Chandigarh: AICC general secretary and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja on Tuesday criticised the BJP-run govt at the Centre as well as the state for the “oppression” of Dalits.
Selja said that in Haryana and other BJP-ruled states, incidents of rape against Dalit women increased recently, turning these states into safe havens for those accused of atrocities against Dalits. “The Dalit community here lacks resources. The democratic rights enshrined in the Indian Constitution for Dalits hold no significance here,” she said. In Odisha, tribal women were beaten up in the name of conversion, and in Madhya Pradesh, a Dalit youth did not return alive from the police station; both incidents occurred in BJP-ruled states, she said.
She said that in Haryana, Dalits constitute about 22% of voters. After Jat and Jat Sikh communities, which make up 29% of the electorate, Dalits are the second-largest vote bank in the state. TNN
Courtesy : TOI
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