Daijiworld Media Network - Beltangady (SP)

Beltangady, Nov 3: After verbal altercation occurred between activists of different parties, a complaint of caste abuse was filed in the police station here on Monday November 2. A counter complaint was also filed from the opposite party.

Kusumavati (25) from Macharu House in Ujire village, who is an office bearer of the communist party's Dalit wing, was involved with campaigning for the convention being organized by Dalit Rights Action Committee. During her door-to-door visit for this purpose, she also visited the shop run by a person named Krishna at Kanyadi, it is said.

It is gathered that Krishna took objection to the failure of the communist party either to take a stand in favour of murdered Prashant Poojary from Moodbidri, or extending financial support to his family. Reportedly, Kusumavati commented that communist party was far better than BJP, which she said, was a party of cheaters.

The verbal friction is said to have turned into caste abuse later, after which the lady was forced to leave the shop. Reportedly, two persons, identified as Ramachandra and Sridhar, intervened. On the basis of a complaint filed by Kusumavati in the police station here, case pertaining to rape attempt, posting of threat, and under different provisions of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was registered.

Sundar (24) from Mattila House in Kanyadi has complained that activists of communist party had forcefully entered his home and brought pressure on the family members to attend the meeting of Dalits being convened by them. He said that Ramachandra from Pangala House in Dharmasthala, and Sridhar from Arali House in Ujire, both of whom belong to communist party, entered his home, posed threats to him, and abused the caste to which he belongs.