New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government in Madhya Pradesh has been blamed for the deaths of Dalit youths in police custody. He also drew parallels between Odisha and the recent atrocities against Dalits by Congress MPs and said the BJP’s “Manuwadhi Thought‘Responsible for that.
“On one hand, a Dalit youth was killed in police custody in Dewas in Madhya Pradesh. On the other hand, a tribal woman in Balasore in Odisha was tied to a tree and beaten. Both incidents The events are sad, shameful and highly condemnable,” he said.
“Due to the Manuwadi ideology of the BJP, such incidents are happening one after another in the state ruled by them – which would not have been possible without the support of the government. This barbaric act against the Bahujans is unscrupulous All costs tolerated.
The incident also drew criticism from Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who called it an “insult to Babasaheb Ambedkar”.
“Insulting Babasaheb Ambedkar and oppressing the weaker sections are the basic slogans of the BJP rule. The case of death of a Dalit youth in police custody in Devas, Madhya Pradesh is extremely serious. The family claimed that the youth died due to police violence earlier , there were reports of brutality against a Dalit family in Parbhani, Maharashtra, and the death of a Dalit youth in police custody. The police had a free hand to suppress Dalits. , indigenous people and other vulnerable groups.
Meanwhile, a 35-year-old Dalit man died Mukesh Rangel His family members sparked a protest at a police station in MP’s Dewas district, accusing the police of murder.
Lange died on Saturday after he was summoned to Satwas police station for questioning on a complaint lodged by a woman on December 26, according to police commissioner Puneet Gehlot.
Earlier this year, a government report released under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act showed that 13 states reported 97% of cases of atrocities against Scheduled Caste individuals in 2022, including Uttar Pradesh’s statistics Data leads.
This is followed by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Except for Rajasthan, where the saffron party came to power in 2023, all three states are under the rule of the BJP.
