@ Ranju, I think your amendment is okey by me; thanks. On Jun 27, 9:36 pm, ranju radha <[email protected]> wrote: > >>In a narrative of DALIT POLITICS, it is by THE REST against DALITS.>> > > a correction. it is not the rest against Dalits, but the caste hindu mindset > against Dalits > and it s a major correction especially if one wants to understand Dalit > politics. and Dalit politics can also take care of the REST. > > it would be interesting to see how the proud marathy manoos behave in this > peculiar context where Dalit Marathi manoos has been attacked by the caste > Hindu community of men and women from bihar (if i m not mistaken). And it is > a planned attack involving all the caste hindu community members just as in > any atrocity case against Dalits.. > > even in the case of chundur Dalit massacre in AP, "upper" caste women raised > same allegations of eve-teasing to justify the gruesome murder of Dalits.. > > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 5:27 PM, venukm <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sukla, you seem to suggest that the Hindu report is perhaps free from > > bias? > > It is here that my worse fears come true: > > Just look at this: > > >"The family said Ms. Yadav, who led the attack, was a Shiv Sena worker, a > > claim Mr. Waghmare has denied. > > > The victims /Marati /local/dalits/ residents "CLAIM" that the > > attackers are from Shiv Sena. > > Police Officer "DENIES" and the paper "REPORTS"it as fact! > > > >None came to the rescue of Kavita, except her neighbour Sayeeda Quazi, who > > put a dupatta around her. Sayeeda's statement has been recorded. > > > >The entire neighbourhood, meanwhile, is tight-lipped. “Something happened, > > but I was on work,” said a resident. Some said they were away at their > > native places, or away from home. > > > Why should we take the HINDU report as though Shiva Sena had no hand > > in this seemingly planned incident against the background of the > > given history of pretty long resistance by the victims? > > > >“Basically women were enraged by the rape of a girl. When they went to > > [Kavita's] house, her mother shot back, saying [it wasn't as if] it had > > happened to them. Any woman would be enraged by that, won't she?” asked a > > shopkeeper, who claimed to know nothing of the incident. > > > This, I believe is the classic sample of double talk related with > > caste, often uttered by people with ugliest minds disposed to blaming > > of victims of caste: The shopkeeper suggests that the incident either > > did not happen at all, > > or these people(dalits) are so much dirty and shameless, to be cool, > > not to feel bad about rape! > > > >Kavita and her mother have been given police protection. “A police guard > > has been posted here. He checks on us at regular intervals,” her mother > > said. > > > Who else will tell the activists/reporters from other areas who may be > > visiting the place , > > that the culprits have no connection with any criminal gang > > masquerading as political party? > > > On Jun 27, 3:55 pm, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The major difference with the Chitralekha case is that the victims here > > are > > > Marathi speakers (local) and the attackers Hirdu (outsiders). > > > The Hindu report looks to be decidedly better. > > > > Sukla > > > > On 27 June 2010 16:17, venukm <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It is true that the police registered a case and that is quite good. > > > > Let us hope that at a later stage the offenders will not ask > > > > for the sympathies of the politicians and a section of the civil > > > > society > > > > by saying like "it all happened due to their bad behaviours". > > > > The things that had happened to Chithralekha(Kerala) have many things > > > > in common with this incident! > > > > I'm afraid there will surely be some concerted efforts to dilute the > > > > case so that > > > > the culprit might escape this gruesome "crime of consensus"! > > > > > [Please see the file which I'm going to upload: A version of the > > > > Wadala(Mumbai) incident that appeared in the Hindi paper Janta Ka > > > > Avaz, 26-06-2010]. > > > > > Best, > > > > Venu. > > > > > On Jun 27, 2:51 pm, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It's actually not "few women". It appears to go well beyond that. > > Women, > > > > > running a sort of water mafia, committing atrocities against women, > > of > > > > > course with their men duly in aiding and assisting. Apart from caste > > > > > dimensions, it has also ethnic/linguistic dimensions. > > > > > > The saving grace is that the victims have been provided police > > > > protection. > > > > > Attackers arrested. > > > > > > Sukla > > > > > >http://www.thehindu.com/news/article487516.ece > > > > > > <http://www.thehindu.com/news/article487516.ece>Dalit woman > > stripped, > > > > beaten > > > > > up in Mumbai slumSTAFF REPORTER > > > > > > MUMBAI, June 27, 2010 > > > > > > Rape of a minor girl triggered the attack > > > > > > ‘Neech jaat' (low caste) was a word Kavita (name changed) kept > > hearing > > > > when > > > > > she was being stripped and beaten up. “They beat me with bamboo > > sticks. I > > > > > kept saying ‘no.' They ripped off my gown, pulled my hair and dragged > > me > > > > out > > > > > of the house to a nearby shop. Many were filming the act on mobile > > > > phones. > > > > > In Hindi, they kept saying, ‘*neech jaat* [low caste], come, take > > your > > > > > turn.' Men were beating me too,” Kavita told *The Hindu* on Saturday. > > > > > > From a polythene bag, Kavita's mother fished out a clump of hair > > plucked > > > > > from the woman's head. > > > > > > The shocking incident took place last week in a Mumbai slum, where a > > > > group > > > > > of upper caste women assaulted the 22-year-old Scheduled Caste woman. > > A > > > > case > > > > > under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of > > Atrocities) > > > > Act > > > > > (POA) has been registered at the Sewree police station. The police > > have > > > > > arrested 10 women and two men. > > > > > > The arrest of Kavita's brother in a case of the rape of a minor girl > > > > > triggered the assault. However, deep-seated caste hatred towards the > > > > family > > > > > runs a long way back. There are two water pumps in the locality. “The > > > > main > > > > > reasons are water and house. Ours is the only Dalit Marathi family in > > > > this > > > > > area, and they want to oust us from here,” said her mother. > > > > > > “It all began in 2007 when a water pump was sunk here. Sharda Yadav > > and > > > > > Mumtaz [residents, now under arrest] would routinely demand money for > > the > > > > > water supply. It's a community pump. We refused to pay up. I would > > fight > > > > > against these illegal practices all the time. I have complained to > > the > > > > > police several times about it. The women would say, ‘These people > > have > > > > > gotten too big for their boots. Sticks should be shoved inside them.' > > > > They > > > > > have used such abusive words that I cannot even utter them,” she said > > > > with > > > > > difficulty. > > > > > > “The rape case was just a pretext. Owing to the fights over water, > > there > > > > was > > > > > already much anger [against the family]. So they targeted her > > [Kavita]. > > > > Her > > > > > mother was also beaten up. The mother ran to the police, and they > > called > > > > the > > > > > police control room,” Assistant Commissioner of Police Dilip Waghmare > > > > told* > > > > > TheHindu* on telephone. > > > > > > On the day of the incident, the victim's mother was the first to be > > > > beaten > > > > > up. “They had a meeting somewhere. All of them entered together. The > > > > whole > > > > > lane was packed with people. After I ran to the police chowky, help > > > > arrived > > > > > on time. The molesters were arrested. They were laughing even while > > being > > > > > taken away,” Kavita's mother said. > > > > > > In 2008, she had written to the police about the death threats her > > family > > > > > had received and the harassment her daughter suffered. “As my son was > > > > here, > > > > > nobody dared touch us, but when he was arrested, they saw an > > > > opportunity.” > > > > > > The family said Ms. Yadav, who led the attack, was a Shiv Sena > > worker, a > > > > > claim Mr. Waghmare has denied. > > > > > > None came to the rescue of Kavita, except her neighbour Sayeeda > > Quazi, > > > > who > > > > > put a dupatta around her. Sayeeda's statement has been recorded. > > > > > > The entire neighbourhood, meanwhile, is tight-lipped. “Something > > > > happened, > > > > > but I was on work,” said a resident. Some said they were away at > > their > > > > > native places, or away from home. > > > > > > “Basically women were enraged by the rape of a girl. When they went > > to > > > > > [Kavita's] house, her mother shot back, saying [it wasn't as if] it > > had > > > > > happened to them. Any woman would be enraged by that, won't she?” > > asked a > > > > > shopkeeper, who claimed to know nothing of the incident. > > > > > > Kavita and her mother have been given police protection. “A police > > guard > > > > has > > > > > been posted here. He checks on us at regular intervals,” her mother > > said. > > > > > On 27 June 2010 14:38, Venugopalan K M <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > What is shocking more than the crime itself, is reported complicity > > of > > > > > > the crowd which even included few women. > > > > > > > This is does not just seem to be a case of atrocity against dalits. > > > > > > > It has rather surfaced from the underbellies of a larger > > > > > > socio-political and cultural millieu > > > > > > in which institutionalization of crimes against women has come > > rather > > > > > > the rule, than exception. Increasing cases of 'honour killing' and > > > > > > sex-gender related cruelties point to that. > > > > > > > Recent protests and struggles by LGBT communities > > > > > > (gay,lesbian,bisexual and transgenders) in the wake of suicide of a > > > > > > high profile academic following ostracizing are a case in point. > > > > > > > Defying the norms of 'decent living' (which incidentally,are > > being > > > > > > pursued by all, though put in place by the upper class/caste male) > > is > > > > > > apparently a factor in braving the atrocities and > > ... > > read more »
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