The Narendra Modi-led state government has sharply reacted to the comments and criticism put forth by Buta Singh, chairman of the National Schedule Castes Commission, regarding the CM and the status of Dalits in the state.
The Narendra Modi-led state government has sharply reacted to the comments and criticism put forth by Buta Singh, chairman of the National Schedule Castes Commission, regarding the CM and the status of Dalits in the state. Singh, who was on a two-day state visit, heavily criticised the CM, saying that he allegedly called the Dalits 'mandbudhi' (mentally retarded). He also lashed out at the state administration for the poor state of affairs of the SC community in Gujarat.
State government spokespersons Jaynarayan Vyas and Saurabh Patel, and two SC ministers Fakir Vaghela (social justice & empowerment minister) and Ramanlal Vora, in a press statement, said Singh is being motivated by Congress agenda, and this does not suit a constitutional authority like the chairman of the SC commission.
Vaghela said, "Due to the state government's good performance, the government of India has named the Gujarat SC Development Corporation as the best SC Corporation in the nation. The figures of Dalit atrocity given by Singh are also misleading. Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and MP have, as crime rates against SCs, 20.5%, 13.9% and 13.7% respectively, while Gujarat has only 3.5%. It's lower than even the national average. Gujarat has been announced as scavenging-free since 1992 and the state government has adopted a policy of giving Rs2 lakh as compensation to the families of dead manhole workers, which was earlier only 1 lakh.''
Several ministers critised Singh for his allegations, and said that this behaviours is simply indicative of Singh's and the Congress' mentality.
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