By Sushil Goyal
Sangrur, June 24
With regard to beating up of two Dalit youths by farmer leader Manjit Singh, the inquiry report of the fact-finding committee constituted by several organisations was made public by the members of the committee at Gadar Memorial Bhawan here today.
The members of the fact-finding committee included Mukesh Malaud, zonal president of Zamin Prapati Sangharsh Committee; Nirmal Singh, a leader of Dehati Mazdoor Sabha Punjab; and Ram Dhan Singh, a leader of Ravidas Sewa Society.
In its report, the committee mentioned that the beating up of both Dalit youths by the farmer leader Manjit Singh Gharachon is intolerable. However, during inquiry it has come to notice that the dispute between both the sides is neither related to looting incident nor caste-based rivalry and it occurred due to an altercation between youths from both sides on some drug issue.
The fact-finding committee also mentioned that despite the arrest of two Dalit youths from the spot, denial by the police with regard to their arrest, and inclusion of name of another farmer leader Jagtar Singh Laddi in the First Information Report (FIR) have also raised questions over the functioning of the police.
In the committee’s report, it has also been stated that use of lies by both sides to strengthen their case legally is not right as it becomes a cause of division in the society. The committee also mentioned in the report that the cause behind the occurrence of such a violent incident is sale of drugs openly in the area and unemployment.
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