18.06.24.Untouchables News.UTNews.India.by Team Sivaji.
ANDHRA PRADESH.
Bihar: Miscreants entered Dalit houses in Masaurhi taking advantage of darkness
Bihar: In Masaurhi Rahmatganj locality, on 16 June, as soon as the power went off at around 10:30 pm, a large number of miscreants tried to enter Dalit houses with wrong intentions and when the Dalit families came to know that some anti-social persons had entered their house with weapons with wrong intentions, they raised an alarm and the anti-social persons ran away from there, damaging the roof of their house and beating their child and escaped from there.
Bihar: In Masaurhi Rahmatganj locality, on 16 June, as soon as the power went off at around 10:30 pm, a large number of miscreants tried to enter Dalit houses with wrong intentions and when the Dalit families came to know that some anti-social persons had entered their house with weapons with wrong intentions, they raised an alarm and the anti-social persons ran away from there, damaging the roof of their house and beating their child and escaped from there. When the people of the locality got together, it was found out that some anti-social persons, some drug addicts and some ganjeras together had committed this crime. The victim called 112 and informed that some anti-social persons had entered my house and harmed me and my child’s father too. 112 reached the spot and seeing the damaged roof, they took immediate action.
Some drug addicts were also caught by the police, but the matter did not reach the police station. 112 police detained the victim on the way and hushed up the matter. The victim said that he had entered our house with wrong intentions thinking that we are Dalits and also caused us a loss of about 50 thousand rupees. The name of the victim is Minta Devi and she is very scared, she is not expecting anything from Masaurhi police administration either.
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Bihar’s Healthcare Crisis: Dalit Woman Struggles for Kidney Transplant After Tragic Surgery
Patna: There appears to be no hope for justice for Sunita Devi, a Dalit woman from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, who allegedly had both kidneys removed at a private clinic nearly two years ago. Disappointed by the lack of support, she is now turning to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for help to undergo a kidney transplant and survive.
MI Khan,
“Modiji is my last hope to live for my three minor children. My health is deteriorating day by day. I appeal to him with folded hands to ensure justice for me during his third term as PM,” said Sunita from her hospital bed at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in Muzaffarpur, a place known for its litchi, situated about 70 km from Patna, the capital city of Bihar.
Despite repeated pleas from Sunita and her family for a kidney transplant, neither the Bihar government nor the top health authorities have arranged a donor for her surgery to date.
Sunita, in her mid-30s, has been fighting for her life since her kidneys were mistakenly removed during a supposed uterus removal operation in September 2022 at a private clinic. Doctors at SKMCH have emphasized that Sunita urgently needs a kidney transplant to survive.
“I could live longer if Modi ji arranges for my kidney transplant. I am struggling to survive, and if nothing happens, I fear leaving my children destitute,” said the patient, who undergoes regular dialysis.
Sunita’s mother, Tetri Devi, emphasized that her daughter’s life rests in the hands of Prime Minister Modi. “A kidney transplant is not a big ask for Modi ji if he intervenes. My daughter has been waiting tirelessly for over 20 months for a transplant. We only receive assurances, and our hope is fading,” said the poor mother, who has been a strong support for Sunita and her children.
Tetri expressed frustration with hospital doctors and health officials who repeatedly promise to arrange a kidney donor but have yet to deliver. “We are tired now. Every time we ask about the kidney transplant, they give us the same excuses. Health officials are neglecting our plea because we are poor and cannot afford a donor,” she added.
Tetri recalled how health officials had assured her of arranging a kidney transplant for Sunita, but to date, nothing has materialized.
Earlier, she blamed the health department officials for their lack of seriousness, which she believes caused the delay in the transplant. She criticized the authorities for not making sufficient efforts during the 19-month period to secure a donor that could save her daughter’s life.
Doctors and officials at SKMCH expressed their inability to facilitate a kidney donor for Sunita. They clarified that their responsibility lies in providing proper treatment, monitoring her health regularly and ensuring she receives dialysis as needed. They emphasized that arranging a donor is the responsibility of government health authorities.
While there is little hope left for Sunita’s kidney transplant, a local court in Muzaffarpur has convicted Dr. Pawan Kumar, the owner of Subhakant Clinic in Sakra block where her healthy kidneys were removed.
Kumar, who claimed to be a medical practitioner, was arrested in November 2022 and is currently in jail. The court is expected to announce his sentence on June 19.
Ironically, the main accused in the kidney removal case, Dr. RK Singh, remains absconding, and the police have been unsuccessful in apprehending him. Following a court order, the police have seized his property due to his fugitive status.
According to police reports, Kumar and Singh conducted surgery on Sunita, removing her kidneys at an unauthorized clinic that lacked proper registration and a valid license to perform surgeries. The investigation uncovered shocking details, revealing that the clinic operated without an operation theater.
Days after the illegal surgery, an FIR was filed at the local police station based on Tetri’s statement. The FIR named Kumar, his wife Sangeeta Devi, Singh, OT assistant Jitendra Kumar Paswan and two others as accused in the case.
They were charged under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994, as well as the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
An initial investigation by the police in Muzaffarpur revealed that Subhakant Clinic, where Sunita underwent surgery, lacked basic facilities such as an operation theater and proper government approval. The clinic operated without a registration number and there were no displayed degrees of its doctors, leading to allegations that it was managed by self-proclaimed medical practitioners.
Sunita’s family recounted that she was taken to the clinic in early September due to stomach pain. Following an ultrasound, doctors advised immediate admission for a uterus removal surgery, demanding payment upfront.
However, shortly after the procedure, Sunita’s health rapidly declined. Her body swelled, and she experienced extreme weakness and discomfort. Concerned about her deteriorating condition, clinic staff suggested transferring her to Patna for better treatment.
Upon arrival at the government-run Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), doctors delivered a shocking diagnosis: both of Sunita’s kidneys had been removed during the surgery at the clinic.
Following widespread attention to the case, the National Human Rights Commission and Bihar State Human Rights Commission issued notices to the state government.
Sunita’s case highlights the dire state of healthcare in rural Bihar, where unlicensed practitioners or quacks, locally known as “jhola chaap”, operate numerous private clinics. Many vulnerable individuals, like Sunita, fall victim to such practices, often without public awareness or reporting.
In a similar incident in 2021, 16 elderly men and women had their eyes removed due to alleged negligence during cataract surgeries at a private hospital in Muzaffarpur.
Courtesy : Two Circle
Yet Another Dalit Woman Raped, On Gunpoint, For Not Repaying Loan
A Dalit woman in Jharkhand’s Chatra district was raped at gunpoint by her lender for not repaying a loan. The woman had been paying back Rs 25,000 she borrowed from him in small amounts. Despite that, the lender raped her.
Rudrani Gupta
Jharkhand: A Dalit woman in Jharkhand’s Chatra district was raped at gunpoint by her lender for not repaying the loan. The woman had been paying back Rs 25,000 she borrowed from him in small amounts. Despite that, the lender entered her house, demanded money and raped her. The incident happened on the evening of May 18 and the woman registered a complaint at a woman’s police station on May 22. However, for 25 days, no police action was taken.
The survivor had borrowed Rs 25,000 from Gadia Village’s money lender Baljeet Yadav. She was paying the money back in small instalments. However, when Baljeet started pressuring her to share her phone number, the survivor refused and said that she would be paying the amount in small instalments.
Still, Baljeet persisted in asking for her number. Whenever he encountered her in the village, he used to stop his vehicle and ask for the woman’s phone number. The woman offered to provide her husband’s phone number but Blajeet threatened to harm her husband. So, she ended up sharing her number due to pressure. It was after this, that Baljeet started calling her constantly. The survivor used to disconnect his call and he had been harassing and following her since May 13.
On the evening of May 18, he forcibly entered her house and started demanding his money back. Holding the woman at gunpoint, Baljeet raped her despite her resistance.
He even threatened her not to raise a hue and cry. In her statement, the woman said, “Despite my protests, he held me captive at gunpoint and raped me. After the rape, Baljeet, while leaving the house, said that if I raise a hue and cry, he will kill me and my entire family.”
The survivor and her family registered a police complaint at the women’s police station but the case was not registered. The woman herself went to the station on June 13 to check the status of the complaint but she was rebuffed and sent back. Then, the woman wrote an application to the office of the Superintendent of Police. Following this, the superintendent intervened in the case and Baljeet got arrested on Saturday night.
“The accused was arrested late in the night on Saturday. Due to some lapses at the level of the local police station, the arrest was delayed,” Sadar SDPO Sandeep Suman said. Action will be taken against the police in charge of the station in the village.
The SDPO also said that the accused has been sent to the court and the woman’s complaint has been registered under Section 164 of the CrPC. The investigation is underway.
Similar incidents of Dalit women being abused
In a similar incident that happened in 2023, a Dalit woman in Bihar’s Patna was assaulted with sticks, and stripped naked by the creditors and their aide who also allegedly urinated in her mouth. She refused to pay an additional interest of Rs 1500 on the Rs 9000 she had borrowed and returned.
In the same year, a sub-inspector in UP’s Prayagraj was suspended for raping a Dalit woman who approached him with a complaint. The woman was facing death threats and was being assaulted by someone. She approached the officer with her complaint. In the evening, the officer called her to the station saying that he would arrest the accused. The woman went in a car with him. The officer offered the woman a cold drink which was spiked. After the woman became unconscious, he sexually assaulted her.
These incidents show how many powerful people misuse their position to harass women, especially those belonging to lower caste.
Power Fails To Protect Dalit Women
Dali women are harassed by major sections of society, including police officers, for their gender and caste. The gender entices the abusers and the caste makes them blind to the laws and their consequences. They assume that “these women” will never go to the police or will never be heard.
A similar thing happened in the Jharkhand rape case too. Despite the woman registering a complaint, the police station meant for the welfare of women didn’t even register a case. If the Dalit woman hadn’t been literate enough to submit an application to higher officers, the case would never be solved and she would never get justice.
It is crucial to stop caste and gender discrimination so that Dalit women are not in the headlines every day as the sufferers of the new low of humanity. Just because a woman is a Dalit, she is stripped of her rights to modesty and safety. Their caste might be a part of their identity but not a licence to be an easy target.
Views expressed are the author’s own.
Courtesy: She The people
A Dalit Farmer Shows the Way Forward for Creative Livelihoods and Environment Protection on his 2 Acre Farm
At a time when many of the bigger farmers are complaining of indebtedness and non-viability while also causing ecological ruin, a dalit farmer has shown the way forward by combining highly creative, satisfying livelihood with environment protection. He is very happy working on his farm with his wife and other family members and exploring various creative possibilities. He is able to provide healthy food to his family all through the year, apart from earning the cash for other essential expenses. He is able to educate his two sons in city colleges. He is able to help many other farmers for adopting similar natural farming methods that he has adopted. At the same time he is careful to avoid wasteful expenditure and stays away from liquor and intoxicants, holding liquor responsible for many problems in villages.
By Bharat Dogra
I had met Balchand Ahirwar a few months back at the time of an earlier, somewhat hurried visit to his village Lidhoratal in Jatara block of Tikamgarh district (Madhya Pradesh). However I was so keen to know more about his work, approach and thinking that I was keen to return to his farm for a more detailed and relaxed meeting. This opportunity I got only recently in early June. Even though this visit was in the middle of heat wave conditions, there was so much to learn from this farmer that I was very happy to avail of the opportunity of visiting him again.
A key to the successful farming practiced by Balchand and his wife Guddi is that they have reduced their farming expenses as much as possible. In recent years in the case of most farmers expenses relating to chemical fertilizers, pesticides and weedicides have increased very sharply. However Balchand avoids these expenses by making natural fertilizers and pest repellants on his own field using local resources. In the case of natural fertilizer he uses cow’s manure and urine from his own cattle, to which he adds some besan (legume powder) and jaggery. In the case of natural pest repellants he uses leaves having very bitter taste from local trees, mixing these with cow manure and cow urine. Hence while those buying market purchased chemical inputs have to spend Rs. 6000 on an acre of land, Balchand has to spend only Rs. 500. An additional Rs. 2000 per acre is saved on irrigation water as the land using natural fertilizers needs lesser water compared to land using chemical fertilizers.
Other farmers follow the widely prevailing trend of using tractors but tractors are very costly to purchase or hire. Balchand instead uses a power tiller which is several times cheaper but adequate for his small family farm. In addition, he says, he is able to avoid the loss to soil fertility caused by tractors.
While reducing his costs Balchand is careful to utilize every inch of his 2 acre farm in highly creative ways. In the two seasons of rabi and kharif, wheat and groundnuts are the two main crops. Wheat meets the main grain need of his family all through the year while some of this is also sold to earn some cash. Groundnut is mainly a cash crop. However in addition by using limited farm space very wisely Balchand is able to grow a wide diversity of vegetables, legumes, fruits, millets, spices and flowers. We counted up to 44 crops grown within a cycle of one year by him, and there may still be some that we missed. The greatest diversity is in vegetables and a very creative multi-layer garden has been created by him, installing bamboos, so that creepers get more support and the more vulnerable plants can grow in the shade of bigger and sturdier ones. Trees which will be yielding fruits soon also provide shade and moisture to soil and micro-organisms living in soil. Plants and trees on bunds add to the greenery as well as to water and soil conservation. When taking me around the field, Balchand dug up soil with his hands to show how many earthworms were at work within the soil to improve the farm.
Balchand is deeply committed to his farming and even while resting he thinks of what he should be doing in various parts of the small farm. He says that this commitment and the willingness to put in a lot of caring work are essential for the success of natural farming, and those farmers not having a commitment like this are unlikely to be very successful in natural farming. He emphasizes that his work is not drudgery, he enjoys this work. In fact he is so committed to his work and farm that he has shifted his residence from the main village settlement to the farm.
Integral to the success of this farm are the farm animals—4 cows, 4 calves, 4 goats and 1 buffalo. Cows are very essential not just for the higher quality milk but also for cow manure and cow urine. Milk is not sold but kept in the family for meeting nutrition needs.
Balchand has been helped in his efforts by a highly creative voluntary organization called Srijan. Srijan has been trying to spread similar natural farming with special emphasis on multi-layer vegetable gardens and fruit orchards. Those farmers like Balchand who show special ability and enthusiasm are selected for setting up natural farming centers on their farms, just like the Palak Center that Balchand and Guddi have created. Such centers are also used to make natural fertilizers and pest repellants on a much larger scale than what is required by a single farm. These can then be purchased by other farmers ( who have some difficulties in preparing these on their own) at a modest price Even these farmers who purchase natural fertilizers from such centers incur much lower costs compared to chemical inputs, less than half.
By supplying such natural fertilizers and pest repellants to other farmers, Balchand helps them to take up natural farming. He has two brothers, both with 2 acres each like him, and he has successfully motivated both his brothers to take up natural farming.
While Balchand and Guddi shoulder most of the responsibilities, their elders also lend a helping hand. They have two sons who are studying nursing and pharmacy courses in cities of Chattarpur and Bhopal.
Balchand has been honored by the district administration and his services are frequently sought for training other farmers. A training room is available at his Palak natural farming center. Srijan has placed several farming implements here which can be obtained for farming and food processing by other small farmer households.
Balchand has only one small well to meet his irrigation needs and at times, such as in this year’s heat wave, water scarcity is creating problems. This has emerged as an important problem and constraint.
This kind of farming with a lot of greenery and trees and without any agro-chemicals provides very healthy conditions for many species of birds, bees, earthworms and other friends of farmers to have an increasing and happy presence. This farming promotes biodiversity and is very useful for climate change mitigation as well as adaptation. While trees and porous soil with high and increasing organic content contribute to carbon absorption, giving up chemical fertilizers and pesticides leads to big decrease of fossil fuels. Mixed farming, greater moisture absorption and reduced expenses all lead to climate change adaptation and increasing resilience. Hence such farmers should get big economic support for their efforts and this in turn will help to bring many other farmers on the path of somewhat similar natural farming.
This writer has been trying to meet many such farmers and document their work and experience in remote villages of various provinces. There is so much to learn from the nobility of their efforts and work—perhaps the most creative work. The great value of their work has increased further in times of climate change, and they should receive much higher support.
Bharat Dogra is Honorary Convener, Campaign to Save Earth Now. His recent books include Protecting Earth for Children, Man over Machine, Navjeevan and India’s Quest for Sustainable Farming and Healthy Food.
Courtesy : Countercurrents
Prakash Ambedkar Criticizes Uddhav Thackeray Over Dalit Voter Recognition
Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar on Monday hit out at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray saying the latter did not give credit the Dalit community for the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi’s big win in Maharashtra in the recently held Lok Sabha polls. It shows his (Uddhav) true mentality, he said.
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Ambedkar said that Dalit voters played a major role in Maha Vikas Aghadi’s success in Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, but Shiv Sena UBT did not consider it important to even mention them.
“A good example of “Garaj Saro Vaidya Maro.” (One does not care about the doctor as soon as the problem or need is over). Upper caste Hindus voted for BJP and not Shiv Sena or Maha Vikas Aghadi. Dalits, Muslims, Buddhists, Christians, Bahujans voted for the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the MVA in this election. But the role of Dalits, Buddhists in saving their party is not even worth mentioning.
This is their true mentality!” Ambedkar wrote on X Dalits and Buddhists, be wise now. You’ve saved their party but you’re not even mentioned by them,” he added.
His comments came after Thackeray said that all people including Marathi, Hindu, Muslim and Christians voted for the MVA in the Lok Sabha polls. He was reacting to BJP leader and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ claims that majority of Muslim community voted for the Shiv Sena (UBT).
“People from all religions and languages voted overwhelmingly for the MVA to save democracy,” Thackeray sad.
The Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), which fought separately, again failed to win a single seat in Maharashtra the Lok Sabha elections and also saw its vote share dropping significantly. The VBA contested 35 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state and secured over 1.58 million votes, as against over 4.2 million votes in 2019. Ambedkar, who is the grandson of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, had contested from Akola and Solapur and lost both seats.
Courtesy : Deccan Chronicle
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மும்பை - அரசாங்கத் தீர்மானங்களை (ஜிஆர்) அப்பட்டமாக மீறும் வகையில், பிரஹன்மும்பை முனிசிபல் கார்ப்பரேஷன் (பிஎம்சி) அதன் ஆக்கிரமிப்பு எதிர்ப்பு இயக்கத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியாக, போவாயில் உள்ள ஜெய் பீம் நகர் குடிசைப் பகுதியில் உள்ள நூற்றுக்கணக்கான வீடுகளை இடித்து, சுமார் 750 குடும்பங்களை வீடிழக்கச் செய்துள்ளது. மழைக்காலம். மக்களவைத் தேர்தல் அறிவிக்கப்பட்டு சரியாக இரண்டு நாட்களுக்குப் பிறகு ஜூன் 6-ம் தேதி இடிப்பு பணி நடந்தது.
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இச்சம்பவம் குறித்து தி மூக்நாயக்கிடம் பேசிய அம்பேத்கர், இந்த இடிப்பு மனித உரிமைகள் மற்றும் சட்ட விதிமுறைகளை முற்றிலும் மீறுவதாகக் கண்டனம் தெரிவித்தார். மகாராஷ்டிரா மற்றும் மேற்கு வங்காளம் உள்ளிட்ட பல்வேறு மாநிலங்களைச் சேர்ந்த பெரும்பான்மையான தலித்துகள் குடிசைவாசிகளுக்கு இடிப்புக்கு முன் முன் அறிவிப்பு வழங்கப்படவில்லை என்பதை அவர் எடுத்துரைத்தார்.
அத்தகைய ஆக்கிரமிப்பு இயக்கத்தைத் தொடங்குவதற்கு மாவட்ட ஆட்சியரின் அங்கீகாரம் தேவை என்று அவர் வலியுறுத்தினார், இது BMC ஆல் அப்பட்டமாக புறக்கணிக்கப்பட்டது.
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அம்பேத்கர், குடிசைவாசிகளின் பாதிப்பை அதிகரிக்காமல் தடுக்க, மழைக்காலங்களில் வெளியேற்றப்படுவதை விதிமுறைகள் கண்டிப்பாகத் தடை செய்கின்றன என்று சுட்டிக்காட்டினார்.
"பருவமழை காலத்தில், அவர்கள் யாரையும் தங்கள் வீடுகளை காலி செய்ய கட்டாயப்படுத்த முடியாது, மேலும் இந்த ஒழுங்குமுறை தொடர்பான பல அரசாங்க தீர்மானங்கள் வேண்டுமென்றே புறக்கணிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன," என்று அவர் கூறினார்.
அம்பேத்கரின் கூற்றுப்படி, இந்த இடிப்பு குடியிருப்பாளர்களுக்கு தங்குமிடம், உணவு அல்லது உடை இல்லாமல் போய்விட்டது. பெரும்பாலான குடும்பங்கள் பல்வேறு பட்டியல் சாதி சமூகங்களைச் சேர்ந்தவர்கள் மற்றும் 25 முதல் 30 ஆண்டுகளாக வசித்து வருகின்றனர்.
ராஜ்ரத்னா அம்பேத்கர், பாரதிய ஜனதா கட்சிக்கு (BJP) மக்கள் வாக்களிக்காத பகுதிகளில் வீடுகள் வேண்டுமென்றே குறிவைக்கப்பட்டதாகக் குற்றம் சாட்டினார், இந்தச் செயலை "முற்றிலும் அருவருப்பானது" என்று விவரித்தார்.
இந்த இடிப்பு அம்பேத்கர் விவரித்தபடி, குழப்பத்தால் பிறக்காத குழந்தையை இழந்தது உட்பட சோகமான விளைவுகளை ஏற்படுத்தியது. முதியோர்களும் குழந்தைகளும் காப்பாற்றப்படவில்லை, இது மனிதாபிமான நெருக்கடியை மேலும் மோசமாக்குகிறது.
இடம்பெயர்ந்தவர்களுக்கு மாற்று வீடுகள் வழங்குதல், இடிப்புக்கு காரணமான பிஎம்சி அதிகாரியை சஸ்பெண்ட் செய்தல், வன்முறையில் ஈடுபட்ட காவல்துறை அதிகாரிகள் மீது எஃப்ஐஆர் பதிவு செய்தல் உள்ளிட்ட அதிகாரிகள் உடனடி நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும் என்று அம்பேத்கர் கோரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளார். நீதி கிடைக்கும் வரை சமூகம் ஓயாது என அவர் வலியுறுத்தியுள்ளார்.
இருப்பினும், இந்தியன் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் அறிக்கையில் , மூத்த குடிமை அதிகாரி ஒருவர், "ஜிஆர் செல்லுபடியாகும் போது, நீதிமன்ற உத்தரவுகளின் அடிப்படையில் பிஎம்சியால் இடிப்பு இயக்கம் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டது" என்று கூறினார். மற்ற குடிமை அதிகாரிகளின் கூற்றுப்படி, மாதிரி நடத்தை விதிகள் அமலில் இருந்ததால் இடிப்பு தாமதமானது.
இதற்கிடையில், இந்த நிலம் தனியாருக்குச் சொந்தமானது, ஆனால் 2007 இல் ஹிராநந்தனி கட்டிடத் தொழிலாளிக்கு தற்காலிக தொழிலாளர் முகாமுக்காக கொடுக்கப்பட்டது என்று அதிகாரிகள் கூறுகின்றனர். கட்டிடம் கட்டுபவர் நிலத்தை அகற்றாததால், பலர் MSHRC ஐ அணுகி அதைக் காலி செய்ய முயற்சித்தனர், மேலும் முந்தைய முயற்சிகளும் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டன. காலி செய்ய. S வார்டு அதிகாரி பாஸ்கர் காஸ்கிகர் ஒரு HT அறிக்கையில், BMC யிடமிருந்து தற்காலிக தங்குமிடம் அல்லது இழப்பீடுக்கான சாத்தியக்கூறுகளை மறுத்தார். நிலத்தின் முன்பதிவு அரசு அலுவலகங்களுக்கானது. அதை உரிமையாளர் கட்ட வேண்டும்,'' என்றார்.
எதிர்ப்பு மற்றும் அரசு பதில்
இடிக்கப்பட்ட இடத்தில் ஒரு நாள் நீடித்த போராட்டத்தைத் தொடர்ந்து, அதிகாரிகள் அம்பேத்கருடன் சமரச பேச்சுவார்த்தையில் ஈடுபட்டனர், அவர் மூன்று முக்கிய கோரிக்கைகளை கோடிட்டுக் காட்டினார்:
பாதிக்கப்பட்ட அனைத்து குடும்பங்களுக்கும் மாற்று வீடுகளை வழங்குதல்.
இடிக்க உத்தரவிட்ட BMC அதிகாரி சஸ்பெண்ட்.
குடியிருப்பாளர்களைத் தாக்கிய காவல்துறை அதிகாரிகள் மீது எஃப்ஐஆர் பதிவு செய்தல்.
அதிகாரிகள் மீது வன்கொடுமைச் சட்டத்தின் கீழ் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும் என்று அம்பேத்கர் கோரிக்கை விடுத்தார்.
இரண்டு நாட்களில் உரிய நடவடிக்கை எடுப்பதாக அதிகாரிகள் உறுதியளித்துள்ளனர் என்றார். எவ்வாறாயினும், வாக்குறுதிகள் நிறைவேற்றப்படாவிட்டால், போராட்டங்கள் மீண்டும் தீவிரமடையும் என அவர் எச்சரித்துள்ளார்.
ஜெய் பீம் நகர் இடிப்பு, வீட்டு உரிமைகள், அரசாங்க பொறுப்புக்கூறல் மற்றும் பாதிக்கப்படக்கூடிய சமூகங்களின் பாதுகாப்பு போன்ற பிரச்சினைகளை முன்னிலைப்படுத்தியுள்ளது. பாதிக்கப்பட்ட குடும்பங்கள் நீதிக்காக காத்திருக்கும் வேளையில், நகர்ப்புற நிர்வாகத்தில் சட்ட மற்றும் நெறிமுறை தரங்களை கடைபிடிக்க வேண்டியதன் அவசியத்தை இந்த சம்பவம் அப்பட்டமாக நினைவூட்டியது.
- புதன், ஜூன் 19, 2024
ஜி.எஸ்.லட்சுமண ஐயரின் மறந்த மரபு: தமிழகத்தில் தலித்துகளை உயர்த்துவதில் ஈ.வி.ராமசாமியை மிஞ்சும் அயராத சிலுவைப்போர்.
தமிழ்நாட்டின் வரலாற்றில் பாடப்படாத மற்றொரு ஹீரோ ஜி.எஸ்.லட்சுமண அய்யர், திராவிடக் கருத்தியலில் இருந்து விலகியதால் வேண்டுமென்றே அவரைப் புறக்கணித்தார். தலித் உரிமைகளை முன்னேற்றுவதில் அவரது குறிப்பிடத்தக்க சாதனைகள் இருந்தபோதிலும், ஈ.வி. ராமசாமி நாயக்கரையும் மிஞ்சும் வகையில், அவரது பிராமணப் பின்னணி அவரது முழு பாரம்பரியத்தையும் அடக்குவதற்கு வழிவகுத்தது, அவர் சமூகத்திற்கு பரோபகாரம் மூலம் வாழ்நாள் பங்களிப்பு செய்த போதிலும்.
ஜி.எஸ்.லட்சுமண அய்யர் 1919 ஆம் ஆண்டு பிப்ரவரி 22 ஆம் தேதி தமிழகத்தின் ஈரோடு மாவட்டம் கோபிசெட்டிபாளையத்தில் டி.சீனிவாச ஐயர் மற்றும் ஸ்வர்ணம்மாள் ஆகியோருக்கு மகனாகப் பிறந்தார். அவரது தந்தை, தீவிர சுதந்திரப் போராட்ட வீரரும், இந்திய தேசிய காங்கிரஸின் உறுப்பினருமான சீனிவாச ஐயர், 1928 ஆம் ஆண்டு சைமன் கமிஷன் புறக்கணிப்பில் தீவிரமாக பங்கேற்று, பின்னர் 1937 இல் சென்னை மாநில சட்டமன்ற உறுப்பினராக பணியாற்றினார். சிறுவயதிலேயே சுதந்திரப் போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டு, பத்து வயதிலேயே அதைப் பற்றிப் பேசினார்.
பணக்கார நிலப்பிரபுக் குடும்பத்தைச் சேர்ந்தவராக இருந்தாலும், காதி கடையில் வேலை செய்து காதியை விளம்பரப்படுத்த தன்னை அர்ப்பணித்துக் கொண்டார். அவர் தனது செயல்பாட்டிற்காக பல கைதுகளை எதிர்கொண்டார்: முதலில் 1938 இல் திருவனந்தபுரம் சதி வழக்கில், பின்னர் 1941 இல் தனிநபர் கீழ்ப்படியாமைக்காக, பின்னர் 1942 இல் வெள்ளையனே வெளியேறு இயக்கத்தில் பங்கேற்றதற்காக, இரண்டு ஆண்டுகள் சிறைத்தண்டனை விதிக்கப்பட்டது. அவரது மனைவி லட்சுமி அம்மாளும் அவருடன் சத்தியாகிரகத்தில் தீவிரமாக பங்கேற்றார். இருவருக்கும் 3 ஆண்டுகள் கடுங்காவல் தண்டனையும் ₹3000 அபராதமும் விதிக்கப்பட்டது. லட்சுமி அம்மாள் கைது செய்யப்பட்ட போது பதினெட்டு வயதுக்கு குறைவானவர் என்ற அடிப்படையில் பல வாரங்களுக்குப் பிறகு விடுவிக்கப்பட்டார்.
மேலும், லட்சுமண அய்யர், ஏழைகள் மற்றும் ஒடுக்கப்பட்டவர்களை மேம்படுத்துவதற்கான அவரது விரிவான முயற்சிகளுக்காக பரவலாக ஒப்புக் கொள்ளப்படுகிறார், மேலும் இந்த காரணங்களுக்காக தனது செல்வத்தின் பெரும்பகுதியை தாராளமாக நன்கொடையாக அளித்தார். விளிம்பு நிலை சமுதாயத்தினருக்கு வீடுகள் கட்டுவதற்காக இன்றைய நாணயத்தில் பல நூறு கோடிகள் மதிப்பிலான நிலத்தை பகிர்ந்தளித்தார். அவரது தலைமையின் கீழ், கோபிசெட்டிபாளையம், கைமுறையாக துப்புரவு முறையை தடை செய்த இந்தியாவின் முதல் நகரமாக மாறியது. அவரது வாழ்க்கை மற்றும் பங்களிப்புகள் விரிவாக ஆவணப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளன, சுபிதளபதியின் புத்தகம் “தி லாஸ்ட் வெஸ்டிஜ் ஆஃப் காந்தியனிசம்” மற்றும் வழக்கறிஞர் எஸ்.பாலமுருகன் இயக்கிய “ஓயா மாறி” ஆவணப்படம், இது பின்தங்கிய மக்களின் வாழ்க்கையை மேம்படுத்த லட்சுமண ஐயரின் அர்ப்பணிப்பை விவரிக்கிறது.
Lakshmana Iyer liberated Dalits burdened by debt, providing them with comfortable homes in clean, spacious streets. He also tirelessly campaigned for underprivileged students, establishing hostels with free meals and accommodation, which Mahatma Gandhi had ordered. Known as Raman Viduthi for boys and T.S. Rama Sarojinidevi Vidudhi for girls, these hostels began in a rented building in 1935. Regardless of circumstances, Lakshmana Iyer ensured students received their meals, often sacrificing personal items like his ring to fulfil their needs. Many students who benefited from these hostels have since achieved remarkable success.
Unlike EV Ramasamy Naicker, who merely advocated for Dalit rights, Lakshmana Iyer lived his principles. He bridged the gap between Dalits and himself by inviting them into his home in the agraharam near the Sivan temple. Despite social customs dictating that Dalits stand outside while Iyer’s relatives gathered inside, Lakshmana Iyer challenged this norm. He invited a Dalit inside and instructed him to fetch water from a well traditionally used by Iyer households. Despite initial hesitation, the Dalit followed his directive, poured the water for Iyer to drink, and declared neither the water nor the Dalit was considered impure. This act led to Lakshmana Iyer’s ostracization from his community by other members.
Similar to Vaidyanatha Iyer’s efforts for Dalit temple entry in Madurai, Lakshmana Iyer and his associate Sri Kannapa, also Brahmins, orchestrated a temple entry movement at the Siva temple in Gobichettypalayam on the same day. Despite facing attacks from caste Hindus and Brahmins throwing stones, they successfully achieved their objective. Such a man who generously donated 635 acres of land, including the sites of present government offices and schools, is being erased from history simply because of his Brahmin heritage—a tragic reality in Tamil Nadu. Efforts to commemorate him, such as erecting a statue at the bus stand, are consistently thwarted by the administration, citing trivial reasons like an actual incident in Iyer’s life, interactions with EV Ramasamy Naicker, where Naicker shared refreshments in Iyer’s home but later criticized the Brahmin community on the next street. This pattern reflects how society has benefited from his contributions yet neglected his legacy.
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