Ambedkar Parinibbana Diwas in Bengaluru on Dec 12, 13: Mavalli Shankar
Mangaluru, December 2: The Karnataka Dalit Sangharsh Samiti (DSS) has organized the 62nd Ambedkar Parinibbana Day(Death anniversary) and the general body meeting of the Samiti at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan at Devanahalli in Bengaluru on December 12 and 13.
Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, DSS state general convener Mavalli Shankar said that former minister H. Anjaneya would inaugurate the programme and he would preside over it. Justice Nagamohan Das would be the chief guest and senior journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu, Indira Krishnappa, Rudrappa Hanagavadi of Samiti Mahila Okkuta and economist Prof. Keshav would be present, he said.
The Parinirvan procession would start from Tippu birthplace at 11 am, reach the Mini Vidhana Soudha premises where Ambedkar statue would be garlanded and converge at the Ambedkar Bhavan, he said.
The communalists have been wielding the swords as they have decided to change the Constitution. Many incidents happening in the country were justifying that the future of the country was at stake now than before. Efforts were being held to oppress the dalits who have been trying to live with self esteem. Manu mentality has been engulfing the entire society, he said.
The central government has been weakening the constitutional agencies like RBI, CBI, Election Commission, CVC and others. Upper caste forces have been opposing the reservation facilities entitled to the backward and dalit communities in the Constitution. There was a need to organize a strategic movement against the anti-people policies of the central government, he said.
Progressive writers, Scholar, Social activists, Singers, Artistes and others would participate in the convention. More than 1,500 workers of Dalit Sangharsh Samiti across the state would participate and more than 250 workers would participate from Udupi district, he said.
DSS general convener B.K. Vasanth, Divisional organizing convener Chandu R, District convener Jagadeesh Pandeshwar, Sadashiva and others were present at the press conference.
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2 detained after comment over wedding procession to Dalit house sparks clash in UP's Shahjahanpur
Shahjahanpur (UP) (PTI): Two persons have been detained after a clash broke out allegedly over remarks targeting a Dalit family's wedding procession in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred in Lai Kheda village under Tilhar police station area, where a wedding procession from Bareilly had arrived at a Dalit household on April 20.
According to SP Saurabh Dixit, when the procession was near the house of Rajpal Yadav, he allegedly made a remark saying "Now, Dalits will also take out wedding processions riding a buggy", leading to an argument. Yadav's side allegedly turned aggressive, escalating the conflict further.
Police said a scuffle ensued between the two sides. Upon receiving information, police personnel reached the spot and ensured that the procession was conducted peacefully after the incident.
An FIR was registered on Friday against Rajpal Yadav, Sumit, Amit, Surendra, Avdhesh Yadav and five unidentified persons based on a complaint. Rajpal Yadav and his son Sumit have been taken into custody and are being questioned, Dixit said.
The case has been registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, police said.
Dixit said preliminary findings suggest that Yadav, too, was hosting a function and processions from both sides had arrived around the same time. A dispute may have initially arisen due to a narrow passage and attempts to move the processions quickly.
Police have registered the case under relevant sections of the BNS and initiated further probe, officials said.
