Rahul condemns ‘injustice’ as BJP ruled states top the charts in crime against SC/STs

The brutality shown by MP police is deeply shocking and reeks of the mentality that BJP & its leaders represent. The Guna incident where a poor farmer and his family were brutally beaten by the police has once again raised the issue of atrocities against SC/STs in BJP ruled states.

Rahul Gandhi has condemned the attack and said, "Our fight is against this mindset and injustice".

The brutality shown by MP police is deeply shocking and reeks of the mentality that BJP & its leaders represent. The Guna incident where a poor farmer and his family were brutally beaten by the police has once again raised the issue of atrocities against SC/STs in BJP ruled states.

1. Brutality shown by MP police reeks of the mentality that BJP represents

Congress has lashed out at the MP government after the incident, saying 15 years of BJP government in Madhya Pradesh and the State still topped the charts in crimes against STs in India. This is exactly why people of MP voted out BJP, unfortunately the BJP doesn't care for democratic processes.

2. Madhya Pradesh still tops the charts in crimes against STs in India: Congress

Madhya Pradesh ranks third in atrocities against SCs and it's only getting worse. Why is the central BJP leadership silent, after working so hard to topple the democratic Congress govt & bringing Shivraj Singh Chouhan back?

3.Congress has raised serious questions over BJP leadership's silence in the incident

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday condemned the attack on

Dalits by policemen in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district,saying "our fight is against this injustice".A purported video of the incident on social media showed the police hitting a Dalit man mercilessly with batons and his wife and others trying to save him.

4. Rahul Gandhi condemned the attack on Dalits

Sharing the video of the assault on Twitter, Gandhi said, "Our fight is against this mindset and injustice".It's not a coincidence that BJP ruled states top the charts in crimes against SCs in the country. The anti-poor & anti-minority mindset is a part of their hate filled ideology.

5. "Our fight is against this mindset and injustice", said Rahul Gandhi

Officials had said that a Dalit couple, who were being removed from a plot of government land allotted for a college in Guna city, consumed pesticide in protest on Tuesday.FIR has been lodged against the family.

6. The Dalit couple who consumed pesticide in protest are now in hospital

Congress has asked serious questions on the issue," Is this why central BJP leadership toppled the Congress Govt, so that they could continue with their injustices unchecked?"

7. Congress has asked, "Is this why BJP leadership toppled the Congress Govt in MP?"

According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), in crimes against dalits, ranging from rape, murder, violence and land-related issues, BJP ruled states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat are among one of the top states.

8. NCRB data shows, BJP ruled states top the charts in crime against Dalits

As per the data, Uttar Pradesh has witnessed substantial increase of 47% from 2014 to 2018 in the crimes committed against dalits followed by 26% in Gujarat, 15% in Haryana, 14% in Madhya Pradesh and 11% in Maharashtra. Ironically, these states were ruled by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in these years.

.9. Latest data shows how BJP ruled states recorded maximum number of crime against Dalits.

The figures clearly show an increase in public assault and violence against dalits, raising serious questions regarding the role of state governments and the local administration in containing such incidents

10.The figures clearly show an increase in public assault and violence against dalits