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Rs.75,000 in compensation,” he stated. Asked about the government schemes that could have perhapshelped Shahadev Tayad live, Mr. Taksale said, “We have all the schemes in place. The implementationneeds to be worked out. By next year, Beed will be migration free. We are doing our best to encourageworkers in the MGNREGS. This year, Rs.26 crore has been spent on the implementation of the MNREGSin Beed alone.” (The Hindu 11/1/12)Dalit associations condemn violent protest (2)VISAKHAPATNAM, January 12, 2012: Dalit associations in the city on Wednesday staged a dharna atAmbedkar Junction near LIC office condemning the untoward incidents at the GVMC during slumdwellers'protest. They garlanded the statue of Ambedkar and raised slogans against those who createdtrouble on Monday during their protest. Corporators Koppula Venkata Rao, K. Vengala Rao, and PolipalliJyothi and representatives of several dalit organisations were present. Mr. Vengala Rao said POW leaderLakshmi was projecting herself as a champion of dalits' cause and wanted firm action to be taken againsther for Monday's incidents. Those who were in no way connected with Indiranagar issue were behind thetrouble. She was trying to mislead people in the garb of dalits' cause, he alleged. He and other leadersmet Municipal Commissioner B. Ramanjaneyulu later. Mr. Ramanjaneyulu said only 22 slums wereshifted as there was no alternative. Of the 741 slums, 354 would be developed in situ. Mr. Venkata Rao,Ms. Jyothhi, K. Kanna Rao (corporator), Puhle Ambekdar Samskrutika Samakhya convener and coconvenersP. Subba Rao and G. Arjun, J Rajagopal (Relli Sangham), Bharat Nastika Samajam presidentJayagopal were among those who met the Commissioner. (The Hindu 12/1/12)Dalit woman paraded naked in Chavan's hometown (2)PUNE, January 12, 2012: A 42-year-old Dalit woman was beaten, stripped and paraded naked by fivepersons belonging to an upper caste at Mulgaon village in Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan'shometown of Karad. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon. Five persons have been arrested sofar. An upper caste girl had eloped with the victim's son over a month ago. Upset at this, the girl's parentsand relatives assaulted the woman publicly in the village in Karad taluka of Satara district, police said.The victim said the police refused to entertain her complaint when she approached them on Monday.“They told me that such incidents keep happening in our community, and that they cannot do anythingabout it,” she told a television news channel. Narrating the incident, she said: “The women pushed me tothe ground, took off my sari and started beating me up with chappals and a stick. They pulled my hair.This continued for almost two hours.” With the help of Dalit activists, she was admitted to a hospital atKarad on Tuesday evening. On Wednesday, five persons of the family which assaulted the Dalit woman,including the girl's parents, were arrested. Patan Deputy Superintendent of Police F.M. Naikwadi told TheHindu that the accused were booked under the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)Act, 1989. Speaking to reporters at Chandrapur, Home Minister R.R. Patil called for a strict investigation.“All the offenders will be brought to book.” (The Hindu 12/1/12)Buses damaged in two districts in protest over Dalit leader's murder (2)THANJAVUR, January 12, 2012: A private bus was damaged allegedly by members of DevendrakulaVelalar Koottamaippu near Papanasam on Tuesday night following the murder of Pasupathi Pandiyan,president of the Kootamaippu in Dindigul on Tuesday. Driver and conductor of the bus were attacked.Window panes of the bus were damaged in stone pelting. Police rushed to the spot and arrested twopersons. Four buses were damaged by the cadre of Tamil Nadu Devendira Kula Velalar Kootamaippuhere in the district late Tuesday night. This was in condemnation of the murder of Pasupathi Pandian,state president, Tamil Nadu Devendira Kula Velallar Kootamaippu, who was hacked to death in Dindigulon Tuesday. Enraged cadre intercepted three state transport corporation buses in Vedaranyam and onein Puthur, injuring a passenger, drivers and conductors of the buses. An SETC bus from Nagapattinam toVedaranyam was intercepted around midnight on Tuesday, and the driver and a passenger were injuredin the violence that ensued. Similarly, two other buses from Thirupoondi to Vedaranyam were stopped atAndarkadu here with the cadre inflicting grievous injuries on two drivers and conductors. All buses wereoff roads till Wednesday morning. According to sources, the Dalit leader was in Vedaranyam just a weekago to protest the alleged ‘foisting of cases' by the police on the outfit's district secretary. As ofWednesday evening, 40 persons were named accused in the violence, and 10 persons have beenarrested. Police refused permission to the outfit's cadre to take out a procession mourning the killing ofPandian. (The Hindu 12/1/12)
Samiti opposes proposal to teach Bhagavad Gita in schools (2)Bangalore, January 13, 2012: Members of the Karnataka Dalit Sangarsh Samiti took out a protest inBangalore on Thursday against the State Government's proposal to teach the Bhagavad Gita in schools.“Introduction of the Bhagavad Gita in schools is against the Constitution. It's a political agenda, andforcing this on students of other religions is wrong,” said N. Murthy, State president of the samiti.According to him, if the Bhagavad Gita was introduced in schools, people of other communities would beprompted to demand that their religious texts also be made part of the school curriculum. “If this happens,instead of teaching the students science, technology, educational institutions would end up teachingstudents only the religious texts,” said Mr. Murthy. Following the allegation that a right-wing group wasbehind the hoisting of the Pakistani flag in Sindagi town in Bijapur district recently, the samiti called for aStatewide ban on the Sangh Parivar and the groups affiliated to it. The protesters also alleged that theState Government encouraged practices such as ‘made snana' which is propogated by the maths in theState. The protesters later submitted a memorandum to Governor H.R. Bhardwaj. (The Hindu 13/1/12)Fear grips Dalit families in Mandya village. (2)MYSORE, January 13, 2012: Dalit residents of Abalavadi village in Mandya district are living in fearfollowing the “honour killing” of Suvarna, a girl belonging to the Vokkaliga community, who defied castenorms by having a relationship with Govinda Raju, a Dalit. When the couple continued to meet, GovindaRaju and Suvarna were beaten black and blue and Suvarna was alleged hanged by her relatives. Theincident reportedly took place on November 6, 2011, but it came to light only on January 5, 2012 afterThimmappa, Govinda Raju's brother, lodged a police complaint. Speaking to The Hindu here onThursday, Mr. Thimmappa said that he, his mother, Tholasamma, and sister-in-law Tayamma had beenmoving from place to place as they feared for their lives. “We could not lodge a complaint earlier becausewe were constantly moving from one place to another fearing retaliation. But I was also anguished aboutthe death of the girl and the treatment meted out to my brother. I finally decided to lodge a complaint tobring the issue into the public domain.He said there were nearly 100 Dalit families in Abalavadi, but thedominant ‘caste Hindus' had warned them of dire consequences if they reported the incident to anyone.Fearing violence and retaliation, they remained silent, says Mr. Thimmappa. “Though we have no role inSuvarna's death, my family feels persecuted. Even if we return to the village, we fear social boycott as theother Dalit families have been told not to entertain us, invite us for get-togethers or even provideemployment as daily wagers,” says Mr. Thimmappa. “But I am determined to go back to the village andearn my livelihood,” he adds. However, neither Mr. Thimmappa nor anybody else from his family haveseen Govinda Raju for the last two months. Meanwhile, the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL),Samata Vedike, Backward Classes Forum and other groups have condemned the incident and sought aprobe by the CBI. General secretary of PUCL Lakshminarayana said the casteist nature and feudalmindset in rural areas was a reality and one could not wish it away. It called for a concerted, sustainedeffort through a mass movement to eliminate the scourge. These organisations will stage a dharna in thecity on Friday and also urge Inspector-General of Police (Southern Range) A.S.N. Murthy and Director-General and Inspector-General of Police Shankar Bidari to take up the case seriously. The Akhila BharataJanavadi Mahila Sanghatane has condemned the “honour killing” and has sought a probe by the CriminalInvestigation Department into the incident. Addressing a press conference at Maddur on Thursday,officer-bearers of the organisation, including State vice-president K. Neela and State joint secretary C.Kumari, came down on the police for their failure to prevent the incident. They said the incident occurredon November 6, 2011, but the police failed to take suo motu action immediately to ascertain the truth andarrest the accused. The members said that the incident brought to the fore the feudal mindset prevailingin the village. The members also sought the resignation of Mandya district in-charge Minister R. Ashokand alleged that he was trying to hush up the matter by attributing the girl's death to suicide. Themembers said they would stage a dharna in Mandya on Sunday. (THe Hindu 13/1/12)Five arrested for stripping a Dalit woman (2)KOLHAPUR, January 13, 2012: The police have arrested five members of a family, including threewomen for allegedly beating up a Dalit woman and had made her parade naked in Mulgaon in Sataradistrict. According to the police, the Dalit woman was a widow and her son had an affair with the daughterof a non-Dalit. They wanted to get married but both the families were opposed to it, following which theyeloped. Enraged by the incident, the girl's family members caught hold of the youth's mother on January
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