Truth behind Dalit man’s murder ‘over moustache’ and a village bitterly divided in Rajasthan
Local BJP MLA draws upper caste ire for raising issue in assembly. Rajpurohits hold rally in the area against SC/ST Act.
Jitendra Meghwal was stabbed on March 15 in Rajasthan’s Pali district, allegedly for aspiring to a lifestyle like the upper castes’. While police denies this angle to the 28-year-old’s murder, his family says casteist slurs always came with a question – “why do you have a moustache?”
The local BJP MLA raised the issue in the assembly and is now facing the ire of the upper castes, who – in a bid to build pressure – are saying the legislator will not get a party ticket the next time. Rajpurohits have also held a rally condemning the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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