Chikkamagaluru, Jul 28: The members of a Dalit family in Koppa taluk of Chikkamagaluru district, who were attacked by Bajrang Dal activists for slaughtering cow and eating beef, have revealed that they were also members of a hard-line Hindutva outfit.
Gurumurthy, one among the five Dalits attacked on July 10 in Shantipura colony, was in fact one of the founders of Hindu Jagarana Vedike's branch in Kunduru village near here. Four years ago, he conducted an event in the village organising all Dalits.
However, the family members gradually distanced themselves from the Hindutva activities after facing discrimination by the leaders of the Vedike.
“We stopped participating in the events of Hindu Jagarana Vedike after we realised that the leaders were opposed to our food habits,” the family members said.
“If they are Hindus, what are we then? Even though we eat beef we are also Hindus. Many Hindus eat beef in our region,” they claimed.
23-year-old Dhanush, who suffered severe injuries in Bajrang Dal attack, admitted that beef was part of their diet and food culture. “If consuming it is against law, let the police take action. How can anyone else beat us up?”
Many Dalit families in the village have expressed solidarity with the victims and claimed that beef had been part of their food culture for ages. “Beef is affordable and healthily. We can't afford mutton (sheep or goat), which costs more than Rs 400 a kg,” said a housewife.
A few Dalit families held upper caste families in the neighbourhood responsible for atrocities on them. “The upper caste people in the village do not tolerate if we move around wearing good clothes. They look for some reason to assault us,” lamented Mr Gurumurthy.
The student-activist, who was allowed to talk on stage, suddenly raised pro-Pakistan slogans. She was arrested by police after All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi snatched her mike.
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Once the cow became sacred and the Broken Men continued to eat beef, there was no other fate left for the Broken Men except to be treated unfit for association, i.e., as Untouchables. There was a time when the ancestors of the present day Untouchables were not Untouchables vis-a-vis the villagers but were merely Broken Men, no more and no less, and the only difference between them and the villagers was that they belonged to differ
Naren and Viren.....if you dont like the journalism of CD why waste your time here....Go and read any RSS note books...you can learn more hatred....and Burn your GAaf........and then Use Itch Guard...
Hey has keep there women in burkha ha ha
Days to come (In-Shaa Allah) all the LIES and Deceptions of Hindutuva terrorist will come out.
The Dalit should not fear in exposing their Discriminations... cheddis hold outs are getting fired from the bottom... and they already started feeling the burn when muslims started to oppose their discrimination. We Muslims & Dalits should unite to fight their discrimination agenda... We Muslims know their hatred propaganda.. but WE believe ALLAH will take care of their evil agenda. Till now we know many things are exposed. When it is out of their hands they resort to acts like Cowards like killing.
ya ya .. CD digest journo ( i dont think he has passed journalism course ) has seen and was seeing Beeef eating of HJV ... cmon guys .. right sensible articles ...
may be this cow has got married to bull
The same Gujarat dalit was used against Muslims in Godhra communal riots. Big fishes supplied all the weapons to Dalit prior riots and Dalits used that opportunity more than big Fish's expectations. Thousands of lives irrespective women, child, old age, youths, teens burned everywhere and thousands of rapes, loot since law and order tied up by Gujarat CM.
World beef exports - Ranking of countries.............
1. India
2. Australia
3. Brazil
4. USA
I think it is better change their religion to Islam....where they would get desired respect and dignity....there is no upper and lower caste in it....Well come guys!
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