{"id":59050,"date":"2024-12-31T10:23:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T10:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/?p=59050"},"modified":"2024-12-31T10:23:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T10:23:49","slug":"kharge-accuses-bjp-governments-of-bias-against-deprived-sections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/31\/kharge-accuses-bjp-governments-of-bias-against-deprived-sections\/","title":{"rendered":"Kharge Accuses BJP Governments of Bias Against Deprived Sections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New Delhi, December 31:<\/strong> Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday criticized the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in states, accusing them of fostering a mindset that oppresses marginalized communities and perpetuates the ideology of \u2018Manuvaad.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a post on X (formerly Twitter) written in Hindi, Kharge alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah insulted Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in Parliament, a behavior he claimed mirrors the BJP\u2019s disregard for the underprivileged across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kharge highlighted recent incidents of atrocities against Dalits and tribals to substantiate his allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Incidents Highlighted by Kharge:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Madhya Pradesh:<\/strong> A Dalit youth, Mukesh Longre, was allegedly murdered in police custody in Dewas after being called for questioning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Odisha:<\/strong> In Balasore, tribal women were tied to trees and beaten over alleged attempts to convert families to another religion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Haryana:<\/strong> In Bhiwani, a Dalit girl committed suicide after being unable to pay her BA examination fees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maharashtra:<\/strong> A tribal pregnant woman died after traveling 100 kilometers in search of an ICU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Uttar Pradesh:<\/strong> In Muzaffarnagar, three Dalit families were forced to migrate due to caste-based attacks, with no action taken by the police.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kharge accused the Modi government of allowing atrocities against Dalits, tribals, backward communities, and minorities to flourish under what he termed an \u201canti-constitutional rule.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grim Statistics on Crimes Against Marginalized Communities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kharge pointed out that a crime is committed every hour against Dalit and tribal women and children. He cited National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data showing that such crimes have doubled since 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commitment to Constitutional Rights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Congress Party will not allow the constitutional rights of 140 crore Indians to be violated,\u201d Kharge said, vowing to fight against what he described as the BJP-RSS\u2019s \u201canti-constitutional thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Incidents:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Maharashtra:<\/strong> Union Minister Ramdas Athawale raised concerns over the death of Dalit man Somnath Suryavanshi, who was allegedly assaulted in police custody in Parbhani.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Odisha:<\/strong> Three individuals were arrested for assaulting two women accused of attempting religious conversions in Balasore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kharge\u2019s remarks come amidst growing concerns about the treatment of marginalized communities under BJP-led administrations, sparking debates on governance and social justice across the political spectrum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, December 31: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday criticized the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in states, accusing them of fostering a mindset&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59050","post","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59050"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59052,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59050\/revisions\/59052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}