a dalit of Rajastha beaten badly by feudalistic Rajpoots

A Dalit school teacher beaten by the feudals of the village for opposing teasing with a female school teacher

Our country is free, the people of the country are free and every one is free to do anything with any one, the condition is only that one must have power of money, political leaders and Mafia. Only dalits in this country is a community which is not free to live life like a common human being. Every one is free to do any atrocity on this community, because according to the hindu social order, dalits are service providers for all other castes. Even if a member of dalit community is well educated, has good knowledge of law and a govt. employee, providing education to the future leaders of the society in a primary school, is after all a dalit and people of higher order of hindu social hierarchy should behave with him just like a dalit and not as the future maker of the society.

What ever happened with Idanram Meghwal, is the evidence that everyone in this country is free but dalits.

When Idanram posted some months ago in Nedan village of Pokaran revenue circle, he never imagined that after few months of his posting he will be made handicapped for entire life. The poor family members have just celebrated the happiness of the new job of Idanram, and after a few days they found idanram admitted in hospital handicapped for entire life.

One day some of the feudalistic Rajpoots were misbehaving with a female staff of the same school where Idanram working, Idanram opposes of this misbehave and filed an FIR in the police station, when police took some action against those criminal minded Rajpoots, they pressurized Idanram’s family members and other powerful people of the village and settled a compromise out of the police station. But this was a mistake done by Idanram, he should not be agreed for the compromise, because of this compromise, Idanram suffered with a life long disability.

On 4^th April when Idanram was sleeping with two other school teacher in his home, some body from out side called him and asked for mobile phone on which he pretended to talk with some one. When Idanram came out of his home, he found at least 10 people were waiting for him with chains and sticks in their hands.

These people made the one teacher runaway because he belonged with other village, but they took Idanram and one other teacher Chhaganlal on chains and sticks. First Idanram protested though his hand, but those people broke his both hands then Idanram tried to save with his legs, but very soon he came to know that inside the room he can not escape from these people, so with his will power and well built body he run out of the room, the people followed him out of the room too, but out of the room in open Idanram cried for help. Some villagers came out of their rooms and run towards the place, when attackers realized that now they can not do anything, they runaway from the place. When people came both the victims, Idanram and Chhaganlal fall unconscious.

Villagers and family members of Idanram brought him to the near by govt. hospital, but there doctors, after investigating the situation referred him to Pokaran community hospital, at Pokran community health centers doctors denied to cure and referred him to Mathura Das Mathur hospital Jodhpur.

The power played its role here too. The doctors admitted both the victims in the hospital and provided some initial medical care and then asked the family member to bring back the victims to their home and said that the matter is not critical and he will be well soon.

When Dalit Adhikar Network activists with other social activists created pressure on the doctors of MDM through additional district magistrate and other officers, the doctors at MDM admitted them again. Idanram’s hands operated after ten days and doctors even did not produce the medical examination report so that FIR against attackers could be lodged.

When father in law of Idanram visited the hospital to see him, he fall unconscious, after medical checkup doctors declared that it was an heart attack and by pass surgery need to be done, after spending Rs. 2.5 lacs life of kewalram’s could be saved.

The case of Idanram is not unique, every one or two such cases came in the news, but the people in power never let punish the criminals because criminals secure the vote banks of political leaders.

Idanram is punished for his good work and the criminals moving free, even the FIR which is lodged in the police station is registered under section 151 of Indian panel code.

The area where even a life of a govt. employee is not secured, what would be life of illiterate common people who even do not know that there is a book in India which is called constitution of India and govern the all the systems of the country.

After the 60 years of the political freedom at 75% people who are dalits are being compelled to struggle for their basic human rights.

By Prashant Mishra

Regional activist

Dalit Adhikar Network Rajasthan

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