Paswan demands dismissal of Modi government for ‘failure’ to protect Dalits

“But when we went to Vanthal village in Viramgam taluka of Ahmedabad,we were surprised. There were locks at all Dalit homes.”

“We will be meeting the President on this issue and also request the Union Government to interfere in the matter. The Modi Government has been anti-minority,and now it has also started opposing the Dalits,” he alleged. The Centre should take appropriate action and dismiss the Gujarat government,he demanded.

The LJP chief said he met Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal who was also surprised to hear about the incident. “The Governor said this was a shameful incident and needs to be condemned. She said she would write to Chief Minister regarding this incident and ask for details,” Paswan said.

“The Governor even said this could be the first incident of its kind in the country after Independence wherein Dalits were thrown out of their village,” he claimed.

Paswan said he and his party members had visited Vanthal village on Thursday and reinstated many Dalit families who had fled to Jetpur in Rajkot following harassment by upper-caste members in the last 11 months.

“Those who have been reinstated are still under fear. They should be protected and those found guilt of atrocity should be punished as per the law,” he said.

The LJP chief also claimed he has come to know of 26 other villages in the Viramgam taluka where,according to him,Dalits were being discriminated and harassed.