While it is commonly believed that atrocities against Dalits have come down in the country, these
atrocities continue even to this day and the society needs to work
towards putting an end to such crimes, L Narayanaswamy, former Chief
Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court said on Saturday.
Speaking at the book
launch of 'Makers of Modern Dalit History' authored by Guruprakash
Paswan and Sudarshan Ramabhadran, Narayanaswamy cited a 2010 report by
the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Dalit atrocities,
recorded in this book.
According to the
report, a crime is committed against Dalits once every 18 minutes.
"While we believe that atrocities have come down, the reality is that
they still continue. The society does not react when it comes to crime
against Dalits,"
he lamented.
He opined that one of the solutions for caste-based atrocities would be to encourage inter-caste marriages.
Speaking about the
book, BJP national spokesperson Paswan said there have been numerous
Dalit leaders in the country's freedom struggle and those who have
played a key role in the making of the Indian civilisation, whose roles
have been forgotten.
Sadly, the present
generation is not aware of their contributions, he said, adding that the
book was an attempt to highlight those contributions.
Source: Deccan Helarald
Source: Deccan Helarald
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