Bahujan Samaj Party supremo accused the Central Government of `Anti-Dalit’ and claimed that since the Bharatiya Janta Party led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came in power, the atrocities on dalit community suddenly increased.
The BSP members also trooped into the Well over the above issue in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi on Monday alleging atrocities on dalits in BJP-ruled Gujarat.
An official communiqué of the BSP released here on Monday afternoon alleged that the recent incident in which some members of the dalit community, engaged in skinning dead animals, were beaten up in Gujarat, it clearly pointed that the BJP’s approach towards the Dalit community. Mayawati said some anti-social elements tied the hands of the dalits, stripped them and beat them up in a market in broad daylight in Gujrat. The police did not take immediate action and the crowd too did not intervene, the BSP leader alleged and blamed the Gujrat as well as Central government too for not taking prompt action against the culprits.
Accusing the ruling BJP of being ‘anti-dalit’, former UP chief minister said the state police swung into action only after the incident was high-lighted by the media. This shows the “anti-dalit mindset” of the BJP, she said and alleged that such incidents of atrocities against dalits have increased ever since the BJP-led government has come to power at the Centre.
BSP chief also highlighted that how the BJP government in Maharastra had demolished the establishment in Dadar locality named after Dalit scion Dr Bhim Ram Ambedkar. She said that if the Central Government is serious over doing justice with the Dalit community than they must ensure stern action against the culprits and forward compensation to the victims who were living in fear.