Coming down heavily on the State Government for its lackadaisical attitude towards atrocities on Dalits, hundreds of people under the banner of the National Confederation of Dalit Organisation (NACDOR) on Wednesday staged a demonstration in front of State Assembly demanding immediate Government intervention in the issues.
“More than 200 Dalit employees working at Bhubaneswar Infosys are being subjected to both mental and physical tortures since last 15 years by Infosys Regional Manager Vaibhab Patel and others. Though an FIR was lodged at the Infosys police station in this regard, the police instead acting against Patel are forcing the complainants to withdraw the complaint,” rued NACDOR State president Ashok Kumar Mallick.
Giving an instance of police inaction, Mallick said though a complaint was registered against some villagers of Patana Sahi under the lingaraj police station for attacking a Dalit boy, Jitu Kandi, and his sister on December 5, the police are yet to arrest them.
“It is seen that political persons like Ministers, MPs and MlAs belonging to the present party in power in the State, besides influential persons and even police personnel are involving themselves in heinous atrocities against Dalit people,” said Mallick.
Seeking Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s intervention, the organisation urged him to directly look into the matter, thereby ensuring a normal life with full dignity to Dalit people in the State as per the provisions in the Constitution.