A panchayat in Bihar’s Kishanganj district has imposed social and economic boycott of Dalits as a deterrent to their filing of cases under the Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The Dosia panchayat of Charakhpura village called upon the village not to sell provisions to Dalits and exclude them from other facilities.
The problem began after a Muslim woman had a fight with a Dalit girl over picking up dung from a field.
“The woman assaulted the girl. After this, there were rumours that Dalits were planning to file a case under the Atrocities Act. In anticipation, the mukhiya, sarpanch and zilla parishad (ZP) members had a meeting in which they told the Muslim community to socially and economically boycott Dalits. They said Dalits were filing cases under the Act,” Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar told The Hindu.
An FIR under the Act was filed against 15 persons, including village head Anwar Alam and ZP members. No one has been arrested yet. Tension prevailed in the village for some time on Tuesday.
Keywords: Kishanganj, panchayat, Dosia panchayat, social boycott, Dalits
when will we get rid of these fatwas and panchayats??
It is sad to hear about such incidents. India is a great nation that must uphold its democratic rights for all through its judicial and administrative machinery, may our country realise that it is time for all of us change our mindset and become truly democratic
its very same ,government must take stern action against it . these
things always happen but hardly come into light . what is use of the
fundamental right if you cant give it to all.
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