Dalit couple use poison after being bullied by police (File)
New Delhi:
The Guna incident, in which a Dalit couple consumed poison after being abused by the police during an anti-encroachment campaign, led to repression between the BJP and the opposition parties.
BJP leaders have said that the senior officials were removed from office after the incident, but Congress says that simply transferred officers will be of no use.
BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia said senior government officials had been fired following the Guna incident.
“The Guna SP and the collector have been removed and an investigation has been opened into the incident. I am confident that action will be taken against all those responsible for this heinous act,” Mr. Scindia tweeted Thursday.
Likewise, Madhya Pradesh Interior Minister Narottam Mishra said Thursday that as soon as the government became aware of the Guna incident, the collector, the IG and the SP were removed.
Congress chief Kamal Nath, who formed a committee to investigate the incident, said: “It is very sad that the state is now recognized for the atrocities committed against the Dalits. This government is business oriented “He only announced that the land would not be taken from the poor. But the same thing is not being followed. This is the real face of the government,” Kamal Nath told ANI.
“The incident is very upsetting. The transfer of officers is useless, these tactics are only part of a spectacle but the construction of a good environment is what counts. The officers who are dismissed today will receive a good job somewhere tomorrow, “added Nath.
Congressman Rahul Gandhi tweeted a video of the incident and said, “Our fight is against this kind of thought and injustice.”
Reacting to Rahul Gandhi’s tweet, the Interior Minister of Madhya Pradesh said: “When it was the government of Rahul Gandhi in Madhya Pradesh, officers were stationed on a prepaid basis. There were problems with the era of these officers. As soon as we learned of the incident, Collector, IG and SP were removed. “
“In Madhya Pradesh, we have the rule of law. Those who break the law will be sent to prison. During the government of Kamal Nath, the criminal was never arrested and received protection. Today, we are taking immediate action and even great officers are not spared either, “said Mishra.
The leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Mayawati, demanded strict government action in the Guna incident.
“It is very cruel and shameful that in Guna Madhya Pradesh, the police and the administration in the name of an anti-encroachment campaign with a JCB machine destroyed the crop of a couple of Dalits, whom they grew up taking a loan and also to make them so helpless that they attempted suicide. National condemnation of this incident is natural. The government should take strict action, “Mayawati tweeted. Hindi).
“On the one hand, the BJP propagates that it installs Dalits, on the other hand, this kind of incidents becomes common in the same way as during the government of the Congress. So what is the difference between the two governments, Dalits should think about it, “she said.
The mother of the Guna victim said on Thursday that she and her family had asked the police to allow them to harvest agricultural produce, but police personnel began to abuse and beat them.
“70 police officers came and asked us to leave the field saying that it belonged to the government. We asked them to let us harvest the agricultural products first. But they started to mistreat us and beat us. My son took the angry poison but the police ignored it. We admitted him to the hospital, “said the victim’s mother in the Guna incident.
The incident in which a Dalit couple consumed poison after being bullied by police during an anti-encroachment campaign that took place on Tuesday when police attempted to remove people who had encroached on land allocated to the university in the district.
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