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“Forget justice, we are now scared something bad will happen to us”
Caste violence endures in #UttarPradesh – but escapes Adityanath government’s ‘crackdown’ on crime
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Ground report by @psychia90
“Forget justice, we are now scared something bad will happen to us”
Caste violence endures in #UttarPradesh – but escapes Adityanath government’s ‘crackdown’ on crime
scroll.in/article/100531…
Ground report by @psychia90
#CrimeAndPunishment
This is the fifth part in a series examining the BJP government’s claims of improving law and order in UP.
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This is the fifth part in a series examining the BJP government’s claims of improving law and order in UP.
Read more in the series: scroll.in/tag/Crime-and-…
Support our journalism by contributing to Scroll Ground Reporting Fund: scroll.in/contribute
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“Everyday I come across some or the other episode of brutality,” says Arun Khote, a Dalit rights activist and journalist from Lucknow, who maintains a database of atrocities on Dalits across the country and in particular #UttarPradesh
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“Everyday I come across some or the other episode of brutality,” says Arun Khote, a Dalit rights activist and journalist from Lucknow, who maintains a database of atrocities on Dalits across the country and in particular #UttarPradesh
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Arun Khote argued that the BJP’s core Hindutva ideology wasn’t just anti-Muslim, but also perpetuated caste inequality.
“If anything, if the aggrieved party is Dalit, you don’t have to even bribe the police to not act"
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Arun Khote argued that the BJP’s core Hindutva ideology wasn’t just anti-Muslim, but also perpetuated caste inequality.
“If anything, if the aggrieved party is Dalit, you don’t have to even bribe the police to not act"
scroll.in/article/100531…
That PM Modi belongs to a backward caste is often cited as evidence of BJP's broad-based appeal
Academics have, however, drawn attention to rise in upper-caste representation in Parliament and legislative assemblies in the current phase of BJP dominance scroll.in/article/100531…
Academics have, however, drawn attention to rise in upper-caste representation in Parliament and legislative assemblies in the current phase of BJP dominance scroll.in/article/100531…
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Caste crimes reflect a more entrenched form of violence that has rarely shifted in UP, barring one exception.
“It was only during Mayawati’s time that our voices were heard," said Gita Devi, a Dalit Pasi woman
scroll.in/article/100531… | By @psychia90
Caste crimes reflect a more entrenched form of violence that has rarely shifted in UP, barring one exception.
“It was only during Mayawati’s time that our voices were heard," said Gita Devi, a Dalit Pasi woman
scroll.in/article/100531… | By @psychia90
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