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The Madras High Court criticized discrimination against Dalits, urging Tamil Nadu to ensure the arrival of the temple to the community and address the issue of violence in Pudukkottai district.
Chennai:
After 80 years of independence, continuous discrimination against Dalits is painful to see, Madras high court On Thursday said that it demanded a plea Tamil Nadu The government intervenes to ensure that the community can enter temples, such as one in Pudukotai district and two others in Karur.
This petition also identifies arson and individuals who attacked Dalit -owned houses and vehicles in Pudukottai on 5 May, as well as damage evaluation and financial compensation.
The Madurai Peeth of the court reprimanded the collectors and the Superintendent of Police for the districts of Pudukkottai and Karur, reminding that their “only white collar jobs” are not and it was inappropriate to take action – when there was a complaint – if a complaint is filed – if a complaint is filed.
The court said, “In some villages, Dalits cannot wear a shirt … Walk in the street. If the collector had gone, in disguise, to inspect the situation, the truth would have revealed,” the court said.
“He (Collector and Senior Police Officer) Why didn’t he visit this area?” The court asked, because it also directed to submit CCTV footage – from 4 May to 7 May – from Pudukotai village.
The petitioners also alleged that the police had not registered cases against the mob leaders.
The Tamil Nadu government first told the court that it had not received any complaint of discrimination – despite the video of violence in Vadkadu village on 5 May.
The houses of Dalits were brutally organized and set on fire, and a police constable was injured.
More than a dozen persons and five Dalits from the so -called upper castes were charged under the SC/ST Act and to carry weapons. Many people were arrested, local reports said.
About two dozen other people were admitted to local hospitals for treatment.
Violence and arson occurred last week, when Dalits were reportedly denied entry into the set-run Maryamon temple. A house, two cars and six two-wheelers were set on fire.
In Karur, in addition to being denied entry into temples, Dalits bypassed the alleged temple chariots to bypass their homes.
He also said that the practice of untouchability – clearly illegal – continues in some tea shops in the form of ‘Do Tambler Systems’, which sees different mugs to Dalits and so -called upper castes.
The state government said that yesterday Dalits were allowed to go to the temple after a peace committee meeting in the village of Pudukotai, and the control of government land was a real issue.
Meanwhile, estimated, each side has given separate accounts of violence as to how violence began.
However, Tiger was a temple festival, on which Dalits were allegedly carrying formal umbrellas. This gave a verbal argument that the violence was snatched.
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