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Uproar in Lok Sabha over Gujarat Dalit issue
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday saw uproar over thrashing of some Dalits by some people in Gujarat, with the Congress accusing the BJP and RSS of working for \"Dalit-mukt Bharat\", evoking a sharp reaction from the government which cited figures of atrocities faced by dalits during the Congress rule.
​New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday saw uproar over thrashing of some Dalits by some people in Gujarat, with the Congress accusing the BJP and RSS of working for "Dalit-mukt Bharat", evoking a sharp reaction from the government which cited figures of atrocities faced by dalits during the Congress rule.
After the opposition raised the issue and created din, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh termed the incident "very unfortunate" and condemned in strongest words the beating up of some dalits for skinning a dead cow in Una.
He said the Anandiben Patel government had acted "swiftly and effectively", arresting nine of the accused and is working to have special court to try them.
The state government is also providing medical care and compensation to the victims, he said. K Suresh (Cong), who raised the issue during the Zero Hour, demanded setting up of a joint parliamentary committee to go into the incident.
He raised the issue after virtually the entire opposition was on its feet protesting against the incident with the Congress members storming the Well.
"Violence is RSS agenda. RSS is trying for 'dalit-mukt Bharat' (dalit-free India). The government totally failed. It was a BJP-sponsored attack. What is going on? Is this Gujarat model," he said, evoking sharp reactions from BJP members.
Suresh claimed it was the BJP's agenda to polarise communities before the state assembly elections slated by end of next year and alleged that the saffron party was doing it in all states ruled by it. In his reply, the Home Minister sought to turn the tables on the opposition party, contending that cases of atrocities against dalits in Gujarat were much higher during the Congress rule from 1991 till Narendra Modi became the Chief Minister of the state in 2001.
Citing figures, he claimed that cases of atrocities against dalits had declined in the state after Modi took over as Chief Minister in 2001. He, however, apparently forgot that Gujarat had BJP government headed by Keshubhai Patel from 1995 and ruled for most of the period till 2001 before Modi took over.
