Congress’s Vadgam MLA Jignesh Mevani on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dwelling Minister Amit Shah’s silence on alleged incidents of atrocities towards Dalits, adivasis and different weaker sections in Gujarat, and introduced that the social gathering will hit the streets to lift the problem.
Addressing a press convention on the AICC headquarters within the Capital, Mevani accused the PM, the Dwelling Minister and the RSS of “placing the values of Manusmriti above the Structure”.
Citing the low conviction price in instances of atrocities on Dalits, Mevani mentioned on the nationwide degree, this determine is 30-35%, however in Gujarat it’s only 3-5%, which suggests 95% of the culprits within the state go scot-free.
The Congress chief advised reporters that a number of incidents of Dalit atrocities have been reported from Gujarat such because the homicide of a 19-year-old Dalit youth in Amreli, the alleged setting ablaze of a Dalit senior citizen in Patan and the alleged gangrape of a Dalit lady by which BJP members are alleged to have been concerned.
“The Congress is making ready to launch an enormous demonstration in August-September towards atrocities being on Dalits, adivasis and people from the weakened sections in Gujarat,” he introduced.