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Lucknow News: Former Pradhan along with his associates demolished the thatched roof of a Dalit woman
Ikouna (Shravasti). Former Pradhan and Pradhan representative along with their supporters have been accused of demolishing the thatched roof and hut of a Dalit woman resident of Rampur Kateel on Monday. It is being told that on protesting, they threatened her with dire consequences and beat her up. Its video went viral on social media. At the same time, Gilaula police has registered a case on the complaint of the victim and started investigation.
Immanat alias Tajish Ali, a resident of village Rampur Kateel of Gilaula police station area, is a former Pradhan. His daughter-in-law is the current Pradhan of the village. It is alleged that on Monday, the former Pradhan demolished the thatched roof and hut kept at the house of Dalit widow woman Kusana wife of Bachchalal, a resident of the village. During this, the former Pradhan and his supporters created a lot of ruckus. It is alleged that later they set it on fire. On protesting, everyone together threatened the victim with dire consequences and beat her up. In this, the woman’s left hand was broken. The victim’s son said that it is his ancestral land. The accused are occupying it on the basis of fake deed.
After getting information about this, PRV police reached the spot and took the accused to the police station from where the accused were later released. In this case, Gilaula police has started investigation by registering a case under serious sections against Pradhan representative and former Pradhan Ishwar alias Tajish Ali along with village residents Deshraj, Prithviraj and Anirudh on the complaint of the victim Kusana. At the same time, the victim’s family is very scared after the incident. In this regard, SHO Pramod Agnihotri says that the case has been registered and investigation is being done.
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RSS To Take 8,000 Dalit Students To Maha Kumbh Mela To Prevent Religious Conversions
The primary aim of the program, according to Ramji Singh, an instructor at Seva Bharti schools in the Awadh region, is to save these children from falling into the trap of religious conversions.
By: Vanshika Tyagi
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will take nearly 8,000 students from deprived backgrounds, mainly from the Scheduled Caste (SC) communities, on a journey to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, to experience the Maha Kumbh Mela from Thursday, as reported by Indian Express.
The initiative is by Vidya Bharti, the education wing of the RSS, which aims to familiarize these children with India’s rich cultural and spiritual heritage. It is also intended to help shield them from potential religious conversion efforts.
The children, primarily above 10 years of age, will be taken along by their parents. They will visit key places within the Kumbh area, including ashrams, akharas, and Sangam Ghat, where three rivers—the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati—merge into one.
Altogether, the students will comprise about 2,100 children who hail from 14 districts in Uttar Pradesh’s Awadh region. They will stay in the Mela area from 16th January to 18th as part of a well-structured educational program aimed at making them aware of the spiritual significance of Kumbh Mela and traditional practices that go with it.
Aim of the Educational Program
The primary aim of the program, according to Ramji Singh, an instructor at Seva Bharti schools in the Awadh region, is to save these children from falling into the trap of religious conversions. Singh, who oversees the program, said that many of these children belong to vulnerable communities, and some may be targeted by Christian missionaries who claim that these children are not truly Hindus.
The RSS wants to bring these students to Kumbh Mela so that they can be further strengthened in their Hindu identity by making them aware of the cultural and spiritual significance of the festival. Singh said, “The purpose of taking the students for ‘Kumbh darshan’ is to make them aware of India’s rich traditions and culture as well as the spiritual aspect of the Maha Kumbh.
Vidya Bharti runs Sanskar Kendras, which provide a unique form of education to children from poor backgrounds who cannot afford regular schooling. These centers focus on more than just academic subjects, including cultural education and religious practices. Students are taught nationalistic songs, prayers, and the importance of traditional customs, such as greeting elders and worshiping deities. The emphasis is also on instilling pride in their cultural identity through chants like ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ and fostering a sense of patriotism.
Singh further added that this type of education helps create a positive environment within their communities. The program, while serving an educational purpose, also aims to strengthen the bond between these children and their cultural roots.
Plans To Extend This Initiative
The program has already gained significant ground in the Awadh region, and RSS is planning to extend it to other parts of Uttar Pradesh. After the first batch of 2,100 children, who are visiting from January 16 to 18, a similar group from the Gorakhpur region will visit the Kumbh Mela from January 24 to 26. The RSS is also in talks to enable similar visits by students from the Kashi and Kanpur regions, and there are talks on about expanding the program to Western Uttar Pradesh.
They will have a debriefing session after the visit wherein they would be asked about their experiences, and in the reflection of the event, they will be reminded of the significance of Kumbh Mela in the aspects of culture and spirituality that is meant to cement the learning further.
(With agency inputs)
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Maharashtra Forms Judicial Committees to Probe Deaths of Beed Sarpanch and Dalit youth
Suryavanshi, 35, died at a state-run hospital in Parbhani on December 15 while in judicial custody, days after he was arrested in connection with violence in Parbhani over the desecration of the glass-encased replica of the Constitution.
Mumbai — The Maharashtra government on Wednesday formed two one-member judicial committees to investigate the deaths of Santosh Deshmukh, the sarpanch of Massajog in Beed district, and Dalit protester Somnath Suryavanshi in Parbhani.
The committees were formed after the government released a resolution late Tuesday. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had promised judicial probes into the incidents during the state assembly’s winter session in December.
Retired Bombay High Court Justice M.L. Tahaliyani will head the committee investigating Deshmukh’s murder. The committee’s terms of reference include examining the sequence of events, identifying any individuals or organizations responsible, evaluating the police’s preparedness and response, and recommending short- and long-term measures for the future. The committee will be based in Beed and is expected to submit its report within six months.
Retired Bombay High Court Justice V.L. Achliya will lead the inquiry into Suryavanshi’s death. The committee will investigate the events surrounding the Dec. 10 violence in Parbhani following the desecration of a Constitution replica and Suryavanshi’s subsequent death in police custody. The committee will also examine the police’s response and make recommendations within six months. The committee will be based in Parbhani.
The Justice Tahaliyani committee can summon anyone, enter any building, or seize papers and accounts to find information about Santosh Deshmukh’s murder.
The announcement comes as the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Walmik Karad, a close aide of NCP Minister Dhananjay Munde, under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) in connection with Deshmukh’s murder. Eight others have already been arrested and charged under the MCOCA in the case. The opposition has called for Munde’s resignation in light of the arrests.
Suryavanshi, 35, died in a Parbhani hospital on Dec. 15 while in custody, days after his arrest for violence involving the desecration of a glass
encased replica of the Constitution.
Courtesy : The Mooknayak
India’s Dalits suffer unrelentless oppression and violence
Last month we enjoyed a visit from our Indian friend Johnson Roosevelt Petta. Most Christian Indians (28 million strong), avoiding everything Hindu, have biblical names, but Johnson’s family obviously had great affection for two American presidents. Johnson’s paternal grandfather was literate and read widely about world affairs. His admiration for Roosevelt is also seen in his insistence that his eldest granddaughter have the name Rosie.
Gandhi and the Dalits
I was amazed to learn that Johnson was a Dalit, now the politically correct name for “untouchable.” Mahatma Gandhi preferred to call them “Harijan” meaning “children of God.” Gandhi believed that “caste is a social evil, and that untouchability is a soul-destroying sin.” Johnson told me that many Dalits, who otherwise admire Gandhi greatly, consider Harijan condescending and off-putting.
In Gandhi’s ashrams everyone (including Gandhi’s once protesting wife) was expected to share in the dirty work that Dalits (200 million strong) still do in India’s caste bound towns and villages. In October 1995, I was on a train from Calcutta to Varanasi, and it was held up for hours because railway workers could not find any Dalits to remove a dead cow from the tracks. Only a Dalit may touch a dead body.
Ambedkar and India’s Constitution
The author of India’s Constitution was a Dalit named B. R. Ambedkar, who later converted to casteless Buddhism as a protest against that oppressive system. Despite incredible obstacles, he was the first Dalit to graduate from the University of Bombay. There, in 1912, he obtained a degree in economics and political science. Until his death in 1956 Ambedkar worked tirelessly for the rights of his Dalit sisters and brothers.
Ambedkar and other Dalit leaders were highly critical of Gandhi’s view that even though Dalits should have a full complement of rights, they should remain in their own hereditary positions. Gandhi scandalized many when wrote: “Why should my son not be a scavenger if I am one?”
Ambedkar made sure that the Indian Constitution contained strict probations against caste discrimination. Johnson’s father, who served in the air force and his paternal grandfather who worked in the postal service, were protected at work because of their government employment.
Decades of violence against Dalits
In the private sphere federal laws are flagrantly violated. The evil of caste exclusion is dramatically portrayed in a story that Johnson tells about his Dalit maternal grandfather. After he converted to Christianity his Hindu neighbors had an additional reason to hate and harass him. For many Hindus, leaving the faith is a grievous sin.
Another strike against the maternal grandfather was that he had saved enough money to buy a plot of farmland, a rare exception for Dalits. One day as he was taking his rice crop to market, he was ambushed by some Hindu miscreants. They beat him up and rolled his oxcart over the back of his thighs. The family shame was so great that, as a young boy, Johnson said that he was never told why “Grandpa walked so funny.”
In 2014 alone, there were 17,000 cases of violence against Dalits in the state of Bihar and only about 10% have come to trial. A 15-year-old Dalit goatherder named Sai Ram was burned alive after one of his goats strayed onto a high caste Hindu’s property. Dalit women are routinely gang raped, and Dalit families are frequently forced out of their homes on the slightest of pretenses.
Johnson’s segregated church
Since the arrival of British missionaries in the early 19th century, millions of Dalits converted to Christianity hoping to escape the caste system. Some converts were higher caste Hindus, and they naturally became leaders in the native churches. Tragically, they reintroduced caste discrimination in many congregations.
I had the opportunity to visit the church that Johnson attended in Hyderabad. A heavy dark curtain hung down the center and there were separate entrances and bathrooms for Dalit worshippers. Every Sunday the high-caste minister led “integrated” services.
Immigrant Dalits face discrimination
Dalits who have immigrated to the U.S. continue to face discrimination by their high caste compatriots. A 2018 survey of 1,200 individuals of South Asian descent found “that 26% said they had experienced a physical assault because of their caste, while 59% reported caste-based derogatory jokes or remarks directed at them.”
Despite the incredible obstacles many Dalits have faced, they have made progress in the professions. Johnson’s father became an attorney but now, because of an urgent inner calling, decided to pastor his own church in Hyderabad.
In 2002, I sponsored Johnson’s studies at the University of Denver where he won a dissertation prize for a thesis on Dalit pastoral theology. Johnson’s niece recently graduated in mechanical engineering, and she was offered a job in a prestigious Indian corporation. One of India’s top young chemists, now a postdoc at the University of Idaho, is a Dalit Christian.
Oppression is real not “woke”
These days those of us who talk of oppressors and the oppressed are ignorantly called “Marxists.” Karl Marx was correct to condemn the oppressive conditions of 19th century capitalism, but those who agree with him are not communists for acknowledging those horrendous working environments.
The grim facts of those Africans enslaved by Southern racists are not alleviated by, for example, Florida high school lesson plans that point out that most slaves learned skills such as carpentry, iron smithing and laundering. They also learned, living in miserable health and working conditions, to live in fear of beatings, police dogs and lynching.
As we prepare to celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 20, let us promote his principle that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
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Milkipur By Election: BJP has balanced the Dalit equation, this election will be seen to be limited to caste instead of religious agenda
Milkipur Bypoll:: After losing the Ayodhya seat in the Lok Sabha elections, BJP was looking for a face from the Pasi community who could give a strong fight to capture the seat of SP MP Awadhesh Prasad.5
Sudhir Kumar Singh, Published by: Rohit Mishra
Milkipur Election News: BJP has tried to corner the SP by fielding Chandrabhanu Paswan of the Pasi community. Along with balancing the caste equation, BJP has tried to answer the slogan of SP MP Awadhesh Prasad through Chandrabhan, which Awadhesh Prasad gave as SP candidate during the Lok Sabha elections on the Ayodhya seat. During the campaign, he gave the slogan ‘Ayodhya na Kashi, Abki Baar Chalega Pasi’. It is believed that in response to this slogan of Awadhesh, BJP has tried to corner the SP by betting on Pasi to counter Pasi this time.
In fact, after losing the Ayodhya seat in the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP was looking for a face from the Pasi community who could give a strong fight to capture the seat of SP MP Avdhesh Prasad. For this, Chandrabhanu’s name came out strongly in the survey conducted by the party. Therefore, the BJP has decided to give a ticket to Chandrabhanu of the Pasi community against the opposition’s Pasi candidate. It is believed that after seeing the Lok Sabha election results, the BJP had also understood that this time in the by-election, instead of religious agenda like Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura, it would be beneficial to enter the contest by making the slogan of SP a weapon. Therefore, in this regard, the BJP has also decided to give a candidate from the Pasi community to counter the Pasi.
On the Milkipur seat, Dalit voters have been playing a decisive role. In that too, the number of Pasi community is the highest. This is the reason that for the last several elections, the SP has been successful by betting on the old and senior Avdhesh Prasad of the Pasi community. If we look at the data of the electoral history, BJP has won this seat only twice in all the elections since 1991. That is, politically this seat is considered to be the stronghold of SP. If sources are to be believed, this time BJP changed its strategy and was looking for a candidate whose image is unquestionable and can leave a good impact among the youth of Dalit society as compared to the elderly SP leader Awadhesh Prasad.
Attempt to woo Dalit youth
It is also believed that instead of old leaders, BJP has tried to woo the youth of Dalit society by fielding a youth. Since since the Lok Sabha elections, BJP has been firing political arrows on the age of SP MP Awadhesh Prasad. Therefore, BJP has given preference to Chandrabhanu by sidelining the claim of its elderly leaders. It is being said that Chandrabhanu has a good influence on the youth and he has been continuously working among the youth for two years. Therefore, it will help in wooing Dalit youth in the by-election.
But the challenge is no less
Despite the all-round development of Ayodhya, BJP will have to face many challenges in winning this seat which has become important for BJP after losing the Lok Sabha seat. It is believed that in this election too, BJP will have to clear its position on the opposition’s speculations like changing the constitution and ending reservation. At the same time, it will be a big challenge to get rid of the sabotage of its own people who are angry at not getting the ticket. Although former MLA Gorakhnath Baba, who was among the main contenders, has supported the party’s decision, but he has also said that Lord Shri Ram was also smiling when he was going towards the forest after losing the throne. We will also follow the path shown by him. Implications are also being drawn from this statement of his.
Decision changed at the last moment
If sources are to be believed, Surendra Rawat, who had applied for voluntary retirement from government service to contest the election a day before the ticket was issued, was at the top of the list, but a phone call from a high level spoiled all the efforts of Surendra. Many big leaders were working together to get Surendra the ticket. However, it is believed that Surendra, who was denied ticket, will be accommodated by giving him some important post in the party.
Total voters 3.5 lakh
55 thousand Pasi, 1.2 lakh other Dalits (Kori etc.), 55 thousand Yadavs, 60 thousand Brahmins, 30 thousand Muslims, 25 thousand Kshatriyas, 50 thousand other backward castes
I am a Dalit.. why can’t I become the CM of Karnataka, another new dispute in Congress
Karnataka CM Debate: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will complete his two years in May 2025, but even before that, the process of claiming the CM’s chair has started in the state. Minister RB Timmapur in the Siddaramaiah government has said that if he is a Dalit, then why can’t he become CM?
- Minister RB Timmapur staked claim for CM’s post in Karnataka
- Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s name is already in discussion
- Karnataka’s current CM Siddaramaiah will complete two years in May
Another minister staked claim for the CM’s chair in Karnataka.
Bengaluru: In Karnataka, the dispute has started even before the completion of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s two and a half year term. In such a situation, when the politics is hot in Karnataka regarding the next Chief Minister, then Minister RB Timmapur in the Siddaramaiah government has also expressed his desire by staking claim to become CM. There is a discussion that when the Congress won the Karnataka assembly elections in 2023. Then there was talk of leadership change in the state after two and a half years. Karnataka Excise Minister RB Timmapur, while staking his claim for the post of Chief Minister, said that he is a Dalit and why can’t he become CM.
Who will object
Speaking to reporters in Hubli, Minister Timmapur said, why should Dalits not get the CM post? Why should I not become the Chief Minister? Who will object if I become CM? He said that I am not sure whether the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting will approve my name or not. All these factors will play a role. If the high command decides, I will become the CM. He said that the Belagavi program was discussed in the Congress Legislature Party meeting held on Monday. No MLA expressed dissatisfaction. The meeting of Dalit leaders has not been canceled. We have postponed it. The suffering of Dalits should be heard. I have talked about sacrifice.
The high command will decide
Minister Timmapur said that the high command will decide on the change of Chief Minister. Who has said that CM Siddaramaiah will be asked to step down? I don’t know about power sharing. I don’t even know about cabinet reshuffle. BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra said that infighting in the Congress party is nothing new. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is going to complete two years. Many Congress leaders are waiting to become the Chief Minister. The most important thing is that Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is desperate to occupy the Chief Minister’s post and other leaders are also desperate. The infighting will soon come on the streets.
Surjewala’s warning ineffective
The rhetoric about the CM post in Karnataka is happening at a time when the state in-charge Randeep Surjewala has said that leaders should stay away from rhetoric and politics in this regard. Apart from Deputy CM Shivakumar, the names of state Home Minister G Parameshwara, PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi, Industry Minister MB Patil, IT and BT Minister Priyank Kharge are also in discussion for CM Siddaramaiah’s chair. Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister in May 2023. The All India Alliance has 140 MLAs in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Congress has 138 MLAs among them. The total number of MLAs in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is 224. (With agency input)
Courtesy: Hindi News
Two arrested for beating 45-year-old Dalit labourer to death
Updated - January 16, 2025 12:16 am IST - Bengaluru
The Nelamangala Rural police have arrested a journalist and his relative for allegedly torturing and beating up a 45-year-old Dalit labourer to death in an inebriated state at their farmhouse in Hurulihalli village in the outskirts of the city on Saturday.
The accused, identified as Manjunath (34), owns the farmhouse and is the brother-in-law of Ravikumar (39), a reporter with a Kannada news channel.
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- Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge suggested that L&T chairman should ‘leave that view [of 90-hour workweek]’ as he recalled how Jawaharlal Nehru and BR Ambedkar advocated for an eight-hour working day
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has expressed disagreement over L&T (Larson & Turbo) Chairman SN Subrahmanyan's remark advocating a 90-hour workweek, as he remembered Jawaharlal Nehru and BR Ambedkar, who, he said, championed the eight-hour working day. Mallikarjun Kharge also suggested that L&T chairman should ‘leave that view [of 90-hour workweek]’.
Addressing party leaders after the inauguration of the Congress' new headquarters located at 9A, Kotla Road in New Delhi, Mallikarjun Kharge lauded the work done by L&T Construction in constructing the new party headquarters while asserting that he does not agree with the 90-hour workweek remark.
“I would like to thank L&T construction...some dues are also left from our side,” Mallikarjun Kharge said, erupting laughter among the attendees and added, “I would like to thank L&T construction, architects, labourers involved in the construction. While I thank the company, but the company's CEO has made a remark of working 90 hours in a week. I don't agree with that.”
“A labourer works for eight hours and gets tired and that is why Nehru and Ambedkar had stated while making factory act that workers should not be made to do more than eight hours of work," Kharge said.
The Congress added: “…but he [L&T chairman] is now talking of 12 hours, 14 hours, he should leave that [view], but I thank the company because they have done a very good job. I would also like to thank the labourers for their hard work.”
What did L&T Chairman Subrahmanyan say?
SN Subrahmanyan sparked an online outrage and a debate on work-life balance with his comments advocating a 90-hour work week, as he asked, “How long can you stare at your wife?” Also Read | L&T 90-hour workweek remark: Amul takes ‘Labour & Toil?’ dig, says ‘we stare at bread daily’
“I regret I am not able to make you work on Sundays. If I can make you work on Sundays, I will be more happy because I work on Sundays. What do you do sitting at home? How long can you stare at your wife? How long can the wives stare at their husbands? Come on, get to the office and start working,” L&T Chairman Subrahmanyan is heard saying in a purported video address to employees where he urged them to spend less time at home and more in the office.
His remarks reignited the work-life balance debate, first triggered by Infosys Co-Founder Narayana Murthy's suggestion of a 70-hour work week.
(With agency inputs)
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