Modi’s silence on Dalits questioned
“It is you(PM Modi) who has to answer the reason behind violence on Dalits, violence in Saharanpur, in Bhima Koregaon. You have to answer why Rohit Vemula was killed. You have to answer why people are not getting the money that is in the foreign accounts of Indians. You have to answer why millions of […]
“It is you(PM Modi) who has to answer the reason behind violence on Dalits, violence in Saharanpur, in Bhima Koregaon. You have to answer why Rohit Vemula was killed. You have to answer why people are not getting the money that is in the foreign accounts of Indians. You have to answer why millions of people are not getting jobs despite promises,” These were some of the crucial questions raised by the Gujarati Dalit leader and MLA, Jignesh Mevani at the Yuva Hunkar rally held at Parliament Street in New Delhi amidst heavy security on Tuesday, January 9th 2018.
Delhi police denied permission for the rally which was nevertheless held, under heavy security- 1,500 police and paramilitary forces equipped with tear gas and 10 water cannons.
The rally which was also attended by the student leaders, Kanhaiya Kumar, Sheihla Rashid and Umar Khalid was packed with people who demanded the release of Dalit rights activist and Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad (a politically motivated sentence in the Sahranpur violence in U.P) and an end to the atrocities against Dalits and minorities. Their other demands are access to jobs and education and an end to the attacks on university campuses.
