Lucknow, November 1 (IANS). Before the by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, caste politics is once again heating up. Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) has intensified efforts to mobilize Dalit votes. Party President and Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad has written a letter to State Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh seeking account of the deployment of Dalit officers on the posts ranging from Additional Chief Secretary to Police Station Officer.
Nagina MP Chandrashekhar has also sent a copy of this letter to the Appointment Department, Home Department and DGP. He wrote, “I want to draw attention to an important issue raised by many SC-ST organizations in the past. Uttar Pradesh is the largest state in the country in terms of population. The population of the state is about 25 crores. At present the state has There are 75 districts. Of this large population, about 22 percent is of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe. There is a provision of reservation in the Constitution of India to end exploitation, oppression and discrimination on the basis of caste and to provide representation to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe. Has been done.”
He wrote, “At the center of my concern is my home state Uttar Pradesh because instead of decreasing, the incidents of caste-based oppression, exploitation, crime and violence are increasing. It is surprising that when injustice, atrocities and oppression occur, Incidents of victims belonging to the deprived class being chased away from the police station without filing an FIR, incidents of police personnel behaving rudely, incidents of imposing weak sections even if FIR is registered, incidents of changing the complaint given by the victims keep coming to light. “
He further wrote that his party officials and he himself has experienced that in cases of oppression of the deprived class, the attitude of the local administration and police administration is extremely insensitive or inclined towards the accused party. This situation is not only a big hindrance in building a civilized society but also painful. In the Indian democratic system, the legislature, executive and judiciary have been given separate responsibilities to realize the concept of equal justice, freedom of life and social justice to the citizens of the country. Among these, the executive is the important pillar which is the most effective pillar in preventing exploitation, atrocities, oppression and violence of the deprived sections at the local level.
Chandrashekhar wrote in the letter that most of the officers and employees sitting in the administrative service and police administration of the state have an irresponsible attitude against this injustice and atrocities. The biggest allegation that seems to be at the root of this problem is that officers/employees/policemen from deprived sections are not given representation in decision making positions. In other words, appointment of District Magistrate, Additional District Magistrate, Superintendent of Police, Additional Superintendent of Police and Police Station Heads is done on the basis of caste.
He has written in the letter, “Therefore, being a Member of Parliament, as well as a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs and a member of the Parliamentary Committee on SC-ST Welfare, I want to understand with facts how much substance these allegations actually have.” How many Additional Chief Secretaries/Chief Secretaries and Secretaries from SC/ST category are posted in 18 divisions of the state? How many commissioners are from SC/ST category? In how many districts are senior superintendents of police/superintendents of police from SC-ST category.”
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