The National Commission for Scheduled Castes on Friday asked the Haryana Police to take strict action against those who killed a Dalit man at a farmers’ protest site.
Around 15 Dalit organizations on Saturday submitted a memorandum to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes demanding strict action against those who killed a man and tied his body to a police overturned barricade at a farmers’ protest site in Singhu. .
The body of Lakhbir Singh, 35, of Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, was found tied to an inverted police barricades At a place where farmers have been protesting against three central agriculture laws for more than 10 months. There were more than 10 wounds on his body from sharp weapons.
The incident is being blamed on a group of Nihangs.
15 Dalit organisations, including All India Khatik Samaj, All India Berwa Vikas Sangh, Dhanak Kalyan Sangh and other organizations of Dalit employees and professionals submitted memorandums to Vijay Sampla, chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
He urged the panel to ensure that there is a fair investigation into this gruesome incident and stringent punishment is ensured for the guilty.
Political parties across the board have condemned the incident and demanded a thorough investigation. BJP leaders have claimed that the incident exposes “anarchists” projecting themselves as farmer leaders.
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes on Friday asked the Haryana Police to take strict action against those who killed a Dalit man at a farmers’ protest site.
Mr. Sampla also sought a preliminary report from Haryana Police within 24 hours.
In a video clip that has gone viral on social media platforms, some Nihangs are seen standing as the man lies on the ground covered in blood with his severed left hand lying next to him.
In the clip, Nihangs are heard saying that the man has been punished for insulting a holy book of the Sikhs.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmers’ unions spearheading the protests on Delhi’s borders, said a group of Nihangs have claimed responsibility for the brutal murder when the victim allegedly desecrated the Sarbalo Granth, a holy scripture of Sikhs. had tried to do.
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