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After Indapur attack, Maharashtra government will set up village committees to defuse caste-based tensions

Minister for Social Justice Rajkumar Badole and Minister of State for Social Justice Dilip Kamble on Sunday paid a visit to the state government's Sassoon Hospital in Pune, and met the victims of the alleged Dalit atrocity in the Indapur Taluka of Pune district.

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Minister for Social Justice Rajkumar Badole checks on one of the members of the Dalit family that was brutally attacked in Lakhewadi village of Indapur taluka a few days ago
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Taking into account the growing numbers of alleged attacks against Dalits in the state, which have caused a massive public outcry, the state government has decided to pinpoint those areas where Dalit atrocities occur frequently, and take measures to prevent such incidents. The state government will set up village committees in villages with a history of caste-based tensions, and the committees will meet each fortnight to defuse such tensions before they get out of hand.

Minister for Social Justice Rajkumar Badole and Minister of State for Social Justice Dilip Kamble on Sunday paid a visit to the state government's Sassoon Hospital in Pune, and met the victims of the alleged Dalit atrocity in the Indapur Taluka of Pune district.

Minister Badole, after meeting the victims at the government hospital in Pune, said that this was not a case of atrocity against Dalits. The motive behind the attack was access to a road; the media had not highlighted the real reason behind the attack, he said. Badole and Kamble said that the state government would identify the sensitive zones in the state where atrocities against Dalits are most frequent, so that such incidents can be prevented through appropriate measures.

Badole said that instead of firefighting after an atrocity against Dalits occurs, the government would be trying to prevent such incidents. The Minister added, "We would be mapping the sensitive zones for Dalit atrocities and would set up local committees which would have representatives from all the castes in the villages concerned. The committees would take a review of social issues every fortnight, so that any possible tension can be curbed. The collector would be asked to ensure that meetings are held regularly, and at the village level, the Tehsildar and the local police inspector would be held responsible for peace and harmony in the village.''

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