The issue of untouchability came to light: The oppressed sections of Jhamul village complained in Ajax police station, barbers do not even cut the hair of Dalit children.

The right to equality in the Constitution prohibits discrimination against all people on the basis of religion, origin, race, caste, sex or place of birth, despite this, discrimination against one caste group still exists in the society. In this era of modernity, incidents like discrimination on untouchability often come from rural areas. Where even today one caste group is discriminated against in social, religious and general activities.

Similarly, many families of the Scheduled Caste community residing in Jhamul village of Birsa tehsil, who are being harassed by the discrimination being done in social programs in the village on April 4, are becoming victims of discrimination and have filed a complaint in Ajax police station against those people who did so. Did.

It is said that there was a marriage ceremony in an OBC family in the village, invitation for which was not given to people of a particular caste due to the feeling of untouchability. Not only this but it has also been said that if they come then other people will not come to the wedding and when the Panchayat representatives said this then definitely a voice should be raised against it. This is the reason why Scheduled Caste village residents have complained about this at Ajax police station.

According to social worker Surendra Meshram, Scheduled Caste families are discriminated against in the village, he said that this was already happening but now it has started happening more, which is a matter of shame for us, we believe that caste based families are discriminated against. There should not be a feeling of untouchability on the basis.

Female Handicraft Meshram told that even today the elders of the village believe in it. Earlier this used to happen while filling water from public water source but now taps have been installed in homes, but discrimination has not gone away. Barbers do not even cut children’s hair in the village, due to which children have to go to other villages to get their hair done.

Courtesy: Hindi News