Dalit teen raped, mutilated, murdered – The Times Of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Dalit-teen-raped-mutilated-murdered/articleshow/52390726.cms
Six-month-old raped in Morena district – The Times Of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Six-month-old-raped-in-Morena-district/articleshow/52394724.cms
Dehradun Temple To Hold 9-Day ‘Cleaning’ Ritual After BJP MP Leads Dalits Inside- Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/05/23/tarun-vijay-dalit-temple_n_10101512.html
Dalit groom stopped from paying obeisance at village temples – The Tribune
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/dalit-groom-stopped-from-paying-obeisance-at-village-temples/240458.html
500 dalits, OBCs embrace Buddhism – The Times Of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/500-dalits-OBCs-embrace-Buddhism/articleshow/52391213.cms
I still haven’t found a house owner who doesn’t ask your caste: Dalit man looking for rented house – The News Minute
http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/i-still-havent-found-house-owner-who-doesnt-ask-your-caste-dalit-man-looking-rented-house
How central funds for SCs spent by flying clubs: CIC asks DGCA – Kashmir Image
http://dailykashmirimages.com/Details/110832/how-central-funds-for-scs-spent-by-flying-clubs-cic-asks-dgca
Simhastha: Ram temple, Dalit votes back on agenda – The Hindustan Times
http://www.hindustantimes.com/indore/simhastha-ram-temple-dalit-votes-back-on-agenda/story-VOECzJy37nkLZUNWiRCl1N.html
ATROCITY AGAINST MARGINALISED ON STEADY RISE IN ODISHA – The Pioneer
The Times Of India
Dalit teen raped, mutilated, murdered
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Dalit-teen-raped-mutilated-murdered/articleshow/52390726.cms
Arvind Chauhan| TNN | May 22, 2016, 10.41 PM IST
Arvind.Chauhan@timesgroup.com
Agra: In a gory reminder of the recent rape and murder of a Dalit law student in Kerala, a 17-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped, mutilated and murdered in Kasganj district near here.
The incident took place in Bahorahanpur village of Ganjdundwara area late on Friday night, when the teenager was returning home from a local flour mill after handing over a dinner tiffin to her father, who works there. Her family found her body in a nearby field on Saturday afternoon, with her private parts severely mutilated.
The victim’s father said, “On Friday night, after bringing dinner to me, my daughter went back home. She never reached home, but since we do not have a phone, my family thought she had stayed at the mill with me for the night. The next morning, when I reached home and we realised she was missing, we searched everywhere and found her body.”
Speaking to TOI, deputy superintendent of police for Ganjdundwara, Amrit Lal said, “Looking at the body, prima facie it seems the girl was brutally raped and murdered. Till now no one has been arrested. The family members have no suspects in mind either.”
As per station officer Suresh Chandra, an FIR has been lodged in the matter against unknown persons under IPC section 376 (rape), 302 (murder) and POCSO Act.
“We have received the postmortem report and we are yet to confirm rape, as the slide in which samples of blood and fluid were sent is yet to be examined. However, the girl’s body had been mutilated and she was killed with a blow by a blunt object to the side of the head,” said SO Chandra, adding that investigation is currently in progress.
The Times Of India
Six-month-old raped in Morena district
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Six-month-old-raped-in-Morena-district/articleshow/52394724.cms
TNN | May 23, 2016, 09.33 AM IST
Bhopal: A 35-year-old man was arrested for raping a six-month-old in Morena district on Sunday morning. The dastardly act was committed in Battokhar village of Morena’s Sabalgarh tehsil.
Police said that the kid was lying on a cot under the shed of a tree while her parents were working in a nearby onion field.
Laakhan Rawat alias Gore reached there and taking advantage of the fact that the baby was alone, he committed the crime. Upon returning, parents found that the child was bleeding. Subsequently, they lodged a complaint with the police. They suspected Laakhan because they had seen him loitering around in a field. Investigating officer told TOI that Laakhan was also drunk.He was booked under section 376 (rape) of IPC, POCSO and The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Huffington Post
Dehradun Temple To Hold
9-Day ‘Cleaning’ Ritual After BJP MP Leads Dalits Inside
http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/05/23/tarun-vijay-dalit-temple_n_10101512.html
HuffPost India | By Rituparna Chatterjee
Temple authorities in Dehradun will allegedly conduct a nine-day ‘purification’ ceremony to cleanse the place after Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Vijay led a group of Dalits inside, according to the Times of India. Vijay was attacked by a local mob, enraged at the entry of Dalits inside the temple on Friday. Vijay suffered minor injuries in the attack.
An official from the temple trust, who was not named, told the paper that the Silgur devta temple in Pokhri village of the Jaunsar Bawar region in Dehradun will conduct a “long purification ritual” because it was supposedly defiled by the entry of Dalits.
“The dev doli of Silgur Devta that was brought after a gap of 36 years to our village was defiled. The devta is upset,” the official told TOI. The paper also reported that the Dalits in the area have allegedly started fleeing from their homes fearing backlash from members of the upper castes.
Vijay, a Rajya Sabha member, was attacked by the mob and his car vandalized after he came out of a temple with Dalit leaders in Chakrata.
Although caste-based discrimination was outlawed in 1955, but deeply-entrenched prejudices still exist and people from lower castes still face injustices in many sectors. The polarisation is particularly evident in community places of worship.
The police team present at the spot rescued the Uttarakhand MP and the Dalit leaders who sustained minor injuries. Condemning the attack, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat ordered Garhwal Commissioner to look into the incident.
The caste discrimination isn’t only restricted to the economically backward. In 2009, priests in Odisha’s Akhandalamani Shiva temple performed a ‘purification’ after the visit of women and child development minister Pramilla Mallick, a Dalit.
The Tribune
Dalit groom stopped from paying obeisance
at village temples
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/dalit-groom-stopped-from-paying-obeisance-at-village-temples/240458.html
Vishal Joshi, Tribune News Service, Bhusthla (Kurukshetra), May 22
A Dalit groom was allegedly stopped by dominant caste men from carrying out the marriage ritual of “ghurchari” at Bhusthla village in the district last night.
A mob of Rajput youths from Busthala, about 25 km from Kurukshetra, and adjoining villages allegedly threatened Sandeep (24) for breaking traditions.
The groom was also not allowed to pay obeisance in six different temples on the eve of the marriage as the family refused to move without a horse in the village.
However, the barat left for Yamunanagar at around 11 am under police protection.
“As we were preparing for Sandeep’s “ghurchari” last night, a group of Rajput youths came in the basti and threatened us to stay away from using horse-driven chariot. They said the tradition was not meant for the lower castes and its violation would be violently answered,” Mithu, groom’s uncle, said at the groom’s one-room house.
As the family stepped out of the basti in a flower-decked “rath”, the youths started pelting it with stones.
Police was called by the panicked Dalits as members of Rajput community gathered in a large number outside the basti.
According to the villagers at least three police personnel sustained injuries in the melee but the district police authorities deny the reports.
“It was only after some Dalit youths started filming the violent behavior of the Rajput youth, they started moving away,” said Kulwinder Kaur, sister-in-law of Sandeep.
Kurukshetra SP Simardeep Singh said 20 persons had been booked under various sections of the IPC and The SC and The ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. No arrest had been made till Sunday evening.
“Ample police force has been deployed since last night to ensure order in the village. Strict action will be initiated against the identified culprits,” said the SP.
However, Krishna Devi is worried if her daughter-in-law Meena would be allowed to visit the village temples.
“The way Rajput reacted to “ghurchari”, I am concerned about the newly-wed couple’s safety. During the recent elections of panchayats, members of Rajput community did visit Balmiki Basti and even ate food at our homes. But when it came to “ghurchari”, they were after our lives,” she said.
Villagers said in 2007 also, another Dalit youth was forced not to use a horse in his marriage but the matter was resolved by the village elders.
The Hindu
‘Honour’ killing in Kolar
HTTP://WWW.THEHINDU.COM/NEWS/NATIONAL/KARNATAKA/HONOUR-KILLING-IN-KOLAR/ARTICLE8635974.ECE
VISHWA KUNDAPURA
Suspecting ‘honour’ killing, police have arrested a father from stangulating his teenaged daughter in Kolar on Monday.
Byra Reddy, belonging to a dominant caste, allegedly strangulated his daughter to death at his residence in Tamatampalli on Sunday night.
His daughter Priya Reddy (17), a first PU student, was reportedly in love with a boy belonging to another caste. Byra Reddy to the extreme step upon on learning her love affair.
The Gownipalli police, who have registered an FIR, took Byra Reddy into custody. SP Divya Gopinath has visited the spot on Monday morning.
Further details are awaited.
The horrific killing has sent shock waves as this is for the first time a case of ‘honour’ killing is being reported in Kolar.
The Times Of India
500 dalits, OBCs embrace Buddhism
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/500-dalits-OBCs-embrace-Buddhism/articleshow/52391213.cms
Abdul Qadir| May 22, 2016, 11.14 PM IST
Gaya: About 500 Dalits and OBCs from different states including Bihar, UP, Maharashtra and Chattisgarh, embraced Buddhism on Saturday evening apparently to denounce the varna system and opt for a casteless social order.
The baptisation ceremony called ‘deeksha‘ was performed at the Kalchakra Maidan in Bodh Gaya, about 200 meters north west of Mahabodhi temple. The baptisation took place on the eve of Buddha Jayanti symbolising Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and salvation .
According to Bhadant Pragyasheel, former chief priest of Mahabodhi temple, “Those embracing Buddhism also took 22 vows. The vows were originally authored by Bhimrao Ambedkar, the architect of Indian Constitution, who embraced Buddhism to register protest against the caste order and alleged discrimination.”
The vows, according to Pragyasheel included the resolve not to believe in Hindu gods and goddesses, particularly the divinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, not to perform Hindu rituals, not to engage brahmins for any ritual and strive for the creation of an egalitarian society based on humanitarian considerations and deed (not birth) to become the basis of social order.
Bhadant Pragyasheel made it clear that in true Buddhist spirit, the neo Buddhists do not nurture any ill will towards the followers of their former faith (Hinduism). Playing down the event, VHP state patron Udai Kumar said it was not a conversion as VHP regards Buddhism as another sect of Hinduism. Hinduism, according to Kumar is a broad umbrella open to the followers of all belief systems.
“Lord Buddha was a Hindu reformist,” said Udai Kumar and Hindus regard him (Buddha) as the ninth ‘avatar’ (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu, the creator.
Unlike many other religions, Hinduism is flexible enough to accommodate divergent views. Hinduism is much more than only ‘karm kand‘ (rituals) and the faith even accommodate non-believers, said Kumar.
lieved in promoting harmony between different members of the extra large Hindu family.
The News Minute
I still haven’t found a house owner who doesn’t ask your caste: Dalit man looking for rented house
http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/i-still-havent-found-house-owner-who-doesnt-ask-your-caste-dalit-man-looking-rented-house
What’s your caste, he asked me bluntly. SC, I replied
TNM Staff| Sunday, May 22, 2016 – 16:40
By Nagaraj Hettur
I’ve been looking for a house on rent in the Shantinagar and Hemavati Nagar areas of Hassan city for the past 15 days. Yesterday, I saw a house I liked which was near my daughter’s school. They asked me to come the next day, so I called the Hassan district president of the ABC Shivlingegowda, who called up the owner and spoke to him.
‘Please give him the house, he is the vice president of the ABC’ Shivlingegowda said.
‘Oh, since you have recommended this person, it’s now only a formality. I will give the house, just come tomorrow morning,’ the owner said.
I was happy beyond words at the prospect of getting the house for certain as Shivlingegowda had recommended it. I had already looked over around 50 houses and was quite dejected by then.
In the morning, I drove to Shivlingegowda’s house and woke him up. ‘Come sir, let’s go’, I said to a bleary-eyed Shivlingegowda.
I was confident I should get the house at least today as Shivlingegowda was with me and the house belonged to a Gowda family.
I saw the house, and everything was fine.
I offered to pay the advance.
‘What is your caste, sir,’ the owner asked directly in Shivlingegowda’s presence.
For a moment I looked at Shivlingegowda.
He looked back at me.
Lying is not my thing because for the kind of social work I do, I appear on television or in newspapers from time to time. One day or the other the truth would be out.
SC (Scheduled Caste), I said.
The house owner’s face fell…
‘Sir, don’t be offended but, I don’t rent out to an SC,’ he said.
‘Why?,’ I asked.
‘My wife doesn’t like it,’ he replied.
Shivlingegowda was dumbstruck. Words failed me.
I felt insulted, angry and impatient all at once.
‘Everyone is like us, give him the house, boss,’ Shivlingegowda said.
In a stern voice, the man said: ‘Sorry Shivlingegowdre.’
Which D$%**, $%^** created caste, I cursed silently. In mental agony, I thought ‘We fight for so many people, but is this out lot as well?’
I was curious to know how the president of the ABC would react to this ‘Practice of Untouchability Against Dalits over Rented Houses’. I waited.
Some distance away, he tried to console me: ‘Sir, there are people like this, too. Let it be. Don’t take it to heart. If not this one, you will get another house.’
I called up my uncle, Subbu Holeyar.
‘I’ve been insulted. Can I file an atrocity case to teach these people a lesson?’ I asked in anger.
All he said was: ‘Without a change in mindset, nothing can be done. It is their house, they can give it to anyone they like.’
I tried to calm myself, and let it drop.
Who will change their hearts? When will that time come?…
I have seen nearly 50 houses. I am ready to pay the advance and rent, but I just haven’t found a house where the owner doesn’t ask about caste.
Let’s see…
(Nagaraj Hettur is a Hassan-based Dalit activist and writer. This post first appeared on his Facebook page on May 12, and has been reproduced with permission. The names of Shivlingegowda and the organization he represents have been changed.)
Kashmir Image
How central funds for SCs spent by flying clubs: CIC asks DGCA
http://dailykashmirimages.com/Details/110832/how-central-funds-for-scs-spent-by-flying-clubs-cic-asks-dgca
Published on May 23, 2016
New Delhi, May 22 (PTI) Expressing concern over operations of flying clubs in the country, the CIC has ordered Director General of Civil Aviation to furnish records of funds received by Bombay Flying Club for Scheduled Caste students and their disbursement among other details.
The Bombay Flying Club had refused to part with the information about scholarship funds received from the Centre for SC students saying this does not come under the RTI Act.
It said that the club is governed by the rules and regulations under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and it was complying with the relevant provisions of the Societies Act.
The case relates to information sought by a man named Jai Bhagwan Jatav about total funds received by the club from Centre for SC students who got admission there and who were found eligible to get financial support as scholarship for covering various expenses.
Jatav had also sought to know how many SC students were given financial support/scholarship, details of SC students who were on roll in commercial pilot licence training final class and have passed out and left, whether they were charged full fee or whether they were not given any benefit of this scholarship among other queries.
Information Commissioner Bimal Julka said after detailed study of the activities undertaken by such flying clubs and the regulations governing them, it is seen that all these clubs perform certain critical functions in the larger public interest.
“On perusal of the Civil Aviation Requirements, Section 7 Series ‘D’ Part I have laid down the procedure and the minimum requirements relating to infrastructure, manpower and procedure for grant of approval for undertaking flying training activities,” he said.
Julka said DGCA grants flying clubs licences to impart training and they have to seek ‘No Objection Certificate’ from it at the initial stages subject to its satisfaction with respect to infrastructure, manpower and compliance.
He said though the information sought relates to only SC/ST category, it is of vital national importance as it involves technical competence, security of the airfield, life risk posed to the flyer and also public in general.
“Flying clubs have been in operation for several years now, Bombay Flying Club, established in 1928, being the oldest. Keeping in view the expertise, the inherent risks in flying exercises and all unfortunate incidents resulting in loss of life during flying training in the past, the Commission is sensitised towards the operation, management and monitoring of such flying schools.
“The Commission is indeed deeply concerned about the role performed by all such flying clubs in the county and is of the view that certain public disclosures are essential for the general public,” he said.
The Commissioner directed DGCA, which is the controlling body for the operations of flying clubs, to gather information from Bombay Flying Club and provide to the applicant as directly the club could not be held answerable.
“As a proactive step towards greater public interest, the Commission, therefore, directs DGCA, being the licensing authority, to coordinate and provide information within 30 days from the date of receipt of this order as requested in the RTI application under consideration, which can be accessed from Bombay Flying Club under…the RTI Act,” he said.
The Hindustan Times
Simhastha: Ram temple, Dalit votes back on agenda
http://www.hindustantimes.com/indore/simhastha-ram-temple-dalit-votes-back-on-agenda/story-VOECzJy37nkLZUNWiRCl1N.html
Punya Priya Mitra, Hindustan Times, Ujjain
Updated: May 22, 2016 16:51 ISTThe month-long Simhastha Kumbh, a once in 12-year congregation of lakhs of pilgrims on the banks of Kshipra river, appears to have fulfilled its political objective of giving a date for start of construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has announced that the work will start by December 31, a few months before the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
Ayodhya is in Uttar Pradesh and the construction of Ram Temple could be a sensitive issue in the polls considering that it can polarise voters on religious lines. Around 18% of voters in UP are Muslims. “We will keenly watch the Supreme Court which will hear the Ram Janam Bhoomi case after the vacation,” a VHP functionary said.
The Kumbh, where the attendance was less than expected, saw the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trying to extend its influence on Dalits with its president Amit Shah taking a holy dip with Dalit saints. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Sri Lanka’s president Maithripala Srisena also participated in an event organised by the state government. In addition, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat was one of the speakers at a three-day ideological mahakumbh.
The participation of many dignitaries turned into a saving grace for the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government, which had invested Rs 4,000 crore to showcase the event. In the beginning, the attendance was much less than expected but it improved a bit on most days in May after Shah and PM’s visits to the Kumbh. But, still it was less than what the state government had estimated.
Simhastha in-charge minister Bhupendra Singh claimed that over eight crore pilgrims had visited the Simhastha during the one-month period, and over 1.5 crore people had visited Ujjain on the last day. There are, however, doubts over the figure of eight crore people visiting the Kumbh.
The Simhastha Kumbh, however, had its share of criticism with opposition Congress party accusing the government of indulging in massive corruption, especially in making of temporary toilets. “Mismanagement and corruption were the hallmarks of the Simhastha and instead of the event being a glorification of Lord Shiva, the chief minister tried to brand himself,” alleged party spokesperson K K Mishra.
Pt Anand Shankar Vyas of Ujjain said he had been seeing the Simhastha Kumbh since 1945 but earlier there was no attempt on the part of political parties to draw a political mileage from the religious event as they were doing it now.
The Pioneer
ATROCITY AGAINST MARGINALISED ON STEADY RISE IN ODISHA
Saturday, 21 May 2016 | MANAS JENA
It’s a matter of concern that there has been constant increase in atrocities against the marginalised sections, women, Dalits and Adivasies of Odisha. It is revealed from the recent White Paper of 2015 by the Home Department presented in State Assembly.
The cases of violence against women have increased and the most striking is the figure of rape has been more than double during last five years. It was 1,025 in 2010 and rose to 2,286 in 2015.
The cases of atrocities against SCs and STs have also substantially increased during last five years. The atrocity cases against SCs and STs recorded in 2010 was 1,589 where as in 2015 it was 2,504 out of which 1,816 are against SCs and 688 are against STs. It was 2,266 in 2014, 2,298 in 2013, 2,522 in 2012, and 1,662 in 2011 which shows a consistent increase. The SCs are relatively more prone to heinous forms of atrocities than the STs. The nature of atrocities are manifold that include rape, murder, house burning, destroying produces, mass attack, physical and mental assault and torture etc.
The Home Department White Paper has not made available data on many other areas of atrocity and violence such as trafficking, domestic violence, distress migration, caste-based discrimination, institutional violence against girl child and women in public as well as private institutions, besides discrimination in village level community institutions. It is reflected that the situation of the poor rural women getting worst with increasing distress migration and trafficking from the most backward parts of the State. Along with continued poverty, the increasing social violence is making their social condition more vulnerable. There are a number of rape victims, mostly migrant workers of brick kilns, from western part of Odisha who are still fighting to get justice.
Why such increase in the cases of atrocities against the poor and marginalised, mostly the working class, of a backward State? It is being argued by social activists and researchers that this reported data by the Home Department are cases registered in different police stations of the State but there were equal number of cases being under reported due to a number of reasons as it is not easy to get the cases registered due to non-cooperation by police and many cases are being settled under pressure by influential people in police stations. Poverty, illiteracy and economic dependency of the marginalised on powerful rich and dominant social groups makes them more prone to atrocities.
On the other side, lack of organisation in the grassroots as self-defence mechanism has been largely absent to provide security against the organised atrocities. The rise in economic distress, landlessness, unemployment and low income along with social discrimination make their life miserable and defenceless. There are also false cases against the poor and the marginalised SCs and STs to harass them and also to force the victims for compromise of the atrocity cases.
The National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) in its Prison statistics India 2014 reports that the percentage of Dalits, Adivasies, Muslims and Christians inmates is higher than their national population percentage. It shows the vulnerability of the marginalised groups in criminal justice administration and their access to justice. A study on women prisoners by State Commission for Women, Odisha, revealed that about 63 per cent of women belong to SC, ST and OBC communities and a majority of them are economically poor and illiterate. The present scenario of criminal justice administration is most discouraging without a timely and fair trial to ensure justice.
The provisions of legal aid have not served much to the marginalised section. Many of the innocent SCs and STs in south western parts are being jailed with accusation of left extremist involvement without a scope of representation to prove their innocence. The legal aid authority and prisoners welfare fund failed to cover major prisoners to ensure minimum humanitarian aid to the poor victims. Their sufferings have been manifold with damaging impact on their family life. The long delayed process of judicial trial for illiterate poor has been most painful experience.
The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment report in 2013 says there are about 9,000 atrocity cases against SCs and STs pending in different courts of Odisha. The State Government has not set up any special court for speedy trial for justice to victims under the provision of SCs/STs (POA) Act, 1989 and Rules, 1995.
The Central Government has enacted laws for the protection of human rights of the marginalized, especially women, Dalits and Adivasies considering their historical marginalisation and continued gender, caste and ethnic-based discrimination, exploitation and violence against them in our social life but the implementation of protective laws need political and administrative will and above all legal awareness among public and especially among the marginalised communities. It is also said that along with enforcement of protective laws, the spread of human rights education and legal awareness can contribute to change the mindset of the people involved in violence against the poor. Our existing hegemonic social structure, resource ownership and unequal power relation are contributing to the violence, which can be arrested through changing social policies in favour of the excluded and discriminated social groups of our society. The State has an important role to play for the enforcement of constitutional governance as protector of justice.
In this context, in order to establish peace, non -violence and tolerance in the State by protecting the women and the marginalised, the role of dedicated departments especially Home, Women and Child Development and STs and SCs Development, Law, Director Public Prosecution, and Commissions such as NCW, SCW, NCSC and NCST is very important to intervene in controlling the violence but unfortunately such bodies have shown non-serious attitude to atrocity issues and manage with routine works without any proactive role. There are thousands of cases pending for investigation and trial. Many of the victims suffer due to the callousness of the departmental authorities in delivering timely actions to ameliorate the distress such as payment of compensation, legal aid and rehabilitation measures. There must be fixed accountability of these institutions to the marginalised communities. The active involvement of women and the marginalised sections in political and administrative decisions will have empowering impact in building political and administrative will in favour of the marginalised. The statutory bodies of legislators and House committees are not regularly meeting to review the issues.
The political parties are not addressing these issues; rather they are cornered within cells headed by people from respective communities specially made for women, SC and ST within the parties. This has been downsizing the general concern and social importance of the issues. In a backward State like Odisha with a sizable marginalised population, the mindset of the opinion makers, media, CSOs and academics in building support around the issues is more important to influence political and administrative will of the State. Women, Dalit and Adivasi organisations should work together with common strategy to improve the effective implementation of protective laws which will have wider impact on Government and public. In order to implement the provisions, financial allocation is most important and in this regard, the State Government should implement gender, Dalit and tribal budgeting formula to ensure proper allocation of financial resources for the protection and developmental activities for women, SCs and STs. Consumption of liquor and all other intoxicants should be banned in the State. Along with enforcement of existing protective laws, development programmes, Odisha needs new social legislation to address varieties of social issues which are not being included under the existing protective laws and to bring radical a social change.
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