a . death of Dalit students Headquartered in Jalore, Rajasthan infighting Pitch has been raised against the Gehlot government in the state as a section of party leaders within the Congress.
Twelve Congress councilors in Baran Municipal Council sent their resignation letter to Ashok Gehlot expressing anguish over the atrocities against Dalits and supporting party MLA Pana Chand Meghwal.
Two days after the death of a nine-year-old Dalit boy who was allegedly thrashed by his schoolteacher for touching a pot of drinking water in Jalore, the Baran-Atru MLA had on Monday sent his resignation letter to Gehlot.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot, who has revolted against the Gehlot government in the past, criticized the state government and called for zero tolerance to the incident.
Pilot demanded action against the local authorities for allegedly lathi-charging the victim’s family. We have to instill confidence among the Dalits that we stand with them. There is no other option. The government should work on the loopholes to change the system,” he said after meeting the victim’s family.
Nine-year-old Indra Meghwal died on Saturday, nearly three weeks after he was allegedly beaten up by a teacher for touching a water pot used by an upper caste in Jalore district’s Surana village. Teacher Chail Singh has been arrested and the Congress government of the state is also taking action against the private school. But there is still controversy regarding the incident.
Pilot, a former deputy chief minister who rebelled against CM Gehlot in 2020, visited the family along with a group of local leaders. Such discrimination is happening in our system even after 75 years of independence. It is a matter of introspection for all of us, he told reporters after the visit. His death raises many questions,” the Congress leader said.
The Rajasthan CM hit back at Pilot, saying that some leaders are instigating party workers by saying that they are not being respected. “Some of our people, leaders instigate workers by saying that they should be respected and respected. It has become a ‘jumla’. Have you ever respected and respected workers? Do you even know what honor and respect are?,” the senior Congress leader said without naming anyone. He said, we have become a leader from a worker by getting respect and honour.
The controversy comes when elections are due in Rajasthan next year and does not bode well for the Congress which will be desperate to return to power in the state. The party’s governments are only in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, but in both the states, the party has seen a tussle over the leadership.
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