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New Delhi: was a dalit man allegedly beaten to death On 7 October in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, what the police termed as a love affair between the husband and wife of an accused. A video of the victim being beaten up with sticks had gone viral.
A few days ago, Rajasthan Police alleged lathi charge Farmers protesting outside the District Collectorate office demanding the start of the paddy procurement session.
A minor Dalit youth was allegedly arrested on September 15 killed In Alwar, a mob rammed his bike into a woman while she was trying to save herself from falling into a ditch.
In the same month, news surfaced that a 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in Maharashtra over a period of nine months. thane District.
Amid criticism over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, the BJP has compiled “a dossier” of atrocities in opposition-ruled states, which it believes has not received enough attention. This is part of the party’s counter-tactics to address some of the criticism.
To begin with, the BJP held a press conference at its headquarters in Delhi on Tuesday, targeting the opposition and accusing it of engaging in “political tourism” for visiting Lakhimpur Kheri.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that human rights violations when viewed through a political lens also harm human rights. Exactly the same is happening in Uttar Pradesh. What happened in Lakhimpur Kheri is sad but law will take its own course. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi are using this incident to gain votes.
“We do not believe in political tourism. We want to target the selective outrage of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and others. They are projecting themselves as champions of Dalits but ignoring the atrocities against Dalits in Rajasthan.
Opposition leaders like Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have been camping in Uttar Pradesh ever since Union minister Ajay Mishra’s convoy allegedly pawned off a group of protesting farmers on October 3. Mishra’s son was Ashish Mishra. allegedly part of the convoy. Eight people, including a journalist, were killed in the incident, including those killed in the violence that followed.
Ashish Mishra has been arrested.
BJP seems to be retaliated
Concerned over the Lakhimpur Kheri issue by the opposition using the party and the Modi government as “insensitive”, “anti-farmer” and indulging in human rights violations, the BJP has decided to expose the “atrocities” in the ruled states. against.
Its Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and other state units have compiled a list of incidents which the party feels have not been adequately exposed.
According to a senior BJP leader in Rajasthan, the state unit is also planning to hold demonstrations against “atrocities” against farmers and Dalits.
Another senior BJP leader said, “Incidents involving farmers, Dalits and women in the opposition states have been identified.” “State units have been asked to expose them and show the reality to the people that such incidents are finding no place in the media and political discourse.”
Even the Prime Minister was seen taking a veiled jibe at the opposition on Tuesday.
Speaking at an event organized on the occasion of 28th Foundation Day of National Human Rights Commission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Slammed “Selective resentment towards human rights of some”.
(Edited by Arun Prashant)
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