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Dalit boy's life cheaper than tomato Dalit Woman burnt alive in Police Station Migrant Bonded Labourer Killed For Denying Work Woman in bonded debt praded naked Decomposed body of Bonded Labour found in Canal Cops ‘forcibly’ evict Dalit family from their home Dalit paraded after blackening his face Brawl over Custodial death of Dalit Labourer Migrant Labourer Harrased for ‘Begar Assault on Dalit woman: Cops accused of inaction Tension prevails
in Ahmedpur village District Magistrate formed Bonded Labour welfare Committee DDVA Condemned District Magistrate’s statement Tension prevails
in Ahmedpur village landlords boycotts Dalits Caste fury leaves 16 years old scalded The Dalit- Jat divide is a year- deep here A Dalit beaten to death by Landlords Objectionable word inscribed on jail inmate’s back
Brawl
over Custodial death of Dalit Labourer
The trouble began in Rakra Dhaha village on June 7 when a 22-year-old Rakesh Kumar, a Dalit labourer from Rakradhana village in District Nawanshahr Punjab in India who was picked up by the police on charges of theft a day earlier, was found dead in custody. Though the policemen tried to make it look like suicide no one bought their story. The angry villagers, who believed in Rakesh’s innocence, then gheraoed the Balachaur police station and sought action against the Tahana SHO.The police acceded to this demand and suspended two Home Gurdas and one Head Constable of the Thana. “But that was just an eyewash”, says Rakesh’s brother, Karam Chand, who found that the police had registered a benami (without any name mentioned) FIR and had not taken any action against the errant cops. Report
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Migrant Labourer Harrased for ‘Begar’ A
migrant labourer reportedly being harassed for more than two months &
compelled him to do begar (act of forced Labour) by a landlord of Village Bir-
Baloki in District Kapurthala, Punjab, India . The labourer Ashok (10) who is
originally from Bihar told the Police that about two month ago Resham Singh s/o
Makhhan Singh allured him & took him to Dera Mehar Singh village Bir- Baloki,
where Resham Singh allegedly compelled him to do forced labour by grazing
the cattle. He also revealed the fact that during the night Resham Singh
tied him with the chain & provide him only the wasted food to eat. Whenever
he expressed his wish to leave the job, Resham Singh abused him & beat him.
Though the victim boy has given his statement in front of the police but no FIR
has been lodged so far against the accused. Report
On: 9th June 2004 Law Says about it :
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Assault on Dalit woman : Cops accused of inaction
A
Dalit woman of Virk Kalan village was beaten up badly by some villagers and then
had to allegedly face harassment at the hands of the police and the
Administration .Brinder Kaur (35) w/o Bikkar Singh approached to Dalit Dasta
Virodhi Andolan about her condition & the same institution admitted her in
local Civil Hospital, for treatment of injures inflicted on her body with blunt
weapons by the accused, that the accused were angry with her as she had
complained to police against them or giving intoxicants to his son. The accused
mocked her after police failed to take action against them, she said .Binder
said that the alleged culprits assaulted her, on June11 night while she was
returning home along with her husband and son. Other villagers rescued her and
admitted her at Civil Hospital in Goniana Mandi, from where she was shifted to
Bathinda for treatment. Though
she was seriously injured with sharp edged weapons and though she was seriously
injured with sharp- edged weapons and lathis, which almost killed her, the
police have so far only registered a case under Sections 323/307/151 IPC,
pertaining to a simple quarrel. The
woman has sought strict action against the accused Dalit Dastan Virodhi Action Committee leader Sukhwinder Kaur has demanded strict action against the accused villagers and health officials who had ‘failed’ to provide proper treatment to Dalit Woman at Goniana Mandi Civil Hospital.
Tension
prevails in Ahmedpur village Landlords
boycotts Dalits Tension prevails in Ahmedpur village of District Mansa between Dalits & the landlords of the village over the continuing use of Bondage Labour System. Around 20 Dalit Bonded Labourers have shown their interest to break the chain of servitude. In search of Justice they approached to Dalit Dasta Virodhi Andolan (DDVA) Bathinda office and urged to release them. The N.G.O forwards a written application to the district Magistrate Mansa with thumb impression of the bonded labourer. But on the other hand when the landlord of the village came to know that the Dalits Labourer had taken such step against them. They become furious and announced the social boycott of the Dalit in the village they have also announced to impose a fine of Rs. 500 who will help them. They have banned the entry of Dalits in their fields and not allowed them to perform their natural call anywhere in the village land & now nobody allowed them to work and it creates panic among them. A
delegation of DDVA along with the Dalit villagers met the district Magistrate to
inform him about the present situation and submitted him a memorandum. Though
District Magistrate has given assurance to the delegation that he will take
necessary action against the landlord and the position will be normal very soon
in the village but still no action has been taken in this regard. Report on: 16 June 2004
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District
Magistrate formed Bonded Labour welfare Committee Bonded
Labour of village Ahmedpur district Mansa who are facing the social boycott in
the villages since last 10 days by the landlords have taken a sigh of relief
& a bit blink of positive light from the administration level today, when
the district Magistrate announced to formed a Bonded Labour welfare Committee to
solve the problems of release, rescue and rehabilitation of Bonded Labours. In
the meeting, decision to aware the bonded labourer about their rights is also
considered by Deputy Commissioner Raj Chondery. In the Committee he has give
direction to Additional Deputy Magistrate, Sub Divisional Magistrate Mansa,
Budladha & Grivences Officer and others along with representative of the
different labourer Unions repersentatives.On the occasion Labour inspector Mansa
were also present who assured the delegates that he will settle down the long
time pending demands of brick Kiln labourers of their salaries. Report
on : 16 June 2004 DDVA
Condemned District Magistrate’s statement National
Coordinator of Dalit Dasta Virodhi Andolan (DDVA) Mr. Jai Singh has condemned
the District Magistrate Mansa’s statement in which he has claimed that there
is no case of Bonded Labour in his district. Mr. Singh has openly challenged
District Magistrate to debate on this topic anywhere at any level. He said there
are more than 300 case of bonded labour in the district which are forwarded to
Punjab Human Rights Commission Chandigarh & Deputy Commissioner of the
district Mansa & the copy of the affidavits of the bonded labourer is still
in his office. Mr. Singh said that the fact is that the District Magistrate do
not want to take this issue because every year they submitted affidavits to the
(P.H.R.C) Punjab Human Right Commission which gives clear impression that his
district has no case of Bonded Labour. Mr. Jai Singh said that such statement
from such a higher level official in a district is a direct attack on the rights
of the Bonded Labourer, who are fighting against their right in democracy. Mr.
Jai singh also condemned the attack on the Kailash Satyarathi while he was
struggling to release the identified 14 child labour from District Gonda Uttar
Pradesh. He also condemned the police for the way of performing their duties. He
urged from the Uttar Pradesh (U.P) Govt to investigate the matter & keep
vigil on child Labour prevails in the area. He demands a high level enquiry to
dig up the facts and urged to prosecute the circus owner for forcing child
labour & sexually harassment to the minor girl. Report on : 17 June 2004
Tension
prevails in Ahmedpur village landlords boycotts Dalits Tension
prevails in Ahmedpur village of District Mansa between Dalits & the
landlords of the village over the continuing use of Bondage Labour System.
Around
20 Dalit Bonded Labourers have shown their interest to broke the chain of
servitude. In search of Justice they approached to Dalit Dasta Virodhi Andolan (DDVA)
Bathinda office and urged to released them. The N.G.O forward a written
application to the district Magistrate Mansa with thumb impression of the Bonded
labourer. But on the other hand when the landlord of the village came to know
that the Dalits Labourer had taken such step against them. They become furious
and announced the social boycott of the Dalit in the village they also announced
to imposed a fine of Rs. 500 who will helped them. They have also banned the
entry of Dalits in their fields and not allowed them to perform their natural
call anywhere in the village land now nobody allowed them to work and create
panic among them. A
delegation of DDVA along with the Dalit villagers met the district Magistrate to
inform him about the present situation and handover him a memorandum.District
Magistrate has given assurance to the delegation that he will take necessary
action against the landlord and the position will be normal very soon in the
village. |
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