There were cases of several murders in my surrounding area for different reasons. But the Murder of a Dalit Youth after loot was what caught my eyes. I wonder why the newspapers missed to quote their casts as well. Just because they were not from SC/ST they were not as good an eye catcher or salable news as that of murder of a Dalit prefixed before it? Any ideas guys? Doesn't it stand him out of the human's lot?
When loot, personal rivalry or crime is cause of murder, caste is irrelevant. caste is relevant when this is real cause of murder. Many dalits are harassed, raped and killed because of poor status by the affluent high caste people especially in villages. They won't allow low caste to draw water from water taps/ pumps, not allow them to use horse for bridegroom and so on. They would rape dalit women but if any dalit even touches a high caste woman, he would be killed. Such cases are really caste related.
Recently, a Dalit leader was killed in Agra. The issue was raised in parliament. Yesterday, there was big demonstration by affiliate organizations of R.S.S. As the dalit leader killed belonged to Jatav (S.C.) community and was also a member of VHP- RSS affiliate, the Sangh Pariwar is very agitated.
Such killings get noted loudly in the media only when some or the other political leader has a vested interest in the incident and he brings in the media channels and newspapers that are affiliated to him. If the killed person does not raise any kind of interest in the local politicians, his killing is generally ignored. That is why only a few such killings are highlighted and most others go unnoticed!
rambabu wrote:News Paper news, you know need not be true always. News Channels, News Papers are mostly owned by influenced and political leaders. Such news both in print and electronic media is always manipulated by these vested interests.Don't expect reliable news from them.
You are right some news channels and news papers is also responsible for communal clashes. Such type of news is diet for some leaders. these people never think than murder is murder weather it is of dalit or swarn. Both are evil.
The young man was killed by his own friends in a land dispute. Now what do you say why his caste is being mentioned and if they must do it they must mention caste of other nine persons too. But it has become a fashion if the case is against a Dalit or a member from so-called minority which in my area are in majority.
Shampa Sadhya wrote:Nowadays it is very hard to believe any newspaper and the news channels. News reporters are always in search of some 'masala news' for people to discuss, argue, protest, fight and what not. Then again it will become a news.
News, either Print or electronic news thrive on sensationalism. Such news channels are mere puppets in the hands of the owners, who are mostly political leaders. Expecting authentic and reliable news is like chasing a mirage.
India is a nation of 1.25 billion and my friend a Reader from Delhi University estimates that in such a vast country 20-30 people may be killed or murdered every week or even in a day. Obviously, the media will highlight only one or two which they feel are worthy of news. It's the same all over the world. Its part of life and one must take it in stride. I wonder how many would be interested to read that a tribal was killed in Tripura? they would be happier to read that a girl was abducted in broad daylight from a busy street in Bangalore.
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