BHUBANESWAR: Jagatsinghpur superintendent of police S Debadutt Singh appeared the National Commission for Scheduled Castes in New Delhi in relation to a case against Paradeep MLA and senior BJD leader Damodar Rout for allegedly using the word 'Harijan'.
"I apprised the commission about the case and the progress of investigation," Singh told TOI over phone. "I told the commission that investigation would be expedited. I believe the commission was satisfied," he added.
The complainant, Manoj Kumar Bhoi, too, appeared before the commission and sought expeditious disposal of the case.
Bhoi had lodged a case against Rout, then agriculture minister, at Kujang police station on August 21, 2010, for allegedly uttering the word Harijan' at in a public meeting while referring to a particular group of persons. Rout had allegedly made anti-Dalit remarks against Jagatsinghpur MLA Bishnu Das, Jagatsinghpur MP Bibhu Prasad Tarei and additional district magistrate, of Jagatsinghpur, Upendra Mallick, triggering protests from scheduled caste groups.
Rout has repeatedly denied the allegations, maintaining he had not used the word in a derogatory manner.
In April, senior BJD leader and ex-minister Bishnu Das had met National Commission for SC chairman P L Punia and sought action against his arch-rival Rout for using the word "Harijan". Though partymates, Das and Rout have been at loggerheads since long. Das belongs to the SC community.
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"I apprised the commission about the case and the progress of investigation," Singh told TOI over phone. "I told the commission that investigation would be expedited. I believe the commission was satisfied," he added.
The complainant, Manoj Kumar Bhoi, too, appeared before the commission and sought expeditious disposal of the case.
Bhoi had lodged a case against Rout, then agriculture minister, at Kujang police station on August 21, 2010, for allegedly uttering the word Harijan' at in a public meeting while referring to a particular group of persons. Rout had allegedly made anti-Dalit remarks against Jagatsinghpur MLA Bishnu Das, Jagatsinghpur MP Bibhu Prasad Tarei and additional district magistrate, of Jagatsinghpur, Upendra Mallick, triggering protests from scheduled caste groups.
Rout has repeatedly denied the allegations, maintaining he had not used the word in a derogatory manner.
In April, senior BJD leader and ex-minister Bishnu Das had met National Commission for SC chairman P L Punia and sought action against his arch-rival Rout for using the word "Harijan". Though partymates, Das and Rout have been at loggerheads since long. Das belongs to the SC community.
sourced from The Times of India
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