Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Dalits allege caste slurs at Rajasthan school Independence Day event
On India's Independence Day, some people went to a school celebration in a village in Rajasthan.
Two men named Rameshwarlal Bairwa and Gopilal Bairwa were sitting on chairs at the event.
They say other people told them to get off the chairs and sit on the floor.
Those people used mean words about their caste, which is called caste discrimination.
The Bairwas felt hurt and insulted by what happened.
They went to the police and made a complaint.
The police in Rajasthan have now registered an FIR, which is an official report of a possible crime.
The police will look into what happened at the school.
No one should be treated badly because of their caste or background.
Rajasthan Police lodged an FIR after Dalits allegedly were forced off chairs at an Independence Day function.
The complaint was filed by Rameshwarlal Bairwa, 35, and Gopilal Bairwa, 37.
The incident occurred at a government school in Bhakliya village, Bhilwara, on August 15.
The complainants allege they were abused with caste-based slurs and told to sit on the floor.
The alleged perpetrators reportedly said: 'You Bairwas, sit down below [on the floor]. If you sit on the chairs, where will we sit?'
- Who
- Rameshwarlal Bairwa (35) and Gopilal Bairwa (37), Dalit residents who filed the complaint; Rajasthan Police, which lodged the FIR.
- What
- An FIR was lodged over allegations that Dalits were forced off chairs and abused with caste-based slurs at an Independence Day function.
- When
- August 15 (Independence Day).
- Where
- Government school in Bhakliya village, Bhilwara, Rajasthan.
- Why
- The complainants allege they were discriminated against because of their caste and told to sit on the floor.
- Event
- Independence Day function at a government school
- Location
- Bhakliya village, Bhilwara, Rajasthan
- Date
- August 15
- Complainants
- Rameshwarlal Bairwa (35) and Gopilal Bairwa (37)
- Police action
- FIR lodged by Rajasthan Police
- Allegation
- Caste-based discrimination, abuse and slurs; forced to vacate chairs
- Alleged remark
- "You Bairwas, sit down below [on the floor]. What right do you have to sit in front of us?"