26.05.24.Untouchables News.chennai.India.from Team Sivaji,uthrabathy,Vellore.
Bullies blocked the way to Dalit colony, ruckus
A large number of villagers created a ruckus in the police station and complained against the blocking of the road leading to the Dalit settlement. The police asked the villagers to go with the revenue team to open the common road.
The matter is of Katoghan village of Kotwali area. Interlocking road is being constructed by the village head. Meanwhile, some people of the village stopped the construction of the common road leading to the Dalit colony. Angered by this, a large number of men and women reached the police station on Saturday. Village residents Mohan, Nathuram, Pittu Raidas, Shyamlal, Kajal, Rani, Rajpati etc. told the police that last one month ago, there was an agreement between the two parties at Majhilgaon police post regarding the construction of a common road, but after a few days again the construction of the road was done. But has been banned. Village head Khushboo Devi said that construction is being done on the common road but some people are forcibly creating obstructions.
Courtesy: Hindi News.
Dalit was beaten and chased away, his farm was captured
Rajasthan Ajmer Mangaliyawas Dalit Rights Center has submitted a memorandum to Ajmer SP in the registered case of occupying the land belonging to Scheduled Caste, insulting with caste related words, assaulting and seriously injuring the accused, immediate and impartial investigation should be conducted by the police from Mangliyawas and strict legal action should be taken against the accused. There has been a demand to provide justice and police protection to the tax victim.
In the memorandum, the Centre’s Chief Executive Advocate Hemant Mimroth said that Ramgopal Meghwal, a resident of Bidakchiawas of Mangliyawas police station area, along with his son Chhetar had gone to his farm village Bidakchiawas along with some local laborers on May 11. Seeing the victim and the laborers working on his fields, the accused Babu Gurjar, son of Panchu, Kana Gurjar and other associate accused came there and insulted the victim with caste-related words, beat him up and forcibly removed him from the field. The victim reported the incident to the police station, but the police administration did not take action against the accused. Then on May 13, the victim went to his farm which was already occupied by the accused. The accused, seeing the victim, insulted him with caste based words and started hitting him with sticks and rods. The victim ran towards home to save his life. The accused followed him and entered the victim’s house and beat him with sticks and rods. The accused have illegally occupied the Khatedari land by threatening to kill them if they come back to the farm. On the report of the victim, Mangliyawas police have registered a case of the incident and started investigation.
Courtesy: Hindi News
Dalit woman wandering from door to door for justice, police kept silence
Lakhimpur Kheri. A Dalit woman living in a village in Kheri police station area accused Bablu of the same village of molesting her by entering her house and said that recently he entered my house at night and molested me and when I started making noise, he started waving his gun. The opposition ran away.
At the same time, the Dalit woman called PRB 112 and even after filing a registered complaint at the Kheri police station, the Kheri police did not file a case against the victim. The Dalit woman alleges that she has appealed to the Superintendent of Police several times for justice, yet the case is not being registered by the Kheri police station incharge. The victim said that she will now meet the higher police officials of Lucknow regarding this matter and seek justice.
Courtesy: Hindi News
UP: I am a Dalit, I am handed over a letter even when I go to the toilet, JE, upset with the officer, cried bitterly.
A video of a JE is going viral on social media. JE is seen crying bitterly in the video. JE is requesting help from top officials.
A 1 minute 11 second video of a JE of the Land Conservation Department in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh is going viral on social media. JE has alleged in the video that he is a Dalit, hence he is being harassed. In the video, JE is crying and requesting everyone for help. In the video he is seen saying that he is SC, hence he is not being heard anywhere. Even when he goes out to use the toilet, he is threatened with a letter of termination.
An office is visible in the video and some people are also gathered there. JE is crying bitterly in the video and is also seen talking about committing suicide. JE said that if he is harassed like this then he will commit suicide. He will fight for justice till the DM and senior administration.
Salary withheld for three months
JE is saying in the video that he has not received his salary for three months. He is being tortured both mentally and financially. JE has accused Land Conservation Officer Sanjay Singh of harassment. JE said that due to not getting salary for three months, it has become difficult to run his family. In the viral video, Agriculture Department JE Ajit Kumar has tearfully alleged that Land Conservation Officer Sanjay Singh has been harassing him unnecessarily for a year.
If JE Ajit Kumar does not get accountability and relief, he will commit suicide. He is fed up with the harassment by the protection officer. Now he has no ability to bear it. This video is not confirmed by TV9 Bharatvarsha.
Courtesy: Hindi News
Assault on women and children in Kaushambi: Dalit woman was tied to a pole and beaten, victim said – tried to kill her by burning her alive.
In Manjhanpur police station area of Kaushambi, bullies beat up a Dalit woman from a village, tied her to an electric pole and tried to burn her alive. Hearing the noise, the villagers reached the spot. Seeing the crowd coming towards them, the accused fled.
The victim woman was found with injuries on her face, hands, legs and other parts of her body due to the blows of sticks. The victim has filed a complaint with the police station demanding legal action against the accused. The police have sent the woman to the hospital for treatment.
Urmila Sonkar, wife of Gyanchand Sonkar lives in a house with their children in Hajipur Patauna village of Manjhanpur. Husband Gyanchand Sonkar works in a private job in a textile mill in Gurgaon.
Urmila Sonkar is living in the village along with her children and taking care of their upbringing and education. On Saturday evening, Urmila’s children were playing cricket with the village children. In which Urmila’s child had a dispute with a boy living in her neighbourhood.
Inflammable oil poured on Urmila
In which the matter calmed down after street altercation. At around 10 pm, Urmila was going to sleep after feeding her children. Meanwhile, the neighboring youth came to his house along with half a dozen youth from the village. Youths armed with sticks surrounded his children and started beating them.
Urmila Sonkar went out to save the children. During the rescue, the accused youth caught hold of the woman, beat her with a stick and tied her to an electric pole. It is alleged that the attacking youth poured inflammable oil on Urmila who was tied to an electric pole.
If the villagers had not come, he would have killed him.
Meanwhile, hearing the screams and noise during the fight, a crowd of villagers was seen coming towards the spot. Seeing the crowd, the accused youth ran away leaving the victim woman tied to a pole. With the help of the victimized villagers, the woman freed herself and reached the police station. According to the victim Urmila, the accused were intent on killing her and her children. If the villagers had not come, he would have killed him.
Order was given to investigate and submit report
Police station in-charge Santosh Sharma said, the police station has received the application form of the victim woman. The victim has been sent to Manjhanpur Medical College for medical examination and treatment. Outpost in-charge Patauna has been ordered to investigate and submit a report. Based on the preliminary report of the outpost in-charge, legal action will be taken against the accused under relevant sections.
Courtesy: Hindi News
Churu News: Dalit family assaulted in Bhanipura, attempt to crush with tractor, video viral
Churu News: Due to a land dispute, bullies made a fatal attack on a Dalit family and tried to crush them with a tractor. People of the Dalit family have been admitted to the hospital in critical condition, their treatment is still going on.
Report:- Navratan Prajapat
Rajasthan News: The dominance of bullies was seen in village Bhojasar Chhota under Bhanipura police station of Sardarshahar tehsil in Churu district, when an attempt was made to capture the ancestral land of a Dalit family. When the Dalit family tried to stop the bullies, they brutally beat the members of the Dalit family with sticks and pipes. After this, he tried to crush all the family members by running a tractor over them.
Till now no action has been taken against the bullies
The video of lathicharge and tractor ramming on the victimized Dalit family is continuously going viral on social media. A case was also filed on behalf of the victim Dalit family, but till date the police has not taken any action against the bullies. Four members of a Dalit family, including husband and wife, were attacked by more than a dozen bullies who broke their arms, legs and broke their heads. All members of Dalit family in Churu government hospital
The whole matter is related to land dispute
In this regard, 40-year-old Gurpreet Kaur, wife of Ram Pratap Bazigar, resident of village Bhojasar Chhota under Bhanipura police station of Sardarshahar, while filing a case, said that her father-in-law has purchased Sudha Khet, in which our house and tube well are also built. The family of Jagdish Singh of the village has a rivalry with us for the farm land, for which cases are already going on. Jagdish Singh, Durg Singh, Roop Singh, Sumer Singh, Jaipal Singh, Ladu Singh, Raju Singh, Kalu Singh, Bhani Singh, Bheru Singh, Sardar Singh, Dilip Singh and four five others were killed illegally on 15 May 2024 due to enmity. They entered our fields and broke our strips. The animals were released loosely and the wood and fences kept in the field were set on fire.
Police engaged in investigation of the case
The complainant told in the report that when my husband, my son and daughter tried to stop them, all of them armed with sticks and pipes attacked us. Everyone united and started beating me mercilessly and tried to crush me by driving a tractor, due to which my husband, my son, daughter and I broke my arms, legs and broke my head. During this time, due to noise, the people of the village gathered, due to which they all ran away from there and while abusing caste based people said that you people have survived for the second time, luck is good. Will come once again and will kill you all. The police have registered a case in this regard under various sections including SCST and started investigation, but till now the accused is still away from the police. Sardarshahar DSP Anil Maheshwari, who is investigating the case, said that a mutual case has been filed by both the parties. Investigation is ongoing in the matter. The accused will be arrested soon.
Courtesy: Hindi News
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The lesser known Lumbini Marker Stone that pinpoints Buddha’s birthplace
Archaeologists are divided on who installed the stone. Some believe it was Emperor Ashoka, while others think the residents of the nearby village did it.
Dipendra Baduwal & Manoj Poudel
The evidence of Siddhartha Gautam’s birth in Lumbini of Rupandehi, is attributed to a stone pillar erected by emperor Ashoka. An inscription in Brahmi script on the pillar confirms that Lumbini is the birthplace of Buddha. However, very few people know about the famous Marker Stone, which pinpoints the location where Prince Siddhartha was born.
Apart from the Ashoka pillar, the archaeology of the other stone also provides information about the birth place of Buddha. It is not clear who placed the Marker Stone, which is known among archaeologists as the Buddha Birth Monument Stone.
According to Basant Bidari, a senior archaeologist, it is believed that the stone was placed to provide information that Buddha was born in this exact spot. There are two opinions regarding the Marker Stone.
“Some scholars say that it was also placed by Ashoka, but others believe it was installed by the local residents of Pradimoksha-vana or Lumbini Game [pronounced ga-may, meaning village],” said Bidari.
He says the then residents of Lumbini Game, which is located about 400 metres to the south-west of the Mayadevi temple, placed the Marker Stone.
“The Marker Stone was not casually strewn about, but it was found properly installed in the ruins inside the Mayadevi Temple,” said Bidari, who was involved in the 1992-1996 excavation that discovered the Marker Stone.
Archaeologists have pinpointed its origins to around 1,300 years before Christ. The Lumbini Game is older than the Buddha period, so Queen Mayadevi is believed to have made a stopover there while visiting her paternal home in Devdaha.
“Tilaurakot, the capital of the kingdom of Mayadevi’s husband King Suddhodhan, is 70-75 km from Devdaha. Lumbini is located at a distance of 28-30 km from Rajprasaad [royal residence in Tilaurakot]. Buddhist scriptures say she was travelling in a palki, a sedan chair,” said Bidari.
Unlike today, it was very difficult to travel 70-75 km in a day due to a lack of good roads, and forested routes. People would seek shelter before dark and resume their journey the next morning.
Evidence suggests that this same route served as an ancient highway connecting to Takshashila (Taxila in present day Pakistan) via Lumbini, Tilaurakot, Gotihawa, and Srabasti. This was the route Mayadevi was travelling when she gave birth to Prince Siddhartha, who later became Gautam Buddha.
According to the Lumbini Development Trust, the Mayadevi Temple is at the heart of Lumbini and the Greater Lumbini Buddhist Circuit (GLBC). It houses the Marker Stone, the Nativity Sculpture, and the structural ruins, all related to the birth of Buddha.
Archaeological excavations have revealed that the structural ruins belong to the different phases of Mayadevi Temple construction and restoration over centuries. Emperor Ashoka, during his visit to Lumbini in 249 BC, built a platform using baked bricks to safeguard the Marker Stone and the Nativity Tree under which Mayadevi had given birth to Prince Siddhartha.
The Mayadevi Temple was rediscovered in 1896 by General Khadga Shamsher and Dr Anton Fuhrer, who identified Lumbini as the birthplace of Lord Sakyamuni Buddha with reference to the Ashoka Pillar. Later, Keshar Shumsher excavated the mound of the early Mayadevi Temple and reconstructed it in 1939. The present-day Mayadevi Temple was rebuilt in 2003 by the Lumbini Development Trust.
The Nativity Sculpture depicts the birth scene of Prince Sidhartha. Mayadevi is depicted holding a branch of a tree as Prajapati Gautami supports her during the delivery. The newborn is shown below, standing on a lotus pedestal. Two celestial figures (Brahma and Indra) are receiving the newborn Prince Siddhartha. The red sandstone sculpture is said to have been carved by the Mathura School of Art in the 4th century. The scientific excavation by PC Mukherji in 1899 discovered the main part of the Nativity Sculpture.
Bidari said that, apart from religious beliefs, the birthplace of Buddha holds great historical and archaeological information.
Locals believe that the residents of Lumbini Game brought the marker stone to pinpoint the birth place. Emperor Ashoka already knew about Buddha's birth place, so to pay his respect and share the information and knowledge, he constructed the pillar with a record mentioning Buddha.
The marker stone was discovered in December 1996 during the excavation of the structural ruins of the Mayadevi Temple.
The marker stone is on top of a platform consisting of seven layers of bricks from the 3rd century BC. Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang (636 AD) describes the existence of the marker stone 25 steps to the north of the sacred pond. It is a sandstone based conglomerate measuring 70 cm by 40 cm by 10 cm in size, said Bidari.
In 1998, the first World Buddhist Summit was held in Lumbini, which declared Lumbini the “Fountain of World Peace” with scientific data.
The birthplace of Lord Sakyamuni Buddha in Lumbini, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is the abode of peace and an ultimate pilgrimage for Buddhist devotees and peace lovers from around the world.
Lord Siddhartha Buddha was born here in 623 BC. Buddhist pilgrims, peace lovers, and general visitors from around the world visit Lumbini to pay their respect and find peace.
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The lesser known Lumbini Marker Stone that pinpoints Buddha’s birthplace
Archaeologists are divided on who installed the stone. Some believe it was Emperor Ashoka, while others think the residents of the nearby village did it.Dipendra Baduwal & Manoj Poudel
The evidence of Siddhartha Gautam’s birth in Lumbini of Rupandehi, is attributed to a stone pillar erected by emperor Ashoka. An inscription in Brahmi script on the pillar confirms that Lumbini is the birthplace of Buddha. However, very few people know about the famous Marker Stone, which pinpoints the location where Prince Siddhartha was born.
Apart from the Ashoka pillar, the archaeology of the other stone also provides information about the birth place of Buddha. It is not clear who placed the Marker Stone, which is known among archaeologists as the Buddha Birth Monument Stone.
According to Basant Bidari, a senior archaeologist, it is believed that the stone was placed to provide information that Buddha was born in this exact spot. There are two opinions regarding the Marker Stone.
“Some scholars say that it was also placed by Ashoka, but others believe it was installed by the local residents of Pradimoksha-vana or Lumbini Game [pronounced ga-may, meaning village],” said Bidari.
He says the then residents of Lumbini Game, which is located about 400 metres to the south-west of the Mayadevi temple, placed the Marker Stone.
“The Marker Stone was not casually strewn about, but it was found properly installed in the ruins inside the Mayadevi Temple,” said Bidari, who was involved in the 1992-1996 excavation that discovered the Marker Stone.
Archaeologists have pinpointed its origins to around 1,300 years before Christ. The Lumbini Game is older than the Buddha period, so Queen Mayadevi is believed to have made a stopover there while visiting her paternal home in Devdaha.
“Tilaurakot, the capital of the kingdom of Mayadevi’s husband King Suddhodhan, is 70-75 km from Devdaha. Lumbini is located at a distance of 28-30 km from Rajprasaad [royal residence in Tilaurakot]. Buddhist scriptures say she was travelling in a palki, a sedan chair,” said Bidari.
Unlike today, it was very difficult to travel 70-75 km in a day due to a lack of good roads, and forested routes. People would seek shelter before dark and resume their journey the next morning.
Evidence suggests that this same route served as an ancient highway connecting to Takshashila (Taxila in present day Pakistan) via Lumbini, Tilaurakot, Gotihawa, and Srabasti. This was the route Mayadevi was travelling when she gave birth to Prince Siddhartha, who later became Gautam Buddha.
According to the Lumbini Development Trust, the Mayadevi Temple is at the heart of Lumbini and the Greater Lumbini Buddhist Circuit (GLBC). It houses the Marker Stone, the Nativity Sculpture, and the structural ruins, all related to the birth of Buddha.
Archaeological excavations have revealed that the structural ruins belong to the different phases of Mayadevi Temple construction and restoration over centuries. Emperor Ashoka, during his visit to Lumbini in 249 BC, built a platform using baked bricks to safeguard the Marker Stone and the Nativity Tree under which Mayadevi had given birth to Prince Siddhartha.
The Mayadevi Temple was rediscovered in 1896 by General Khadga Shamsher and Dr Anton Fuhrer, who identified Lumbini as the birthplace of Lord Sakyamuni Buddha with reference to the Ashoka Pillar. Later, Keshar Shumsher excavated the mound of the early Mayadevi Temple and reconstructed it in 1939. The present-day Mayadevi Temple was rebuilt in 2003 by the Lumbini Development Trust.
The Nativity Sculpture depicts the birth scene of Prince Sidhartha. Mayadevi is depicted holding a branch of a tree as Prajapati Gautami supports her during the delivery. The newborn is shown below, standing on a lotus pedestal. Two celestial figures (Brahma and Indra) are receiving the newborn Prince Siddhartha. The red sandstone sculpture is said to have been carved by the Mathura School of Art in the 4th century. The scientific excavation by PC Mukherji in 1899 discovered the main part of the Nativity Sculpture.
Bidari said that, apart from religious beliefs, the birthplace of Buddha holds great historical and archaeological information.
Locals believe that the residents of Lumbini Game brought the marker stone to pinpoint the birth place. Emperor Ashoka already knew about Buddha's birth place, so to pay his respect and share the information and knowledge, he constructed the pillar with a record mentioning Buddha.
The marker stone was discovered in December 1996 during the excavation of the structural ruins of the Mayadevi Temple.
The marker stone is on top of a platform consisting of seven layers of bricks from the 3rd century BC. Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang (636 AD) describes the existence of the marker stone 25 steps to the north of the sacred pond. It is a sandstone based conglomerate measuring 70 cm by 40 cm by 10 cm in size, said Bidari.
In 1998, the first World Buddhist Summit was held in Lumbini, which declared Lumbini the “Fountain of World Peace” with scientific data.
The birthplace of Lord Sakyamuni Buddha in Lumbini, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is the abode of peace and an ultimate pilgrimage for Buddhist devotees and peace lovers from around the world.
Lord Siddhartha Buddha was born here in 623 BC. Buddhist pilgrims, peace lovers, and general visitors from around the world visit Lumbini to pay their respect and find peace.
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Why Dalits, with 32 pc population, fail in Punjab power politics?
Chandigarh, May 26 (IANS): Does the Dalit (scheduled caste) vote bank in Punjab, being the home turf of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram and having a Dalit population of 32 per cent -- the highest among states -- play a politically empowered role in the electoral outcomes in the agricultural economy state?
Political pundits say “no” as, despite their numerical strength, they have failed to translate into political influence owing to the “leadership crisis”. Another reason is that they are not a homogeneous community that votes in unison.
But for other parties, as per the past trends, they normally play spoilsport.
ADVERTISEMENTThe four mainstream parties -- the Congress, the BJP, the Jat-dominated Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), which snapped its electoral ties with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the run-up to these polls, and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) -- are trying to woo the Dalits -- a majority of them farm labourers or daily wage earners -- by fielding candidates from their community for state’s 13 parliamentary seats.
Also, the caste-based BSP is contesting on all seats.
As per past records, BSP’s vote percentage over the years has weakened substantially, both in assembly and Lok Sabha polls.
From 1998 onwards, the BSP has not won even a single Lok Sabha seat in Punjab.
The BSP’s best performance in the Assembly polls was in 1992. At that time, the party had won nine seats in Punjab, but in the next elections in 1997, it was reduced to one seat.
In the 2002 Assembly polls, the party had got 5.69 per cent votes which decreased to 1.77 per cent in the 2022 polls, mainly due to the emergence of AAP.
Interestingly, a majority of Dalit legislators were elected from parties other than the BSP.
“After 1996, Dalits started shifting towards different parties, but before that the majority of their votes went to the Congress,” a Congress veteran leader told IANS.
In the 2019 parliamentary polls, the BSP, which contested on three reserved seats, had a vote share of 3.5 per cent. It had got 1.4 lakh votes in Anandpur Sahib, 1.28 lakh votes in Hoshiarpur and more than 2 lakh votes in Jalandhar, the hub of the Dalits.
With its declining popularity, the BSP may play spoilsport for the other parties mainly on these seats in these polls, the Congress veteran added.
The BSP has fielded its state President Jabir Singh Garhi from Anandpur Sahib, the seat currently represented by Congress’ Manish Tewari, who has been fielded from the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat.
BSP candidate Rakesh Soman from Hoshiarpur joined AAP in the run-up to the polls. Congress defector legislator Raj Kumar Chabbewal is the AAP candidate from this seat where the BSP holds considerable influence. Party supremo Kanshi Ram had won this seat in 1996 with the support of the Akali Dal.
Balwinder Kumar has been fielded by the BSP from Jalandhar, a Congress bastion with the party winning 10 out of the 16 Lok Sabha elections.
The Congress has fielded Charanjit Singh Channi, the state’s first Dalit chief minister, while AAP has nominated Akali Dal turncoat legislator Pawan Kumar Tinu. The BJP has poached the sitting AAP MP Sushil Kumar Rinku and the Akali Dal has reposed faith in former Congress MP Mohinder Singh Kaypee.
BJP’s Rinku is the most conspicuous party-hopper, having switched sides twice in a year.
In Dalit politics, the state witnessed a new dynamic with the BJP’s announcement in 2022 that it would appoint a Scheduled Caste chief minister if it came to power.
A 2018 report by the ministry of social justice and empowerment says there are 39 sub-castes among Dalits in Punjab.
Five sub-castes constitute more than 80 per cent of the Dalit population. Mazhabi Sikhs comprise the largest share of 30 per cent, followed by Ravidassias (24 per cent) and Ad-Dharmis (11 per cent).
Congress candidate Channi belongs to the Ravidassia community and is known for its proximity with Dera Sachakhand Ballan which has a strong presence in the Doaba region, the area between the Beas and the Satluj rivers often dubbed as the hub of Dalit politics.
The Doaba region comprises four districts -- Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahr that fall in two Lok Sabha constituencies -- Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur.
The BJP has fielded incumbent MP Som Parkash’s wife Anita Som Parkash from Hoshiarpur, once a Congress bastion, while the Akali Dal has fielded Sohan Singh Thandal, and the BSP fielded Ranjit Kumar after its candidate Rakesh Soman left the party after two months of campaigning and joined AAP.
Yamini Gomar, who had fought the 2014 elections on an AAP ticket, is the Congress nominee from Hoshiarpur.
Of the state's 117 assembly seats, 34 (one-third) seats are reserved for the scheduled castes.
Though Dalits, both among Sikhs and Hindus, are seen as the Congress' traditional supporters, the Akalis bank on the Jat Sikhs (comprising 25 per cent of the population), while the present AAP government led by Bhagwant Mann has prominent Dalit leader Harpal Singh Cheema in his Cabinet.
In 1996, the BSP forged an alliance with the Akali Dal (Badal) in the parliamentary elections, and they won three of the four seats.
Punjab will vote in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections on June 1.
(Vishal Gulati can be contacted at gulatiians@gmail.com)
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