Dalits Need To Show Their Strength To Be Heard, Says BJP MP Udit Raj

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How is the April 2 Bharat Bandh affecting Dalit politics till바카라 웹사이트today?

That protest has had a huge bearing that must be addressed.바카라 웹사이트Since바카라 웹사이트April 2, things have deteriorated.바카라 웹사이트Important functionaries of the community should communicate with people.바카라 웹사이트That라이브 바카라 why after바카라 웹사이트April 2바카라 웹사이트Dalit라이브 바카라 leaders are speaking out. The anger has turned against BJP though this is not unusual. Invariably protests are direct against governments. If it was Samajwadi Party or Congress party (government), protests would have been against them.

바카라 웹사이트Instead of bringing an ordinance the judge who delivered the SC ruling has been promoted. It is almost like바카라 웹사이트a deliberate thing…

That is why there is a huge difficulty and we are appealing to the government to bring an ordinance or legislation in this session to restore the Atrocities Act. We have been appealing for this in Parliament and 15-20 of us met the Prime Minister on 29 May.바카라 웹사이트

바카라 웹사이트Do you think other parties will benefit from this situation?바카라 웹사이트

They will try to.바카라 웹사이트Whether I am part of government or not, the fact is that the Dalits have to show their strength in order to be heard. That is why they have social movements. Hence there is talk about protests on바카라 웹사이트August 9, because people feel the need to articulate very pointed issues.

바카라 웹사이트You have called some of the Dalit leaders “parasites”. Why?

Of course they are parasites for the party. They are made leaders by their party, not by the community to which they belong. Once a party picks someone up and makes him a leader, his recognition makes him a leader. Only someone from the cause—whether social movement or political party—can successfully represent the community he belongs to. Otherwise he represents the feelings of his party. That라이브 바카라 why I called them parasites. The party has not said they should not engage with the people. Every party wants that their (Dalit) leaders to deliver. As an MP, a party leader, they should deliver for their party but that what are they doing?바카라 웹사이트They should go to the grassroots, talk to people, educate them and struggle with them if there are problems. This is round the year work not one바카라 웹사이트week라이브 바카라 work. The party should have told them (to do this) and what else have they been made MP for? Either the party should remove them or they should introspect.

바카라 웹사이트Do you support the removal of the NGT라이브 바카라 new chairman?

Yes, he should be removed.

바카라 웹사이트If the government replaces the NGT chairperson, would BJP라이브 바카라 core voters feel alienated?

That is the signal that has gone out.바카라 웹사이트I바카라 웹사이트would also like to speak my mind about the judiciary. I trust the judiciary but it is exercising extra-Constitutional powers in different areas. What were Dalit leaders doing when the collegium system came into being? It should have been opposed. It was neither a Constitutional provision nor law made by Parliament. On their own they (judiciary) have done it. That is illegal and unconstitutional. The Constitution doesn’t mention that judges will be appointed by judges still it is happening.바카라 웹사이트

바카라 웹사이트What is the correct system in your view?

I find that America (and in some other countries) has a Republican versus Democratic political system but judges are more fair there. Each American state has a Supreme Court and in some states the Chief Justice is directly elected by the people, like in Indianapolis. In some states Republican and Democratic candidates try for nomination as district, appellate or Supreme Court judges. So they have a three-layer judicial system whose nominees are sent from the parties and that라이브 바카라 how judges come into office there.바카라 웹사이트Tell me, their judges are chosen in line with the politicians and yet they are very fair. What happens here is that a (politician is) always doubted.바카라 웹사이트

바카라 웹사이트Dalit youth don’t seem to be in a mood to compromise with politics right now. How can this change?

They too need to change. Ask them whom they are supporting and you will find there is only negativity. They don’t support anyone. They are also selfish. They would support a party because they think it can give (benefits) but not their own leaders. That라이브 바카라 why hardly anything is left in the hand of leaders.바카라 웹사이트

바카라 웹사이트Is this because Dalit leaders are elected only from reserved seats?

And mostly even those candidates are privileged people.바카라 웹사이트

바카라 웹사이트So looking back, would separate electorates have been a better idea?바카라 웹사이트

That would have been a better idea.바카라 웹사이트

바카라 웹사이트Why is that?바카라 웹사이트

Under the existing system Dalit MPs are not elected by Dalit voters. They are elected by non-Dalits.바카라 웹사이트And whose population is the largest in the country—the non-Dalits, 80-85 per cent of the population.

바카라 웹사이트But if Dalits, some sections of OBCs and Muslims come together then would this scenario change?바카라 웹사이트

It is a fact that Dalits and Muslims have come closer.바카라 웹사이트

But this is not showing up in mainstream politics.

You are right: leaders are a lot less united than the masses. In UP we saw that immediately after the alliance for bypolls in Gorakhpur etc were announced, the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party workers came very close to each other.바카라 웹사이트

바카라 웹사이트Many had expected old caste rivalries to come in the way of this alliance, which didn’t happen…

It wasn’t only Dalit groups that came together. That is why they could defeat the BJP. On their own the BSP workers campaigned—and very happily.

바카라 웹사이트Is that because BSP has very good workers?

Not because of the BSP. It is the mindset. Mindset of the BSP worker is basically against BJP. This does not reflect the strength of the party but the strength of thought: Their ideology is strong, not the party alone.바카라 웹사이트

So BJP라이브 바카라 goal would be to try limiting Mayawati라이브 바카라 voters and not let her share expand?

They could have used me to do this right from the beginning.바카라 웹사이트

바카라 웹사이트In what way?

To connect with voters on the ground since 2014—this is what I had expected. Of course it is their choice.바카라 웹사이트Sooner or later I will get the opportunity. Experiences teach a party...바카라 웹사이트

바카라 웹사이트What do you say to people opposed to reservations?

The government works towards economic empowerment all year, with 200-plus schemes directly targeting poverty. If those schemes are not useful or they have not yielded results then how come reservation can remove poverty?바카라 웹사이트

Within SCs there is an argument that some groups have taken a lion라이브 바카라 share of reservation. What do you think?

That is true but this is a cultural issue. Soon after Independence, castes which were really very poor benefited more because of awareness and because of lack of opportunities. Castes that were just a little more well-to-do did not get as many benefits either because they were complacent or did not pay much attention to education.바카라 웹사이트

바카라 웹사이트Would it be okay to have a creamy layer in the SC reservations?바카라 웹사이트

No, because reservation is not an economic empowerment tool. It바카라 웹사이트is a tool for raising representation.

바카라 웹사이트What do you think of arguments for reservations on economic criteria?

Over time reservation has been diluted a lot. There are not as many jobs either but even one government job makes a big difference to whole generations of a family. If in a village someone becomes a police inspector, lecturer or clerk the mindset of the entire village changes. Even if that individual lives in a city, if something goes wrong in his village, he gives assistance and knowledge. That라이브 바카라 why reservation is a political and social tool for empowerment.바카라 웹사이트

It라이브 바카라 also said that the Atrocities Act is being misused?바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트

Even upper castes misuse this law against each other, by using Dalits as a tool. What about laws against dowry? There have been cases where relatives (of the bride) were not even in India but they were implicated for dowry. Why should that not be evaluated—why only reservation is debated?