Stalled wedding processions, overpriced water, social abomination: Dalits in Rajasthan’s Madhopura continue to suffer atrocities
5 years, 5 months ago

Stalled wedding processions, overpriced water, social abomination: Dalits in Rajasthan’s Madhopura continue to suffer atrocities

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In a stark reminder of the atrocities against those belonging to the lower castes, a Dalit groom in Rajasthan’s Madhopura village was prevented by members of the Jat community from sitting on the mare, citing religious sentiments Editor’s Note: Discrimination against communities deemed as lower castes is a part-and-parcel of life in rural India. In a stark reminder of the atrocities against those belonging to the lower castes, a Dalit groom in Rajasthan’s Madhopura village was prevented by members of the Jat community from sitting on the mare, citing religious sentiments. While Raju Lal, father of the bride and other people from the Dalit community opposed this and called the police, members of the Jat community said the procession cannot cross the temple, with the groom still astride the horse. Situated under Dantri gram panchayat of Jaipur district, Madhopura has about 150 households of the Jat community, 35 houses of Dalit community and about 40 houses of other castes — Rajput, Kumhar, Vaishnava and Bagaria.

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Fake news of Dalit families boycotted in MP turned to be political rivalry
23 hours, 56 minutes ago

Fake news of Dalit families boycotted in MP turned to be political rivalry

Op India  

On 13 January, X user The Dalit Voice published a post alleging that Hindus ostracised 20 Dalit families in Madhya Pradesh for eating prasad distributed by a Dalit person. In Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district, around 20 families are facing a social boycott for accepting prasad from a Dalit man in Atrar village.” The X user cited the propaganda website Maktoob …

Aligarh, UP: Hindu Dalits put up posters of 'house for sale', say they are fed up of constant harassment by Muslim neighbours
2 days ago

Aligarh, UP: Hindu Dalits put up posters of 'house for sale', say they are fed up of constant harassment by Muslim neighbours

Op India  

In Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh, several Dalit Hindu families are forced to sell their houses due to alleged harassment by local Muslims. In the Dawoodpur Kota village under Thana Jawan area, some Dalit Hindu families have put up posters outside their houses with text “Dalit Samaj ke makaan bikau hain, Musalmano se pareshan karne par Dawoodpur Kota Aligah se palayan karne …

Dalits asked to sit separately for feast at Rajasthan temple; FIR lodged
1 year, 4 months ago

Dalits asked to sit separately for feast at Rajasthan temple; FIR lodged

Hindustan Times  

The Rajasthan police have booked five persons from the upper caste community for allegedly refusing to give prasad directly in the hands of Dalits and for asking them to sit separately for a community feast at a local temple in Pali district. According to the first information report, complainant Sujaram Meghwal said that the incident had happened at the Mamaji …

Dalit priest attacked by upper caste members in Tumakuru, say police
1 year, 9 months ago

Dalit priest attacked by upper caste members in Tumakuru, say police

Hindustan Times  

Members of an upper caste community allegedly assaulted a Dalit priest at the Bidirambika and Chikamma Devi temple in Karnataka’s Tumakuruduring the annual car festival on April 7, police said, adding that the victim is yet to file a formal complaint. Members of an upper caste community allegedly assaulted a Dalit priest at the Bidirambika and Chikamma Devi temple in …

Rajasthan: Dalit community's wedding procession attacked by a Muslim mob, Dr Ambedkar's portrait trampled
1 year, 10 months ago

Rajasthan: Dalit community's wedding procession attacked by a Muslim mob, Dr Ambedkar's portrait trampled

Op India  

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Dalit boys face caste violence in Karnataka
2 years, 2 months ago

Dalit boys face caste violence in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 20, 2022 10:35 IST On September 29, Yashwant, a 14-year-old Dalit boy, was tied to a streetlight pole and beaten up at Kempadenahalli village in Chintamani taluk of Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur district. While he was hitting me, he said that I had polluted the idol and that the entire ceremony had been spoilt because of my touch.” Recounting …

Jalore Dalit boy beaten to death: Rajasthan police say no caste angle, family differs
2 years, 4 months ago

Jalore Dalit boy beaten to death: Rajasthan police say no caste angle, family differs

Hindustan Times  

Days after a nine-year-old Dalit boy died allegedly after he was beaten up by a teacher for touching a drinking water pot in a private school in Jalore district, the Rajasthan police on Tuesday said preliminary investigations ruled out a caste angle in the crime. Jalore Dalit boy beaten to death: Rajasthan police say no caste angle, family differs “We …

4 Dalits allege harassment by BJP MLA Olekar’s son, attempt suicide in Karnataka
2 years, 6 months ago

4 Dalits allege harassment by BJP MLA Olekar’s son, attempt suicide in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Alleging harassment by BJP MLA Nehru Olekar’s son, four Dalits attempted to end their lives at Shidenur village in Byadgi taluk of Haveri district on Wednesday and are being treated at district hospital in Davanagere. The Dalit families in the village have also alleged that MLA’s son Manjunath Olekar was pressurising them to part with a part of their land, …

Dalits stage protest in Bharatpur against attack on rally
2 years, 8 months ago

Dalits stage protest in Bharatpur against attack on rally

Hindustan Times  

Jaipur: Dalits took to the streets at Seh in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur on Tuesday against an alleged attack on a rally to mark Bhimrao Ambedkar’s birth anniversary on April 14, which left nine people injured. “They are levelling false allegations of theft against Dalits.” Ranjan said stones were thrown at the rally and that a complaint was lodged against nine. “.one …

Haryana: 150 SC families denied ration, medicine due to 'social boycott'
3 years, 3 months ago

Haryana: 150 SC families denied ration, medicine due to 'social boycott'

India TV News  

More than 150 Scheduled Caste families of Chattar village in Jind district of Haryana have been denied ration, medicine, and any means to travel in and out of the village due to 'social boycott' by the upper caste families. The scheduled caste families also alleged that they are not being allowed to go to their own farms due to the …

40 Dalit Families Face Social Boycott in Odisha After Girl Plucks Flowers from Upper-caste Man's Garden
4 years, 4 months ago

40 Dalit Families Face Social Boycott in Odisha After Girl Plucks Flowers from Upper-caste Man's Garden

News 18  

Around 40 Dalit families were subjected to social boycott for over a fortnight after a 15-year-old girl plucked flowers from the garden of an upper-caste man in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, officials said on Sunday. "The two groups were at loggerheads for a long time due to an old rivalry and it snowballed into a major controversy after the girl plucked …

Dalit victim of the communal clashes in Jaunpur narrates attack by Muslims
4 years, 7 months ago

Dalit victim of the communal clashes in Jaunpur narrates attack by Muslims

Op India  

Dalit colony in Bhadethi village in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh was engulfed with raging conflagration on June 9 as Muslims in the region launched an attack against the Dalit settlements. At least 35 people, including Samajwadi Party leader Javed Siddiqui, have been arrested in connection with setting ablaze the houses of Dalits in the Dalit Basti in a Jaunpur …

Caste discrimination in MP: Wedding processions, sitting in front of 'upper caste' members among recent causes for social boycott of Dalits
5 years, 5 months ago

Caste discrimination in MP: Wedding processions, sitting in front of 'upper caste' members among recent causes for social boycott of Dalits

Firstpost  

An activist said that even if Dalits try to break discriminatory social norms, there are harsh consequences that follow. On 14 May, members of upper castes boycotted Dalits of Kundi Kheda village of Mahidpur tehsil in Ujjain district, after a Dalit youth’s wedding procession was taken out for the first time in the village. The next day, Savarna Samaj, an …

Fear of wrath of upper caste makes dreams of Dalit grooms to ride a mare on wedding day a nightmare in Gujarat
5 years, 7 months ago

Fear of wrath of upper caste makes dreams of Dalit grooms to ride a mare on wedding day a nightmare in Gujarat

Firstpost  

Dalit civil society groups including Navsarjan and also Mevani organised a meeting to tackle discrimination being faced by Dalits on 22 May, 2019 in Lhor village in Kadi taluka. Dalit grooms who are riding a mare in their wedding processions are angering the upper and other dominant castes, which in turn is creating caste conflicts and also leading to boycotts. …

Mirchpur violence: Resident's pet dog barking at accused led to Dalits' killing, rioting in Haryana village
6 years, 4 months ago

Mirchpur violence: Resident's pet dog barking at accused led to Dalits' killing, rioting in Haryana village

Firstpost  

The incident was described in the court’s 209-page verdict in which it convicted 33 Jats for the crime in Haryana’s Mirchpur. New Delhi: The barking of a dog, belonging to a member of the Dalit community, at a group of inebriated Jat youths who were passing through the village was the trigger for the Mirchpur Dalit killings, according to the …

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