Guna Incident: Why Do We Need Land Rights for Dalit Empowerment?
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Assaulted by the police for allegedly farming on government land, then illegally charged with attempt to suicide after consuming pesticide in anguish and a debt of Rs 3 lakhs \\u2014 this incident around a Dalit couple from Madhya Pradesh is like the story of many others.
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\\nIn some disturbing visuals, Ramkumar Ahirwar and Savitri Devi a Dalit couple from Guna district in Madhya Pradesh were seen getting gheraoed by the district police. They are seen getting kicked, getting lathi-charged from all sides, getting dragged on the ground. And all this in a bid to evict them from a piece of \\u201cgovernment-owned land\\u201d.
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\\nBut what happened in Guna with this Dalit couple, has been the case with many others evictions from cities and towns where Dalits or landless labourers and farmers were caught between the insensitivity displayed by government authorities and their own lack of privilege.
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\\nWhat kind of a commentary does it present on the lack of social security for the landless underprivileged classes and castes? And why do we need to talk about land and property inclusivity along with rights empowerment? Tune in to The Big Story!
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\\nIn some disturbing visuals, Ramkumar Ahirwar and Savitri Devi a Dalit couple from Guna district in Madhya Pradesh were seen getting gheraoed by the district police. They are seen getting kicked, getting lathi-charged from all sides, getting dragged on the ground. And all this in a bid to evict them from a piece of \\u201cgovernment-owned land\\u201d.
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\\nBut what happened in Guna with this Dalit couple, has been the case with many others evictions from cities and towns where Dalits or landless labourers and farmers were caught between the insensitivity displayed by government authorities and their own lack of privilege.
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\\nWhat kind of a commentary does it present on the lack of social security for the landless underprivileged classes and castes? And why do we need to talk about land and property inclusivity along with rights empowerment? Tune in to The Big Story!
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\\nAlso Watch: Day 3 - Charcha 2020 on The Quint | Empowering Dalits through Land\\n
\\n\\nAlso Watch: Day 3 - Charcha 2020 on The Quint | Empowering Dalits through Land\\n
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