Castes Panel Notice To Madhya Pradesh After Dalit Sarpanch Assaulted

Commission's chairman Vijay Sampla has warned that if an action taken report is not filed, state officials will be summoned to Delhi

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) issued a notice Madhya Pradesh government today after a Dalit sarpanch and his family members were allegedly assaulted by a gram panchayat secretary from an upper caste. बड़े दुख की बात है , कि आज़ादी की पावन बेला पर झंडा फहराने पर अनुसूचित जाति के सरपंच के साथ मारपीट की जाती है। @MP_MyGov के #चीफ_सेक्रेटरी और @DGP_MP तुरंत कार्रवाई करें और कार्रवाई की रिपोर्ट @NCSC_GoI को भेजें। https://t.co/exUILViWZy The alleged incident took place during a flag hoisting function on Independence Day at Dhamchi village in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. The commission, on the orders of Chairman Vijay Sampla, has sought an action taken report immediately from the state government. According to the information received by the commission, visuals of the alleged incident have gone viral on social media and picked up by various news websites. In the alleged clip, one Hannu Basor can be seen getting kicked by Sunil Tiwari who was upset as the sarpanch had hoisted the tricolour during the Independence Day function in his absence.