March 24: A Dalit man was assaulted and forced by Hindutva membes to rub his nose on a temple platform in Indian state Rajasthan.Thee32-year-old Dalit man Rajesh Kumar Meghwal has forced to rub his nose on a temple platform over his remarks on the film Kashmir files in Rajasthan’s Alwar district.
I had watched the trailer of the film and had uploaded a post, in which I said the movie has shown atrocities against Kashmiri Pandits and is being made tax-free. That is fine, but there are also atrocities against Dalits and other communities. Why are movies such as Jai Bhim not made tax-free,? the victim told media men.
After his comment, people started posting religious slogans on his FB post. Later, Meghwal said he started receiving threats and was being pressured to apologize, he said.
“Villagers and a former sarpanch started to mount pressure on me to apologise at the village temple. They assured me that I will not be roughed up. But they started heckling me and forced me to rub my nose at the platform of the temple against my wishes,” said Meghwal.KMS-R