Dalits Media Watch News Updates 26.01.14 Dalit families allege social boycott- The Times Of India timesofindia.indiatimes/city/bangalore/Dalit-families-allege-social-boycott/articleshow/29426697.cms Dalits stage protest on Republic Day- The Times Of India timesofindia.indiatimes/city/mysore/Dalits-stage-protest-on-Republic-Day/articleshow/29416679.cms NGO alleges kidnap of woman- The Hindu thehindu/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ngo-alleges-kidnap-of-woman/article5622086.ece WORKSHOP ON A UNIQUE INDIAN LAW - SC/ST SUB-PLAN ACT 2013- Don Bosco donboscoindia/english/bis/default_ms.php?proid=5&newsid=6705&pno=1&newsidlist=,6910,6803,6711,6705,6679,6677,6599,6547,6444,6284 Dalit lit a weapon, say writers- Deccan Chronicle deccanchronicle/140127/news-current-affairs/article/dalit-lit-weapon-say-writers\ The Times Of India Dalit families allege social boycott timesofindia.indiatimes/city/bangalore/Dalit-families-allege-social-boycott/articleshow/29426697.cms KOLAR: Four dalit families from Kagganahalli village in Mulbagal, Kolar taluk, have alleged that they have been ostracized by upper caste people of their village. In a complaint filed with Nangali police, Muniswamappa, Munivenkatappa, Papanna and Kittappa stated that their families are being denied basic amenities like drinking water and have been threatened with dire consequences if they violate the ban. According to D K Ravi, deputy commissioner, Kolar, a woman from the SC community had applied for the post of a cook under the governments mid-day meal scheme. However, members of the school development and monitoring committee(SDMC), most of whom belong to upper castes, reportedly opposed her recruitment. Further, a marriage between a boy and a girl from two different castes, much to the chagrin of village elders, added fuel to the caste rift. A common borewell for all villagers made things worse. The DC said he has ordered a probe into the issue. The complainants have urged the district administration to provide them with adequate security. The village is home to about 90 families, of which 16 belong to the SC category. The Deputy Commissioner said that the petitioners have urged the district administration to provide adequate protection to their life. He said he has directed the police to take suitable steps in this regard. Also two more bore wells which have been sunk in the village would be fixed with bore wells soon so that every one in the village would get adequate water and there are no altercations while drawing water he said. The four daliths including Muniswamappa, Munivenkatappa, Papanna and Kittappa Also there was only one bore well from where people from all walks of life have to draw water. Altercation between woman from various sects have also contributed for the rift he said. The deputy commissioner said the bane of contention was that one woman belonging to SC community had applied for the post of cook under Mid Day meal which triggered the entire episode he said. However, most members of the school development and monitoring committee (SDMC) who hailed from upper castes reportedly opposed her recruitment. Four dalith families in Kagganahalli in Mulbagal of Kolar taluk have alleged that they have been imposed social boycott by caste Hindu people in the village. These foursome dalith families have complained to the Nangali police that the upper caste people in the village are denying them all the basic needs including drinking water and also threatening them with dire consequences if they violate the boycott. They have also alleged that the upper caste people have also threatened the villagers against extending support to the boycotted families and also against speaking to them. According to DK Ravi, Deputy Commissioner, Kolar there are about 90 families in the village in which 16 families belong to SC community. Four of the SC families have petition. The Deputy Commissioner said during his visit to the village on Sunday afternoon, the four dalith families alleged that the upper caste people have been threatening them. The four daliths including Muniswamappa, Munivenkatappa, Papanna and Kittappa have alleged that most of the villagers including some belonging to SC community have been staying away from them. The Deputy Commissioner said the bane of contention was that one woman belonging to SC community had applied for the post of cook under Mid Day meal which triggered the entire episode he said. Most of the members of the SDMC who hailed from upper castes reportedly opposed her recruitment. Apart from this a marriage between a boy from SC community marrying a girl from ST community much against the wishes of the elderly people had also added fuel to the rift between various castes in the villages. Also there was only one bore well from where people from all walks of life have to draw water. Altercation between woman from various sects have also contributed for the rift he said. The Deputy Commissioner said that the petitioners have urged the district administration to provide adequate protection to their life. He said he has directed the police to take suitable steps in this regard. Also two more bore wells which have been sunk in the village would be fixed with bore wells soon so that every one in the village would get adequate water and there are no altercations while drawing water he said. Kolar SP Ram Niwas Sepat told The Times of India that he has visited the village and suitable steps have been taken up to provide adequate protection to the dalith people he said. The Times Of India Dalits stage protest on Republic Day timesofindia.indiatimes/city/mysore/Dalits-stage-protest-on-Republic-Day/articleshow/29416679.cms MYSORE: While the district administration celebrated the republic day in a grand manner,dalits and litterateurs and politicians from this community staged a night long dharna infront of the deputy commissioners office demanding reservation for them in co-operative and private sectors. Main grouse of the protestors is despite the constitution written by Dr B R Ambedker coming into existence on this day in 1950, dalits are suffering on various fronts and failed to get their rights on various counts. Still people practice untouchability and are the victims of various social evils they said raising slogans against the government. Speaking on the occasion former mayor Purshottam said successive governments have taken the support of the dalits for granted and even dalits have also failed to realize the importance of their vote. This is the time f or us to assert ourselves as no government whether it belongs to A party of B party had failed miserably to protect the interests of dalits he said. Litterateur Aravind Malagatii said government should not be under the impression that it will achieve development by keeping dalits away from co-operative and private sectors as they also form a big productive group. When governments chant the mantra of inclusive growth how they can keep major section of the people away from development? he asked. UOM professor K C Basavaraj said now governments are pumping in lot of money into rural sector , but it will not yield results without the participation of dalits in it . DSS leader Devagalli Somashekar said dalits should take this issue as a big challenge if they are serious on seeking reservations in private and co-operative sector . Todays dharna may be symbolic , but in the coming days intellectuals and litterateurs from the community should take up the cause he said regretting the educated dalits remaining away from protests and agitations though they have benefitted from the struggle . Protesting dalits leaders will spend the whole night at the tent erected infront of DC office and disperse from the spot after submitting a memorandum to DC on Monday morning . The Hindu NGO alleges kidnap of woman thehindu/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ngo-alleges-kidnap-of-woman/article5622086.ece “WOMAN KIDNAPPED BY HER FAMILY” Madurai-based non-governmental organisation, Evidence, has alleged that a caste Hindu woman, who married a Dalit man against her family’s wishes, was kidnapped by her family members. In a release, A. Kathir, executive director of Evidence, said R. Solaichamy (29), a Ph.D. scholar from Tuticorin district, had married the woman on September 15, 2013. The woman’s father kidnapped her on January 12, 2014. Mr. Solaichamy will file a habeas corpus petition in the Madras High Court Benchin Madurai but meanwhile the police should take steps to trace the woman, unite her with her husband and provide protection, Mr. Kathir has urged. Don Bosco WORKSHOP ON A UNIQUE INDIAN LAW - SC/ST SUB-PLAN ACT 2013 donboscoindia/english/bis/default_ms.php?proid=5&newsid=6705&pno=1&newsidlist=,6910,6803,6711,6705,6679,6677,6599,6547,6444,6284, Hyderabad, Sep. 23. People`s Action for Rural Awakening (PARA), Ravulapalem, is completing 100 seasons or 25 years of its service committed to the empowerment of Dalits. What better way to celebrate this than to bring to the awareness of the public the latest and yet the most ingenious law enacted so far to ensure that the dalits definitely cross the threshold of development? This was the simple logic behind the organisation of the workshop on the Andhra Pradesh SC/ST Sub-Plan Act 2013, a unique law in India. PARA, started in the aftermath of the Godavari floods of 1986, worked for the empowerment of dalits who were the most affected. This workshop, while commemorating 25 years of this work, seeks to get the people involve actively in this new possibility for the future development of dalits. The enthusiasm of the participants was evident already from the turnout of 110 dalit leaders, whereas only around 50 were expected. The programme began on schedule and ended with an enthusiastic and elaborate action plan. These different dalit organisations and leaders acknowledge the leadership and support that they received from PARA and its founder-director Fr. Thomas Pallithanam. Dalit leaders from the State gave the input sessions and moderated the discussions. The Theme was introduced by Fr. Thomas Koshy SDB who is also the Chairperson of the Krishna District Child Welfare Committee. He spoke of a development plan for the dalits that goes beyond `Survival` and `Security` to equitable `Development` and genuine `Participation.`` The first speaker, Mr. Chedalawada Isaac, elaborated on the history of the new legislation. The Constitution of India abolished untouchability and guaranteed Justice and equality in Section III on Fundamental Rights. But provisions for the betterment of dalits were consigned to Section IV that deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy. These provisions are not justiceable. More recently, some of these provisions are being incorporated into law, such as Right to Education, that is justiceable. Way back in 1974 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had noticed the lacunae in the development of the Scheduled Tribes and had proposed that a portion of the national and state budgets in proportion to the ST population be set aside for their development. This provision was extended to Scheduled Castes in 1979. The violations of these provisions were common knowledge and became an issue during the recent Common Wealth Games and have remained contentious since then. On January 24, 2013, Andhra Pradesh became the first State to make this provision into a law. Mr. Babu Rao, an Associate professor of medicine at the Osmania Medical College and Hosptial, and an active campaigner for the new law, explained the law in simple and lucid way, without any legal jargon. Mr. Leslie Martin, the Organising Secretary of the Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union explained the spirit of the law. The Sub-Plan which in Andhra Pradesh is 16.2% of the budget for SCs and 6.6% for STs is in addition to all the existing schemes. Development plan for the dalits that will ensue is meant to help dalits, individuals, families and communities, to cross the barriers to their development that have kept them marginalised as a people till now. The dalits will not have to be struggling for basic needs anymore. Mr. Penki Chitti Babu, a committed union leader and activist, spoke of organising people to get the maximum benefit from the implementation of the new law. If real change has to take place, the people in their habitats need to be organised to participate in the planning, implementation and monitoring of what happens to Rs. 8585 crores of the SC Sub-Plan and Rs. 3607crores of the ST Sub-Plan this year. If this Sub-Plan law is implemented in its true spirit, the dalits will achieve within the period of limitation of 10 years of the Sub-Plan Act 2013 what did not materialise in sixty six years of independence and twelve 5-year plans. Deccan Chronicle Dalit lit a weapon, say writers deccanchronicle/140127/news-current-affairs/article/dalit-lit-weapon-say-writers\ Hyderabad: Literature is a tool for the oppressed to protest and make their voices heard, observed Dalit writers at a panel discussion at the Hyderabad Literary Festival-2014 on Sunday. Bama, a prominent Dalit writer, said, “The word liberation is not just confined to Dalits but is for all those who are oppressed. Being born in the community and having experienced the atrocities since my younger days, expressing my views through writing proved to be a therapy. Later I started using it as weapon for freedom.” “We (Dalits) don’t need sympathy but need our basic right to live as humans,” she added. The need of the hour is for Dalits to accept that their culture is as good as others and celebrate it. Only then can they stand up against the atrocities being committed against them in the name of caste. Another writer, Sivakami, who is also into politics, wanted Dalits to speak out about sectors like agriculture and the public distribution system among others. “We are confined only to fighting for our own rights. But in the political circles Dalit voices need to be given space in other important sectors like agriculture, PDS, etc. that are linked to survival of a person,” she said. Sivakami has four critically acclaimed novels, all of them centred on Dalit and feminist themes. News Monitor by Girish Pant
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