When the house reassembled, Minister Gehlot said that the Gujarat government has taken action against the culprits.
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“We should be concerned about verbal violence as it also hurts”, Singh said.
He also dwelt on the need to associate social and cultural organisations in the task of uplifting weaker sections and said societal issues can not be solved by leveling allegations.
Addressing the Congress Parliamentary Party meeting here, Sonia Gandhi said: “The Modi government has snatched away the rights of Adivasis, Dalits and traditional forest dwellers under the Forest Rights Act and is systematically weakening and subverting environment rights”.
Apart from Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister, Anandiben Patel also met the victims on Wednesday, while Delhi CM, Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to meet the victims soon.
A new trend of cow protection groups attacking the “soft target” lower caste Dalit workers preparing dead cattle for leather production has been identified by a fact-finding team in India.
Some parts of Saurashtra and north Gujarat observed total bandh where incidents of stone-pelting, vandalisation of properties, damage to buses and road blockade were witnessed. He said, the Gujarat government is also in the process of setting up of a Special court for speedy trial of case and is consulting the High Court.
“Atrocities against the Dalits in the country are at a peak”.
Participating in the debate, BSP chief Mayawati alleged that the atrocities on Dalits are on the rise in BJP-ruled states in the name of cow protection. “State government in Gujarat is anti-Dalit”.
“I congratulate the state government for its swift and effective action”, he said.
“The parents said they do not see any way out”.
K Keshava Rao (TRS) called for the need to revamp the laws and at the same time change the mindset regarding issues related to dalits.
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“You are saying Prime Minister should quit. he did not become the Prime Minister because of you, he became the Prime Minister by the mandate of people”, he said. “Modiji talks about Gujarat model, but here whosoever raises his voice against their ideology, whoever asks for education, whoever stands against big corporates, is trampled upon and suppressed”, Mr Gandhi said.
