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Dalits Protest Alleged Road Purification After Erravalli Dappu Demonstration
Dalit groups held a protest near Erravalli by playing traditional drums.
The protest was connected to a procession toward K Chandrashekar Rao’s farmhouse.
Congress leaders alleged that BRS workers later sprinkled turmeric water on the road.
They said this was done because Dalit protesters had walked there.
The leaders described the alleged action as insulting and discriminatory.
Medipalli Satyam said he had filed a complaint.
Devani Satish Madiga also said he filed an SC/ST Atrocities complaint.
They want police to investigate and register a case under the relevant law.
The report does not include a response from K Chandrashekar Rao or BRS workers.
Congress MLA Medipalli Satyam alleged that a road at Erravalli was sprinkled with turmeric water after a Dalit protest.
The protest involved members of Dalit groups playing dappus, or traditional drums.
Satyam described the alleged act as caste discrimination and an insult to Dalits.
Senior Congress leader Devani Satish Madiga said he filed an SC/ST Atrocities complaint against K Chandrashekar Rao and BRS workers.
The complainants demanded that police register a case under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
- Who
- Dalit groups, Congress MLA Medipalli Satyam, senior Congress leader Devani Satish Madiga, and alleged BRS workers.
- What
- A road was allegedly sprinkled with turmeric water after a Dalit dappu protest, prompting complaints of caste discrimination.
- Where
- Erravalli, on the road leading to K Chandrashekar Rao’s farmhouse; the procession began at Varadaraja Palli village.
- When
- The report does not specify when the alleged incident occurred.
- Why
- Congress leaders alleged the road was treated as polluted because Dalit protesters had walked on it.
Key facts
- Location
- Erravalli, with the procession starting from Varadaraja Palli village
- Protest activity
- Dalit groups played dappus, or traditional drums
- Alleged action
- Turmeric water was reportedly sprinkled on the road
- Main allegation
- The act amounted to caste discrimination and an insult to Dalits
- Complaints
- Medipalli Satyam and Devani Satish Madiga said they filed complaints
- Requested law
- The complainants demanded action under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
Quotes
Medipalli Satyam
Choppadandi MLA who described the alleged act and said he filed a complaint
“Purifying the land merely because Dalits had walked on it amounts to a crime”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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