AHMEDABAD: Water shortage in Gujarat is throwing up ironical water wars. In an odd case, the Dalit community of Bharatpur village in Kalol in Gandhinagar district has alleged being threatened and criminally intimidated for denying water from their segregated borewell to the Thakor community after it all started to run out of water.
Girish Parmar, a paan store owner and key consultant of native Dalit community, filed an FIR on Thursday against Fatehsinh alias Popatji Thakor, a member of village panchayat, accusing prison intimidation and casteist slur. Kalol taluka police have filed an FIR beneath sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (2) (prison intimidation) and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
As in step with case details, a segregated borewell used to be sanctioned for Dalit community in Soja Bharatpur, a agreement of Dalits and Thakors just about 1 km away on the outskirts of Bharatpur village, from the welfare grant for the SC community on March 23, 2011.
The borewell used to be sanctioned to get to the bottom of inadequate water provide here due to low force of water provide.
“Then, the Dalit community consultant decided to put two separate traces of water to share the water provide with Thakors too. Last yr, when ground-water level were given depleted, we decided to undertake judicious practices and provide water to Dalit and Thakor families only once within the morning. This did not cross down smartly with the accused who steadily resorted to create ruckus in Rohitvas (Dalit agreement) questioning how can Dalits decide to curtail water provide,” stated Bharat Parmar, former village panchayat member.
This simmering rigidity intensified two months ago. “When water level depleted significantly, we stopped water provide to the Thakor agreement two months ago. Agitated by way of this, Thakor triggered his community ladies to degree a protest at sarpanch Daksha Patel’s house on March 21 where quite a few ladies resorted to breaking their earthen water-pots,” stated the FIR.
“Later, Thakor rushed to complainant Girish Parmar's house and threatened him with dire consequences,” stated the FIR.
Sarpanch Patel stated the village, with an estimated inhabitants of 8,000 people comprising Thakors, Patels, Dalits and Prajapatis, has witnessed such an incident for the first time. “We would kind out the issue quickly,” Patel stated.
Investigating officer Bharat Chaudhary, deputy superintendent of police of SC/ST cell, stated the accused used to be apprehended on Thursday itself. He later secured bail from Gandhinagar courtroom.
“As a precautionary measure, we have larger patrolling in village to steer clear of any caste-related struggle. We have also asked the complainant to means police if he seeks protection,” stated Chaudhary.
Girish Parmar, a paan store owner and key consultant of native Dalit community, filed an FIR on Thursday against Fatehsinh alias Popatji Thakor, a member of village panchayat, accusing prison intimidation and casteist slur. Kalol taluka police have filed an FIR beneath sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (2) (prison intimidation) and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
As in step with case details, a segregated borewell used to be sanctioned for Dalit community in Soja Bharatpur, a agreement of Dalits and Thakors just about 1 km away on the outskirts of Bharatpur village, from the welfare grant for the SC community on March 23, 2011.
The borewell used to be sanctioned to get to the bottom of inadequate water provide here due to low force of water provide.
“Then, the Dalit community consultant decided to put two separate traces of water to share the water provide with Thakors too. Last yr, when ground-water level were given depleted, we decided to undertake judicious practices and provide water to Dalit and Thakor families only once within the morning. This did not cross down smartly with the accused who steadily resorted to create ruckus in Rohitvas (Dalit agreement) questioning how can Dalits decide to curtail water provide,” stated Bharat Parmar, former village panchayat member.
This simmering rigidity intensified two months ago. “When water level depleted significantly, we stopped water provide to the Thakor agreement two months ago. Agitated by way of this, Thakor triggered his community ladies to degree a protest at sarpanch Daksha Patel’s house on March 21 where quite a few ladies resorted to breaking their earthen water-pots,” stated the FIR.
“Later, Thakor rushed to complainant Girish Parmar's house and threatened him with dire consequences,” stated the FIR.
Sarpanch Patel stated the village, with an estimated inhabitants of 8,000 people comprising Thakors, Patels, Dalits and Prajapatis, has witnessed such an incident for the first time. “We would kind out the issue quickly,” Patel stated.
Investigating officer Bharat Chaudhary, deputy superintendent of police of SC/ST cell, stated the accused used to be apprehended on Thursday itself. He later secured bail from Gandhinagar courtroom.
“As a precautionary measure, we have larger patrolling in village to steer clear of any caste-related struggle. We have also asked the complainant to means police if he seeks protection,” stated Chaudhary.
Water row springs from Dalits’ borewell in Kalol
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