*Haryana Dalit Bachao Sanghursh Samiti* *F-15, Bhagat Singh Market, Gole Market, New Delhi-110001*
*Phones: 23367602, 9999039972, 9958766625* Press Release *Killing Of Mirchpur Will Be Protested By “Jharu Down”* *New Outfit Launched To Save Dalits In Haryana And To Teach A lesson To So-called Khap Panchayat.* *Chief Minister Must Resign* New Delhi, 6th May, 2010 Dr. Udit Raj said that some Jat musclemen burnt the houses of Dalits on 21.4.2010 at Mirchpur, dist. Hissar, Haryana, right in front of the policemen. The house of a disabled girl, Suman who was hiding in her house, was set on fire and she was burnt alive and her father sustained 90% burn injuries and died next day. On the 19th April, some Jat youths who were in an inebriated condition were creating nuisance in the Valmiki Basti. A dog in the basti started barking at them which was beaten by the jat youths who were drunk. When the people from the Valmiki community objected to their behaviour. Next day when some elders of the Valmiki community went to meet the Jat leaders to tender apology and restore peace, one of their men, Vir Bhan, was given lathi blows by some Jat youths and Vir Bhan had to be taken to district hospital. Unfortunately, the hospital authorities refused to admit him. Afterwards, people from the Valmiki Samaj met Thana Incharge, Shri Vinod Kajal, and narrated the entire sequence of events. Thana Incharge came to the place of incident at about 9 PM and just when the Valmiki community people started explaining the position leading to the incident, people from the Jat community also assembled there and launched an attack exactly at that point of time. From the above, it is evident that the houses were put on fire right in the presence of the Thana Incharge resulting in the death of two Dalits. Tara Chand was being set on fire in front of the policemen when he was desperately trying to save his life but could not do so. He was brought to the hospital on 22.4.2010 where he succumbed to burn injuries. The whole area is so much gripped with fear that the entire Valmiki community have left their homes and hearths and taken refuge in the district headquarter. This ghastly incident has terribly shaken not only the entire Valmiki community in the country but also dalits and other people having respect for human values. Earlier also, houses of Valmikis were set on fire at Gohana in Haryana. Prior to that, five Dalits were slaughtered at Jhajjar, Haryana. India got Independence 63 years ago. Instead of working for their welfare and raising their standard of living, Dalits are struggling hard to save their lives. Are we living in a civilized society ? Medieval age is known for its cruelty but this incident has probably taken us to primitive ages. Haryana Dalit Bachao Sanghursh Samiti has decided that now it will be a fight to the finish. The Convenor of the Samiti said that very soon “Jharu Down” agitation will be launched to express our protest against the ghastly killings in Haryana. In the first phase, the agitation will be started in Delhi, which will throw the entire city out of gear so far as cleanliness is concerned. If tangible security to dalits in Haryana is not provided and guilty are not punished, there will be reprisal by Safai Karmcharies to keep off from the work during the Commonwealth Game. The Haryana Government and the Central Government will be squarely responsible for this state of affairs. It is demanded that Haryana Government should be immediately dismissed for this fiaasco. The cases relating to the killing of Dalits should be dealt by the fast-track courts for expeditious justice. The people who have left their homes and hearths should be given flats at the district headquarter and mere compensations and job will not suffice. All these cases relating to the killing of Dalits in Haryana should be transferred to Delhi. So called Khap Panchayats must be banned. There is no SC/ST Commission in the State of Haryana which should be constituted immediately. A judicial probe may be ordered into the matter by a retired Judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court. *(Sanjay Raj),* Media Incharge 9654252076 -- Thanking you, Vinod Rawat __________________________________ "Swords will always sharpen, bullets harden and retaliation fasten, but none shall ever equal the power of knowledge." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Our Media" group. To post to this group, send email to our-me...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to our-media+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<our-media%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/our-media?hl=en. -- Ranjit -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to greenyo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to greenyouth+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
