎณிเฎฒ் เฎாเฎฃเฎช்เฎชเฎுเฎிเฎฉ்เฎฑเฎฉ เฎเฎฉ்เฎฑு เฎாเฎ்เฎிเฎฐเฎธ் เฎคเฎฒைเฎตเฎฐ் เฎூเฎฑிเฎฉாเฎฐ்.
เฎเฎฎூเฎ เฎ เฎจீเฎคி เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் เฎชொเฎฐுเฎณாเฎคாเฎฐ เฎ เฎจீเฎคிเฎฏாเฎฒ் เฎுเฎฑிเฎ்เฎเฎช்เฎชเฎ்เฎ เฎจிเฎฒเฎตுเฎฎ் เฎூเฎด்เฎจிเฎฒைเฎฏிเฎฉ் เฎாเฎฐเฎฃเฎฎாเฎ เฎாเฎ்เฎிเฎฐเฎธ் เฎจเฎเฎจ்เฎคுเฎொเฎฃ்เฎிเฎฐுเฎ்เฎுเฎฎ் เฎ เฎฃிเฎตเฎுเฎช்เฎชை `เฎจிเฎฏா' (เฎจீเฎคி) เฎเฎฉ்เฎฑு เฎ เฎดைเฎค்เฎคเฎคு, เฎாเฎจ்เฎคி เฎூเฎฑிเฎฉாเฎฐ்.
เฎாเฎคிเฎตாเฎฐி เฎเฎฃเฎ்เฎெเฎுเฎช்เฎชு เฎเฎฐு เฎชுเฎฐเฎ்เฎிเฎเฎฐเฎฎாเฎฉ เฎจเฎเฎตเฎிเฎ்เฎைเฎฏாเฎுเฎฎ், เฎฎேเฎฒுเฎฎ் เฎชเฎฒ்เฎตேเฎฑு เฎคுเฎฑைเฎเฎณிเฎฒ் เฎเฎจ்เฎค เฎเฎฎூเฎเฎ்เฎเฎณுเฎ்เฎு เฎจீเฎคி เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் เฎเฎฎเฎฎாเฎฉ เฎชเฎ்เฎเฎณிเฎช்เฎชை เฎเฎฑுเฎคி เฎெเฎฏ்เฎฏுเฎฎ் เฎเฎฉ்เฎฑு เฎாเฎ்เฎிเฎฐเฎธ் เฎคเฎฒைเฎตเฎฐ் เฎூเฎฑிเฎฉாเฎฐ்.
เฎเฎชிเฎி, เฎคเฎฒிเฎค்เฎคுเฎเฎณ் เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் เฎชเฎดเฎ்เฎுเฎிเฎฏிเฎฉเฎฐிเฎฉ் เฎฎเฎ்เฎเฎณ் เฎคொเฎை เฎเฎฉ்เฎฉ, เฎ เฎตเฎฐ்เฎเฎณிเฎைเฎฏே เฎெเฎฒ்เฎตเฎฎ் เฎเฎต்เฎตாเฎฑு เฎตிเฎจிเฎฏோเฎிเฎ்เฎเฎช்เฎชเฎுเฎிเฎฑเฎคு เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் เฎชเฎฒ்เฎตேเฎฑு เฎจிเฎฑுเฎตเฎฉเฎ்เฎเฎณிเฎฒ் เฎ เฎตเฎฐ்เฎเฎณிเฎฉ் เฎชเฎ்เฎு เฎเฎฉ்เฎฉ เฎเฎிเฎฏ เฎเฎฐเฎฃ்เฎு เฎேเฎณ்เฎตிเฎเฎณுเฎ்เฎு เฎเฎคு เฎชเฎคிเฎฒเฎณிเฎ்เฎுเฎฎ் เฎเฎฉ்เฎฑு เฎாเฎจ்เฎคி เฎூเฎฑிเฎฉாเฎฐ்.
เฎชாเฎเฎเฎตிเฎฉ் เฎฎுเฎคเฎฒ் เฎตேเฎ்เฎชாเฎณเฎฐ் เฎชเฎ்เฎிเฎฏเฎฒிเฎฒ், 27 เฎเฎธ்เฎி, 18 เฎเฎธ்เฎி เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் 57 เฎเฎชிเฎிเฎ்เฎு เฎฎเฎ்เฎเฎณเฎตைเฎ் เฎீเฎ்เฎு เฎตเฎดเฎ்เฎเฎช்เฎชเฎ்เฎเฎคு.
เฎชாเฎเฎเฎตிเฎฉ் 'เฎฎோเฎி เฎா เฎชเฎฐிเฎตாเฎฐ்' เฎชிเฎฐเฎ்เฎாเฎฐเฎค்เฎคிเฎฒ் เฎฐாเฎுเฎฒ் เฎாเฎจ்เฎคிเฎฏிเฎฉ் เฎ เฎคாเฎฉி เฎேเฎฒி
'เฎเฎฐ்เฎாเฎฐ் เฎตเฎชாเฎฐ் เฎฎிเฎฒிเฎฉி'เฎฏிเฎฒ் เฎคொเฎดிเฎฒเฎคிเฎชเฎฐ்เฎเฎณ் เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் เฎตเฎฐ்เฎค்เฎคเฎเฎฐ்เฎเฎณை เฎเฎจ்เฎคிเฎค்เฎคாเฎฐ் เฎชเฎ்เฎாเฎช் เฎฎுเฎคเฎฒ்เฎตเฎฐ்
เฎชாเฎฐ்เฎ்เฎ: เฎெเฎฒ்เฎฒி เฎเฎฎ்เฎชிเฎฏเฎฉ்เฎธ் เฎฎாเฎฒிเฎฒ் เฎூเฎฐை เฎเฎிเฎจ்เฎคு เฎตிเฎดுเฎจ்เฎคเฎคிเฎฒ் เฎฏாเฎฐுเฎ்เฎுเฎฎ் เฎாเฎฏเฎฎ் เฎเฎฑ்เฎชเฎเฎตிเฎฒ்เฎฒை
เฎชிเฎฐเฎคเฎฎเฎฐ் เฎฎோเฎிเฎฏை 'เฎชெเฎฐிเฎฏ เฎ เฎฃ்เฎฃเฎฉ்' เฎเฎฉ்เฎฑு เฎ เฎดைเฎค்เฎค เฎคெเฎฒுเฎ்เฎாเฎฉா เฎฎுเฎคเฎฒ்เฎตเฎฐ், เฎாเฎ்เฎிเฎฐเฎธ் เฎเฎณுเฎฎ் เฎฎாเฎจிเฎฒเฎค்เฎคிเฎฉ் เฎตเฎณเฎฐ்เฎ்เฎிเฎ்เฎு เฎเฎคเฎตி เฎேเฎ்เฎிเฎฑாเฎฐ்
เฎเฎฐเฎ เฎตเฎณเฎฐ்เฎ்เฎி เฎฎเฎฑ்เฎฑுเฎฎ் เฎชெเฎฐிเฎฏ เฎிเฎฐாเฎฎเฎค் เฎคிเฎ்เฎเฎค்เฎคிเฎฉ் เฎீเฎด் ₹121 เฎோเฎி เฎฎเฎคிเฎช்เฎชிเฎฒாเฎฉ 113 เฎคிเฎ்เฎเฎ்เฎเฎณுเฎ்เฎு เฎเฎ்เฎாเฎฐ் เฎเฎช்เฎชுเฎคเฎฒ் เฎ เฎณிเฎค்เฎคாเฎฐ்.
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The couple had set up a tent to pass the night in Jharkhand state’s Dumka as seven men attacked them.
The woman – whose identity was not revealed by the authorities – is a travel blogger with more than 200,000 followers on Instagram.
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She was travelling with her partner in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand when the attack happened on Friday night.
The couple had stopped their motorbikes and set up a tent to pass the night in the state’s Dumka district before a group of seven men attacked them.
All the members of the group have been identified and the remaining suspects will be arrested “soon”, Jharkhand police chief Ajay Kumar Singh told The Indian Express newspaper.
“They had beaten us and robbed us, although not many things [were taken] because what they wanted was to rape me,” the 28-year-old woman said in an Instagram post.
In another post, her male partner said he was hit several times in the head with a helmet and that his “mouth is destroyed”.
A patrol car rescued the duo late on Friday night after the assault and escorted them to a local hospital.
The couple were touring South Asia and had concluded a trip to Sri Lanka before the Indian leg of their journey.
Sexual violence targeting women is common in India, with women from minority tribal communities being particularly at risk. Taboos around speaking up about the crime and low conviction rates of suspects add to the problem.
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An average of nearly 90 rapes were reported in India every day, meaning one woman was raped every 18 minutes, in 2022, according to the National Crime Records Bureau, which recorded 31,516 rape cases that year.
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states recorded the highest number of cases.
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Dalit Teen Gang-Raped in Rajasthan Temple: Social Media Friendship Turns Nightmare
A harrowing incident in Pilibhit reveals the grim realities of online dangers and caste-based violence, prompting a nationwide call for justice and societal change.
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Dalit Teen Gang-Raped in Rajasthan Temple: Social Media Friendship Turns Nightmare
In a harrowing incident from Pilibhit, a 17-year-old Dalit girl fell victim to a brutal gang rape committed by a man she met on Instagram and his two accomplices. The crime, which took place on December 31 in a temple at Sikar, Rajasthan, has sparked widespread outrage after the filing of an FIR last Friday. The main accused had deceived the girl with a false promise of marriage, leading to this atrocious act.
The ordeal began when the girl, befriending the main accused on Instagram, was lured to a temple under the guise of getting married. On December 31, believing in his promises, she traveled to a bus stand in Bareilly with jewellery and cash, only to be met by the accused and his two friends. The trio then took her to Rajasthan, where they subjected her to repeated sexual assaults at a rented accommodation, even filming the act to blackmail her. This sinister plot unraveled when the victim mustered the courage to file an FIR, bringing the incident to light.
Investigation and Action: The Law Responds
Societal Reflection: Beyond the Incident
This incident not only raises questions about the safety of women and marginalized communities in India but also calls for a critical examination of the role of social media in facilitating such crimes. It underscores the urgent need for stricter online safety measures and awareness among young users about the potential dangers of online interactions. Furthermore, it highlights the necessity for societal change, addressing the deep-rooted issues of caste and gender discrimination that continue to plague the country.
As the investigation proceeds, this case serves as a grim reminder of the challenges that lie in ensuring safety and justice for all, especially the most vulnerable sections of society. It prompts a deeper contemplation on how society can evolve to prevent such atrocities and support the victims in their quest for justice and healing.
India’s fault lines
PAKISTAN is passing through a challenging time. A divisive and polarising politics, economic uncertainties, and the continuing threat of violent extremism are some of the fault lines that impede the country’s path to stability.
India, on the other hand, seems to be politically stable and economically well-off. However, if one were to scratch this veneer of stability, we could see serious fissures appearing in Indian society. As the country continues its march towards becoming a Hindu state driven by its Hindutva ideology, multiple fault lines have emerged in Indian society, which have deepened in the past one decade under BJP rule.
The first fault line is the growing discrimination against minorities, particularly Indian Muslims. Prof Christophe Jaffrelot at the Centre for International Studies and Research in Paris, recently carried out an extensive study on the plight of Indian Muslims under the Hindutva regime.
Indian Muslims are worried about saffron vigilante groups and the rising intolerance towards Muslim icons. The attempt to convert Indian-occupied Kashmir from a Muslim-majority into a Muslim-minority area is also part of the wider discrimination against Muslims. Clearly, India is speeding away from a secular, pluralistic democracy towards a Hindu majoritarian raj.
Space for minorities continues to shrink in India.
The second fault line is the continuing discrimination against the Dalits, the low-caste Hindus; the system appears to favour the Brahmins, the upper-caste Hindus. The caste system has been an integral element of Indian society over millennia. It was officially abolished in 1951, but the social hierarchy continues to dominate Indian society. The Brahmins sit atop this hierarchy, which includes Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaishyas (merchants), and Shudras who are supposed to be labourers, and are sometimes called ‘achhut’, ‘untouchables’, or ‘Dalits’. The scheduled castes (Dalits) or scheduled tribes (Adivasis), which together constitute over 25pc of India’s population, endure systemic social isolation and marginalisation, live in slums, and are obliged to do menial jobs.
Under a study supported by The Gates Foundation in 2017, it was revealed that of all those employed in the sanitation and cleaning work in India, 90pc belong to Dalit sub-castes. In most cases, they are underpaid, and not provided essential protective gear. According to a CNN study carried out in 2020, Dalits were the most vulnerable victims of the Covid-19 pandemic because of their susceptibility to viruses, as they had little to no access to education and health services and were at the bottom of the economic hierarchy.
The third noticeable fault line is the growing divide between north and south India. The major grievance for the southern states (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh) is that they contribute more to the Union budget than they receive, whereas the northern states, particularly UP and Bihar, receive far higher returns. In many respects, the southern states have excelled over northern India. These states have a greater degree of religious harmony, are economically doing better, excel in providing IT services, and enjoy lower population growth, which over time has reduced their representation in the Lok Sabha. There is emerging chatter about the possibility of these states forming a country of their own, which recently evoked a heated debate in the Rajya Sabha.
Since 2014, the Modi regime has been steering India towards the path of a Hindu majoritarian nation, where space for minorities including Muslims and Christians is shrinking, while low-caste Hindus continue to suffer. The answer to whether they can ever reverse these discriminations is not yet apparent. However, it is clear that these fault lines could potentially create considerable commotion within Indian society if positive action is not taken to address these societal distortions.
The writer, a former foreign secretary, is chairman, Sanober Institute, Islamabad.
Published in Dawn, March 3rd, 2024
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