Dalits bear brunt in Chennur: BJP

Hyderabad: The torture of a Dalit youth in Mandamarri of Chennuru Assembly constituency over a missing goat was highly condemnable, said BJP SC Morcha president Koppu Basha. He recalled a previous incident of a Dalit farm labourer being tortured when a cow entered an adjacent field, and questioned local MLA Balka Suman for his inaction on such incidents.

“Having won from Chennur constituency under Dalit quota, why is he silent on the atrocities? He should respond to them,” Basha said. The government should immediately appoint a chairman for the SC/ST Commission,” he said.

Meanwhile, Mandamarri police registered a case against one goat-rearer Ramulu and his family members under the SC and ST Atrocity (Prevention of Atrocities) for torturing the Dalit youth and his friend by hanging them upside down over a fire.

A video in which Ramulu and his family had tortured them over a missing goat went viral. The issue came to light when a relative of the Dalit youth’s friend lodged a complaint with the local police.