Chief whip of the Congress party in the lok Sabha Jyotiraditya Scindia, raising Dalits’ voice, cornered the Central Government.
Scindia while attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA Government for its failure to prevent atrocities against Dalits and alleged that the deprived sections of the society were living in deep sense of fear, questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Government’s silence over the issue in the Parliament.
Scindia said, “The incidences if atrocities on Dalits in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana and other parts of the country are very unfortunate.
The incidences of atrocities against Dalits have increased by 19 per cent since the BJP Government came to power.”
Scindia further said that the pathetic attitude of the Government towards these incidences raises serious questions over the intents of the Modi regime.
BJP’s aim was to suppress and repress India. Training guns at the BJP the Guna MP said that the fringe has become the centre and the Centre has become the fringe.
“The Government is protecting such elements otherwise it would have taken action against them,” he said.
Accusing the BJP of double standard, he said it leaders oppose reservation and later sympathise with Dalits. He asked the BJP to take a stand based on principle
Scindia said the PM spoke on Dalit atrocities outside the House, but did not break his silence in Parliament.
“We talk about Swachh Bharat but it’s our hearts that need to be clean, not the streets. Every 18 minutes, there is a crime against a Dalit. Three Dalit women are raped and two Dalits murdered every day,” he said.
In Uttar Pradesh, he said when a young Dalit girl wanted to use a tube well she was beaten in front of her father.
“In Madhya Pradesh, 50 Dalit families have sought permission from the Government to commit suicide,” he added.