Dalits are attacked irrespective of their position: Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday claimed that there is no respect for Dalit citizens under the government at the Centre be it an ordinary person or someone who holds a high positionHe was referring to a recent incident where a lawyer attempted to hurl a shoe towards Chief Justice of India BR Gavai in the Supreme Court and the alleged lynching of a man from the Valmiki community in Uttar PradeshHe demanded punishment for those who want to snatch away the fundamental rights of the people in the name of Manusmriti and Sanatana Dharma and disturb peace in societyA person claiming to be a lawyer has attempted to hurl a shoe towards the Chief Justice of India taking the name of a religion I have condemned it personally also on behalf of the party Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi Congress leaders have also condemned it Though late our prime minister too has condemned it Kharge saidSpeaking to reporters here he said the government should take strict action against the person who tried to insult the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court in the name of religion and on the basis of an ideology to destroy societyIm saying with sadness that the kind of reaction after this incident that came from the lawyers governments political parties was not on a larger scale but some progressive states also progressive thinking advocates and political party leaders have condemned it he said lamenting that publically the incident did not draw large scale condemnation across the countryIn an unprecedented and shocking incident an elderly lawyer attempted to hurl a shoe towards Gavai in his courtroom in the Supreme Court on Monday As he was being taken away the lawyer was heard shouting Sanatan ka apman nahi sahenge will not tolerate insults to Sanatan DharmaKharge also condemned the lynching of a man from the Valmiki community in the Raebareli district of Uttar Pradesh and said that it shows the extent to which the law and order in Uttar Pradesh has deterioratedHe said if the man had committed anything wrong a case could have been registered and got him arrested instead of people taking the law into their handsCiting both incidents the AICC chief claimed that the Dalit citizens be it an ordinary person or someone who holds a high position there is no respect under this governmentWe have to fight instead of staying quiet if a person who is occupying the post of a Chief Justice is insulted by hurling a shoe at him what will be the condition of a common man or an officer or clerkCondemning the incident and demanding a strict punishment to the individual who tried to hurl the shoe by claiming that his principles were challenged or hurt Kharge said I dont want to use this politcally Such a mindset in society is being created by certain organisations I condemn the organisations that are creating such mindsets and are spreading such ideologyno one should incite fire in society by insulting someoneExpressing concerns over the lawyers ideology which does not treat humans as humans and deprives women of their position in society Kharge said despite 78 years of independence this is the mindsetThose in the name of Manusmruti and Sanatana Dharma still want to snatch away the fundamental rights of the people Such people must be punished Those unnecessarily trying to disturb peace in society should be punished he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever