The brutal attack on Dalits in Una, Gujarat, is indeed a shame on the people of Gujarat, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and the most progressive state in the Indian Union. Dalits provide valuable service to the community, doing most unpleasant jobs that no other community can even contemplate. It is regrettable that Gujarat Government under ineffective and lacklustre CM Anandiben Patel has let people down. This also reflects badly on PM Modiji who personally recommended her when there were better pragmatic candidates around. Modiji, while being extremely successful on “International Stage and Economic Front”, has taken his eyes off domestic issues, resulting in increased attacks on women, Dalits and crimes like rape and child exploitation on the rise. He should have introduced death penalty and public flogging for serious crimes that is blighting the name of BJP, once the most progressive political front but now riddled with arrogance, corruption and intolerance. It is time for him, who remains isolated in his “Ivory Tower”, and BJP to wake up, come out of comfort zone and provide effective law and order before voters turn against them and make Modiji a one-term wonder, which will be detrimental for India and the world.
Bhupendra M. Gandhi
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