A twenty year old young dalit man was subjected to extreme physical torture when a group of vigilantes publicly beaten and a screwdriver with petrol on it was inserted in his rectum on suspicion of theft of merely hundred rupees. The incident took place in Nagaur of Rajasthan.
Rajasthan Chief Minister instantly posted a twitter post in which he condemned the act and assured of justice in the matter. The opposition started criticizing the government on the issue.
Such brutal acts shake the thinking people of the nation completely. It also brings a great shame upon the present Indian society as despite the 72 years of independence prejudices of caste, religion, language dominate our behaviour.
The incidents of mob lynchings have been rampant in the country resulting into the inhuman punishments of most weaker sections of the society. These incidents are alarming as they reject the necessity of law.
Just few days before this incident, the judges of Supreme Court said that it is better to leave this country if the people are not to obey the rule of law.
The statistics of 'Halt The Hate' initiative conducted by Amnesty International is proof of the fact that weaker sections have been continuously targeted from 2015 onwards. From September 2015 to June 2019 there have been 621 alleged hate crimes committed against Dalits.
There have been incidents of rape, honor killing and even stone pelting on wedding procession. The last one is very recent of Banaskantha area of Gujarat where a Dalit bridegroom was stone pelted, interestingly this bridegroom happens to be a man of army!
All these incidents do not bode well for the coming days as the implementation of crude power has deeply intruded the privacy of selected class of the society.
Rajasthan Chief Minister instantly posted a twitter post in which he condemned the act and assured of justice in the matter. The opposition started criticizing the government on the issue.
Such brutal acts shake the thinking people of the nation completely. It also brings a great shame upon the present Indian society as despite the 72 years of independence prejudices of caste, religion, language dominate our behaviour.
The incidents of mob lynchings have been rampant in the country resulting into the inhuman punishments of most weaker sections of the society. These incidents are alarming as they reject the necessity of law.
Just few days before this incident, the judges of Supreme Court said that it is better to leave this country if the people are not to obey the rule of law.
The statistics of 'Halt The Hate' initiative conducted by Amnesty International is proof of the fact that weaker sections have been continuously targeted from 2015 onwards. From September 2015 to June 2019 there have been 621 alleged hate crimes committed against Dalits.
There have been incidents of rape, honor killing and even stone pelting on wedding procession. The last one is very recent of Banaskantha area of Gujarat where a Dalit bridegroom was stone pelted, interestingly this bridegroom happens to be a man of army!
All these incidents do not bode well for the coming days as the implementation of crude power has deeply intruded the privacy of selected class of the society.
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