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All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations
Dr. Udit Raj
All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations is the national body of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Government Employees' unions founded in October 1997 under the Dynamic leadership of Dr. Udit Raj. The Objective of the Confederation is to restore the original position of the Constitution so that the intent and spirit of the Constitution is maintained. Latter the Confederation expanded with larger partnership with different human rights agencies in national and global level in search total abolition of caste and dalit freedom.
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Petition to Prime Minister of
India for Protection of the Rights of the Christian Minorities in Orissa.
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Sign Petition to Prime Minister of India and Chairperson, UPA on Dalit Christian Reservation. Click here to Sign Demonstration held under the leadership of Dr. Udit Raj to mark 'Religious Freedom Day' and condemn the violence against Christians New Delhi, October 14, 2008. The National Chairman of All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations called upon that the religious freedom is fundamental right. He said, Dr. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism on 14th October, 1956 at Nagpur alongwith his hundreds of thousands of followers. It's golden jubilee was celebrated in 2006 and All India Christian Council led by Dr. Joseph D'souza and All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations jointly decided to mark this day, i.e., 14th October of each year, 'World Religious Freedom Day.' Today at Jantar Mantar these both organizations celebrated the 'World Religious Freedom Day' and important leaders like John Dayal, Madhu Chandra, Suresh Dewan, Kaliram Tomar participated and expressed their views. Full Story
Statement made
by Dr. Udit Raj in UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, 9th Session, 17th
September 2008, at Geneva
New Delhi, 20 th September, 2008The National Chairman of All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations, Dr. Udit Raj, attended 9th Session of United Nations Human Rights Council at Geneva from 9th to 17th September, 2008. He raised the issue of discrimination of Dalits and was successful in campaigning that the caste discrimination is mother of all discriminations. He said that despite various provisions of Indian Constitution aiming at the protection and promotion of human rights of Dalits, their implementation remains inadequate. Atrocities, untouchability, insufficient wages, bounded labour, child labour, landlessness, illiteracy, inequality of opportunities, manual scavenging are still the order of the day in the life of Dalits. Full Story KAMLESH – A 6 YEARS OLD DALIT GIRL THROWN IN BURNING BUSH STILL REMAINS JUSTICE DELAY New Delhi, August 4, 2008 World got shocked by the news heading of a 6 years old Dalit girl thrown into burning bush by the upper caste villagers in India’s largest state of Uttar Pradesh, whose justice, even after three months, is still delay. A Fact Finding Team consists of an International Human Rights group met Kamlesh and her parents along with Dalit leaders from her village. The story of justice delay and the denial of medical and financial aid have been reported to the fact finding team. Full Story Conspiracy to kill Dr. Udit Raj and his movement on the fake plea of seeking additional security from the Centre against threat to her own life. Ne Shri Vinod Kumar, National Treasurer of the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations said that Dr. Udit Raj is not only the National President of the Indian Justice Party but also of the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations. The Delhi Unit of the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations has strongly condemned the brutalities of the Uttar Pradesh Police on Dr. Udit Raj and other leaders which had been done at the instance of Chief Minister Mayawati. Dr. Udit Raj was humiliated and severely beaten while in police custody. Such a shameful act had not happened even during Emergency. Even criminals and anti-social elements feel secure once they are in police custody but in this case the police itself had carried out the ghastly criminal act. (Picture: Burning of the Efigy of Mayabati, Chief Minister of UP) Full Story
BJP HAS INSULTED PERIYAR AND
AMBEDKAR. ARE PERIYAR FOLLOWERS ANTI-DALITS
New Delhi, 16th April, 2008
Dr. Udit Raj, National President,
Indian Justice Party, said in a statement today that UP Chief Minister
Mayawati had branded all opposition parties as anti-Dalits yesterday. We
demand from her as to why no action was taken till 14.4.2008 against the BJP
workers who had defaced and blackened the photographs of Periyar and Dr.
Ambedkar in the hoardings displayed near the IJP office, threw stones and spat
at these photographs on 13.4.2008. On 14.4.2008 in the afternoon, IJP workers
had assembled at Hazratganj to celebrate the 117th birth anniversary of Dr.
Ambedkar and were condemning the disrespect shown to Ramaswami Periyar. At
about 2 PM, hundreds of IJP workers had assembled at Darul Shafa for holding a
Dharna and discuss the issue relating to the disrespect shown to Periyar when
they were stopped by the police, a scuffle took place between the workers and
the police followed by beating. Dr. Udit Raj said that after this incident,
hundreds of IJP workers were arrested and kept in the Lucknow Police Lines.
After detaining the workers for about seven hours, the Police started asking
them to go out one by one. Just when the workers were coming out of the Police
Lines, each one of them was mercilessly beaten. Eleven senior leaders,
Sarvshri Udit Raj, former Minister R.D. Gautam, Mahender Saroj, Vikas Yadav,
Indresh Sonkar, Chaudhri Kishen Lal, Bhola Sonkar, Om Prakash Bharti, Durga
Prasad, Pravesh Singh Yadav while being released after a short period were
severely beaten because of which they were seriously injured. Afterwards, the
injured were given first aid treatment at the Civil Hospital and a written
report was lodged with the Senior Superintendent of Police, Lucknow.
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Great relief for farmers but dalits ignored New Delhi , February 29, 2008 Dr. Udit Raj, President of Indian Justice Party and All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations, said in a press statement that in his budget for 2008-2009, the Finance Minister, Mr. P. Chidambaram, has made a provision for Rs. 60,000 crore for the waiver of loans and interest thereon to the farmers but nothing like that has been done for dalits. In this budget many sops have been given to farmers, small traders, users of small cars and income tax payers. These steps are welcome but nothing special has been done for Dalits and Adivasis. Investment in agriculture and infrastructure development are also commendable steps but the hopes of dalits and adivasis that there will be increase in the expenditure for special component plan for dalits and Adivasis in proportion to the population have been dashed to the ground. Full Story What is behind Hindu-Christian violence By Dan Isaacs BBC News, Orissa Hundreds of families in a remote region of the eastern Indian state of Orissa remain homeless and without support after a wave of violence swept the region last month. The minority Christian community in Kandhamal district, many of whom are forest tribal people and low-caste Dalit converts from Hinduism to to Christianity, say they've been targeted by radical Hindu nationalist organisations seeking to put an end to the church and its activities in the region. Full Story Indian Justice Party demands rehabilitation to the Kandhamal riots victims. Orissa government should allow the NGOs and other agencies to do relief Bubaneshwar January 15, 2008 The representatives of the Indian Justice Party (IJP) toured in the District of Kandhamal to visit the Relief Camps and to offer solace to the victimes of communal violence. The team of the IJP was shocked to see the horrendous nature of the crimes committed on the innocent tribals. Many victims that met the team testified about the brutalities committed by the Sangh Parivar elements and how the police just kept watching them and helping in their attacks of the Christians, Institutions and Churches. Click here to read more MASSIVE RALLY BEFORE ORISSA ASSEMBLY ON 9.10.2008 AGAINST BURNING OF CHURCHES AND DISCRIMINATION OF CHRISTIANS Bubhaneshor, January 9, 2008 The All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations will stage a massive rally before the Orissa Assembly on 10th January, 2008 Dr. Udit Raj, National Chairman of All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations, said that whenever Christian Missionaries preach or educate Dalits, most of the time they are under attack from forces like RSS, Bajrang Dal and VHP. He further said that a decade and a half ago, most of the excellent educational institutions were run by Christian Missionaries and Dalits and Backwards never raised any hue and cry that Christians were proselytizing the so-called beneficiaries of upper caste. If so-called upper castes have so much concern for Dalits and Tribals, then why do they not provide public school facilities and other benefits to them. It is unfortunate that neither the so-called upper castes do anything for Dalits and Tribals nor do they allow others to do so. Click here to read more KILLING OF CHRISTIANS AND BURNING OF CHURCHES CONDEMNED
Thrown out of hospital, two Dalit women die
2 Nov 2007, 0057 hrs
IST KANPUR: If it was expected that atrocities against Dalits would become a thing of the past after their icon Mayawati came to power with a BSP majority in UP, it was misplaced because in a shocking incident, two Dalit women died after being thrown out of a government hospital here on Thursday. Click here to read more Bold Statement of the National Association of Evangelicals of America in dealing with caste discrimination and atrocities against Dalits in India is highly laudable. October 30, 2007. Dr. Udit Raj, Chairman, All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations & National President, Indian Justice Party and Dr. Joseph D'souza, President, All Indian Christian Council welcomes the historic Statement of Conscience Concerning Dalits which has been made in conjunction with Dalit Freedom Network, on the issues of widespread caste discrimination, economic depravity, atrocities and religious persecution by Hindutva zealots against Dalits. It has been urged in the Statement that the U.S. Government and the Government of India should initiate steps to end discrimination and atrocities against Dalits. Despite sixty years of Independence, there is no let up in the persecution of Dalits and they continue to live in abject poverty and are socially ostracized. Click here to read more India's Lower Castes Seek Social Progress In Global Job Market
By Emily Wax
Washington Post Foreign Service, Monday, August 20, 2007; Page A01
PUNE, India -- As a Dalit, Pratibha Valmik Kamble is part of the poorest and most ostracized community in this subcontinent's ancient caste system, a group of people so shunned that they are still known as untouchables. Her mother is a maid, her father a day laborer.
Yet here in this prospering city, Kamble, 24, was recently applying to an Indian firm called Temp Solutions to go to Philadelphia for a well-paid social service job there. During the interview, she twisted her hands nervously in her lap, knowing that if she landed the position, she would not only make more money than both of her parents combined, she would enhance their social status, and her own. Click here to read more Valson Thampu of St. Stephen's College Pays Price for Demolishing British Merit and Elite Hegemony and for advocating Social Justice. His salary and allowances are stopped. New Delhi, October 17, 2007. Dr. Udit Raj, Chairman of All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations while addressing media persons in the Press Club of India, New Delhi said that Rev. Valson Thampu, the Principal of St. Stephen's College, Delhi University is being victimized for standing against British Merit and Elite Hegemony and for advocating Social Justice. The yardstick of merit set by British Empire was to produce clerks and officers who follow the commands of British majesty. Such people were to have cramming power and knowledge of English. Click here to read more |
