Re: [PMARC] Dalits Media Watch - News Update 13.01.10

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 6:22 PM, Peoples Media Advocacy & Resource Centre-PMARC <pmarc2008@gmail.com> wrote:

Dalits Media Watch

News Update 13.01.10

Dalits end discrimination; take part in fishing rights auction – Zee News

http://www.zeenews.com/news595475.html

CPM MP Madhu booked under SC/ST Act - Express Buzz

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=CPM+MP+Madhu+booked+under+SC/ST+Act&artid=ZzHbznoqvhk=&SectionID=e7uPP4%7CpSiw=&MainSectionID=e7uPP4%7CpSiw=&SectionName=EH8HilNJ2uYAot5nzqumeA==&SEO=CPM%20Rajya%20Sabha%20MP%20Madhu

'Official has done little to curb anti-Dalit acts' - The Hindu

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/13/stories/2010011353070300.htm

Probe ordered against lecturer for 'harassing' student - The Tribune

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100113/cth1.htm#10

Zee News

Dalits end discrimination; take part in fishing rights auction

http://www.zeenews.com/news595475.html

Updated on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 15:36 IST

Porayar (Kerala): After succeeding in their agitation to enter a local temple where they were banned for several years, Dalits of a village in Nagapattinam district participated in a public auction of village ponds for fishing, ending another decades old discrimination.

The Dalits of the Chettipulam village near Vedaranyam had entered the Ekambareshwarar temple in October last accompanied by district officials and police following a series of agitations spearheaded by the CPI-M.

Following this, it came to fore the Dalits were also not allowed to participate in the public auction of village ponds for fishing rights.

Ahead of the annual auction for 15 ponds this week, Revenue and police officials visited the village and announced that all had equal rights to participate in the exercise.

Official said the auction took place on Monday under the direct supervision of District Superintendent of Police Maheswar Dayal and DSP Chandrasekaran. Bloc development officer Mallika conducted the auction, in which 31 persons, including five Dalits participated. Fifteen persons, including four Dalits got the rights for the 15 ponds.

The four Dalits would have exclusive rights on fishing and collecting algae from the ponds leased to them, officials said. PTI

Express Buzz

CPM MP Madhu booked under SC/ST Act

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=CPM+MP+Madhu+booked+under+SC/ST+Act&artid=ZzHbznoqvhk=&SectionID=e7uPP4%7CpSiw=&MainSectionID=e7uPP4%7CpSiw=&SectionName=EH8HilNJ2uYAot5nzqumeA==&SEO=CPM%20Rajya%20Sabha%20MP%20Madhu

Express News Service

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HYDERABAD: A case was registered against CPM Rajya Sabha MP Madhu under Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Act (SC & ST Act) by LB Nagar police based on a complaint given by an electrician on Tuesday.

Sudhakar, a resident of Sai Nagar in LB Nagar, alleged that the MP abused him by referring to his caste. LB Nagar police said the case was registered based on the complaint given by Sudhakar.

The Hindu

'Official has done little to curb anti-Dalit acts'

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/13/stories/2010011353070300.htm

Staff Correspondent

'There has been a sharp rise in atrocities against Dalits'

Seer alleges discrepancies in payment of flood compensation

'Minister has failed to ensure the welfare of oppressed classes'

Chitradurga: Several hundred Dalits in the district staged a dharna here on Tuesday in protest against the alleged anti-Dalit actions of Deputy Commissioner Amlan Aditya Biswas.

The head of the Madarachannaiah Gurupeetha, Basava Madarachannaiah, who led the protest, alleged that despite the sharp increase in the number of atrocities against Dalits in the district. The Deputy Commissioner had failed to curb them, the seer said

He also claimed that there had been discrepancies in the payment of compensation to flood victims.

'Change approach'

"Officials who have failed to protect the Dalits and the oppressed classes have no right to be in office," he said.

The swamji said that they would intensify their agitation if the Deputy Commissioner did not change his approach toward Dalits.

Responsibility

Dalit leader and Neeravari Horata Samiti president M. Jayanna said that officials and elected representatives were responsible for ensuring justice to Dalits, and accused Minister for Social Welfare D. Sudhakar of having failed to ensure the welfare of the oppressed classes. Mr. Jayanna said that the Minister had not visited a single village in the district where atrocities against Dalits had been reported. The protesters also burnt an effigy of the Deputy Commissioner.

The Tribune

Probe ordered against lecturer for 'harassing' student

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100113/cth1.htm#10

Sumedha Sharma

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 12

Responding to a complaint by a Panchkula resident, accusing a senior faculty member of the State Institute of Education (SIE), Sector 32 of indulging in "caste discrimination", the UT administration today marked an inquiry against the teacher.

In a written complaint submitted to the home secretary Phool Singh stated his daughter, a first-year student at SIE, secured admission under the 'SC' category and the Hindi lecturer at the institute, RB Yadav, was "using this fact as a tool to humiliate her".

According to him, Yadav wanted his daughter to "do his official work" in his room. He said when she refused the lecturer began "looking for opportunities to trouble her by making derogatory comments pertaining to their caste".

The complaint has cited several incidents when the teacher told the girl "the treatment given to members of her 'caste' in medieval times was suitable.'' The complaint alleged he even threatened to "ruin her career for acting smart and refusing to do his work".

"My daughter would be very depressed and come home weeping. We did speak to the institute director about all this and he promised to resolve things, but nothing happened. Things took an ugly turn on December 17. My daughter was in the middle of her exam when Yadav walked up to her and asked her to write some words on her question paper on the pretext of matching her handwriting with the answer sheet. However, later he began scolding her for making marks on the question paper. He humiliated her in front of the entire class, saying she was cheating. She was so disturbed that she couldn't concentrate on the exams after that," Phool Singh alleged in his complaint.

Both parties have been asked to dispose in front of the inquiry officer tomorrow.

While Yadav could not be contacted, for his comments, SIE director SS Dahiya said, "Yes, we have been informed about an inquiry against the lecturer being marked and I have set up an internal one also. The teacher concerned has gone out of town for some official duty. Prior to this the student's parents never approached me and I received the copy of their complaint only today. Once the teacher comes back we will speak to both parties and then only will we be able to establish anything."

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.Arun Khote
On behalf of
Dalits Media Watch Team
(An initiative of "Peoples Media Advocacy & Resource Centre-PMARC")
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Peoples Media Advocacy & Resource Centre- PMARC has been initiated with the support from group of senior journalists, social activists, academics and intellectuals from Dalit and civil society to advocate and facilitate Dalits issues in the mainstream media. To create proper & adequate space with the Dalit perspective in the mainstream media national/ International on Dalit issues is primary objective of the PMARC.

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