NHRC notice to Madhya Pradesh Government on atrocity against a Dalit bridegroom by upper caste people (25.6.2014)
PRESS RELEASE
New Delhi, 25th June, 2014
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a Dalit bridegroom while riding a horse in his wedding procession was allegedly forced to get down and beaten up by the upper caste men in Sadwa village of District Chhattarpur, Madhya Pradesh on the 7th June, 2014. Reportedly, as per the 'village tradition' only upper caste bridegrooms were allowed to ride on a horse while bridegrooms of lower castes had to go on foot to seek the blessings of the village elders.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the press report, if true, are serious violation of human rights of the Dalits in the village. It has issued a notice to the Principal Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh calling for a report within four weeks.
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New Delhi, 25th June, 2014
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a Dalit bridegroom while riding a horse in his wedding procession was allegedly forced to get down and beaten up by the upper caste men in Sadwa village of District Chhattarpur, Madhya Pradesh on the 7th June, 2014. Reportedly, as per the 'village tradition' only upper caste bridegrooms were allowed to ride on a horse while bridegrooms of lower castes had to go on foot to seek the blessings of the village elders.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the press report, if true, are serious violation of human rights of the Dalits in the village. It has issued a notice to the Principal Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh calling for a report within four weeks.
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