The founder of the Bhim Army, Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan, has accused that Yogi Adityanath UP, Rajya (Utopia) is a graveyard for Dalits. His comments had come after a few upper caste men had assaulted a group of Dalits in Lucknow, UP.
Azad has shared the video on his twitter timeline, where a group of Dalits are paraded with garland of shoes around their neck and are seen to be heckled by the crowd.
The incident is remenescent of the Una incident from Gujarat in July 2016, where seven members of a Dalit family were assaulted by a group of people in pretext of cow protection. The video of the incident was circulated on social media resulting in statewide protests in the following months.
Chandra Shekhar Azad had commented it is the 21st century, yet there are some people who still have casteist mentality and drunk on power. Bhim Army has reached the spot. Dont forget, one day we will change the government too!
योगी का रामराज्य दलितों के लिए कब्रगाह है। यूपी के लखनऊ, पीजीआई थाना क्षेत्र में ब्राह्मणवादियों ने ऊना कांड को दोहराया है।
21वीं सदी में भी मनुस्मृति का दंभ पाले ये लोग सत्ता के नशे में मदमस्त हैं। घटना स्थल पर भीम आर्मी की टीम पहुंची है। याद रहे.. एक दिन यह सरकार भी बदलेगी। pic.twitter.com/eRd4XYF6GC
— Chandra Shekhar Aazad (@BhimArmyChief) June 9, 2020
The incident of the Dalit youth march in Lucknow has been widely criticized.
The video was responded to by a Twitter account called Police Commissioner Lucknow, “The PGI has informed that the police station has been indicted in this case and that necessary legal action is being taken based on the relevant facts.”
In a series of tweets, Azad warned the government of its dictatorial tendencies. He tweeted-
When governments cross the limits of dictatorship, they start to send opposition to jail. For the last couple of months, BJP has been misusing the beaurucratic apparatus to settle scores with the opposition. Out of animosity, it has put a senior leader of SP, Azam khan, along with his entire family in jail.
सरकारें जब तानाशाही की हद से गुजरती हैं तो विपक्ष को जेल में भेजना शुरू करती है। इसी क्रम में पिछले कई महीने से भाजपा ने द्वेष की भावना से सरकारी तंत्रों का दुरुपयोग कर वरिष्ठ नेता #आज़म_खान जी को सपरिवार जेल भेजा है। शर्मनाक। उन्हें सपरिवार रिहा किया जाए। #ReleaseAzamsFamily
— Chandra Shekhar Aazad (@BhimArmyChief) June 9, 2020
Most caste atrocities in India go unreported due to upper caste pressure and because most police officers also belong to upper castes.
Bhim Army that boasts of lakhs of followers in North India and whenever they receive of any news of caste atrocities in the state, their volunteers reach the spot and put pressure on the police to file the case and help the victims in getting justice.
Azad had also tweeted incidents of caste violence against the Dalits in UP, where upper castes killed a father-son duo. He warned the government to not test the patience of Dalits and end this Goondaraj.
कुछ दिन पहले संभल में जातिवादियों ने SC समाज के पिता पुत्र को सरेराम गोलियों से भून डाला था। अब मुरादाबाद में वाल्मीकि समाज के पिता-पुत्र को जातिवादियों ने जान से मार डाला गया।
दलितों के लिए योगी का रामराज्य कब्रगाह बन गया है। सरकार हमारे सब्र की परीक्षा न ले। गुंडाराज खत्म करे। pic.twitter.com/K5HLHAhCyp
— Chandra Shekhar Aazad (@BhimArmyChief) June 7, 2020
The party also demanded police action against the culprits and compensation of 50 lakh rupees to the victims and their families.
प्रशासन को तीन दिन का समय दिया है। तीन दिन में संभल में छोटेलाल दिवाकर पिता पुत्र हत्या केस में सभी आरोपियों को अरेस्ट कर उनपर रासुका लगाई जाए। वरना परिवार को इंसाफ दिलाने से मुझे कोई नहीं रोक सकता।
साथ ही परिवार को ₹50 लाख सहायता राशि व सरकारी नौकरी सुनिश्चित की जाए। जय भीम। pic.twitter.com/enUfFt8X3m
— Azad Samaj Party (@AzadSamajParty_) June 9, 2020
Chandra Shekhar Azad also took a dig at BJP for focussing on upcoming Bihar elections instead of the pandemic. BJp has spent around 144 crores on the LED screens where the election rallies will be telecast. These LED screens will be put up in public places in Bihar.
Azad is also a vocal opponent of the discriminatory citizenship amendment act and has been at the forefront of many of anti- CAA protests.
बिहार मे कोरोना महामारी के बीच गरीब-मज़दूरो की समस्याएं, कोरोना मरीजों के परिवारों के भरण-पोषण के निराकरण के बजाए भाजपा वर्चुअल रैली कर रही।
60 हज़ार से ऊपर बूथों पर मँहगे स्क्रीन का इंतजाम जरूरी है या गरीब-मज़दूरों के जीवन-यापन की सुविधा उपलब्ध कराना? @AmitShah
— Chandra Shekhar Aazad (@BhimArmyChief) June 7, 2020