Various Dalit organisations commemorate 1927 event by setting Manu Smriti on fire
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Posted On December 26, 2024
The event was organised under the aegis of Samata Sena Karnataka and various other organisations at Durgad Bail in Hubballi
Members of various Dalit organisations burnt a copy of Manu Smriti in Hubballi on Wednesday to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the destruction of copies of the text by architect of Constitution B.R. Ambedkar.
The event was held under the aegis of Samata Sena Karnataka, association of street vendors, leather workers association, federation of various Dalit organisations and associations and progressive association at Durgad Bail.
The participants observed the day of burning of the text as an awareness programme against Manu ideology, casteism and superstitions.
Staging a demonstration and raising slogans at Durgad Bail, the participants then burnt the copy of Manu Smruti to commemorate the destruction of the text by Ambedkar at a women’s conference way back in 1927.
Leading the demonstration, Gurunath Ullikashi of Samata Sena Karnataka, Bulla Shet, Suvarna Kallakuntla, Basavaraj Teradal, Manjanna Ullikashi, Ravi Kadam, Praveen Nadakatti and others said that the burning of the text was a mark of Ambedkar registering a protest against discrimination in the name of caste and gender.
They said that Manu Smriti justified exploitative social order by upholding Varnashrama and the burning of the text symbolised the burning of the history of exploitation.
Despite the changing times, the exploitation of the downtrodden continues in different forms and the event should remind all about continuing the fight initiated by Baba Saheb, they said and added that the fight has become even more crucial now in the wake of divisive forces making systematic efforts to change the Constitution.
Autorickshaw drivers, street vendors, sweepers and other workers participated in the event.
Courtesy : The Hindu
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