haryana to hold judicial inquiry into Dalit attack haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Thursday said a judicial inquiry will be conducted into the incident of arson attack on the houses of Dalit (Balmiki) community in Hisar district's Mirchpur village. The Dalits of Mirchpur were targets of violence by the dominant upper caste members April 21. As many as 150 Dalit families were driven out of the village after an...
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More »SC warns haryana against repeat of Mirchpur attack
Taking a serious view of recent arson against Balmiki community by upper caste men in Mirchpur in haryana, the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a warning to the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government: serious consequences will follow if atrocities against dalits are reported again. Directing the Hisar district administration to build new houses in place of damaged ones of dalits in the village and provide one member of each family with...
More »Protect Dalit victims, SC tells haryana
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it was incumbent upon the haryana government to provide protection to the victims of caste violence in Mirchpur village in Hisar district. The apex court bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and C.K. Prasad said the failure to provide protection would be viewed seriously. The Dalits (Balmikis) of Mirchpur were targets of violence by the upper caste Jats on April 21. As many as 150...
More »Supreme Court notice to haryana over Mirchpur Dalits by J Venkatesan
Taking a serious view of 150 Dalit families from Mirchpur village in haryana's Hisar district being forced to leave the village after two of them were killed allegedly by the dominant Jat community, the Supreme Court on Monday issued a stern notice to the haryana Government for its response to a petition highlighting their plight. Mirchpur, about 150 km from Delhi, is a large village comprising about 1,700 Jat (dominant caste)...
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