August 2, 2016
Saugata Roy raises the issue of atrocities against Dalits during Zero Hour in Lok Sabha
Madam, I request that I may be permitted to raise a matter of urgent public importance during Zero Hour.
27 year old Jogesh who consumed pesticide in Saurashtra, Gujarat was one of the two dozen people who attempted to commit suicide to register outrage over humiliation of Dalits by cow vigilantes in Una, Gujarat. He died in a hospital on 31 July, 2016. Dalits have held a massive protest in Ahmedabad on Sunday against public flogging of their community members in Una.
Atrocities against Dalits are taking place in various parts of the country including Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. A BJP leader in Uttar Pradesh made obscene remarks against Dalit leader Mayawati. A BJP MP Udit Raj has been vocal against so-called protectors of Hinduism. Strangely enough, the Prime Minister has remained silent on the atrocities against Dalits in the country including in his home state Gujarat. He did not speak anything on the matter in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
The Gujarat CM has resigned; the PM must take some steps to stop the atrocities on the Dalits in the country.
