Despite filing numerous complaints and applications under the Atrocity Act, villagers claim that no concrete action has been taken, forcing many affected families to threaten mass migration.
A serious case of alleged social discrimination and harassment against members of the Scheduled Caste community has emerged from Rupal village in Talod taluka of Sabarkantha district, Gujarat.
According to Gujarat Samachar, despite filing numerous complaints and applications under the Atrocity Act, villagers claim that no concrete action has been taken, forcing many affected families to threaten mass migration.
According to community members, some anti-social elements in the village are allegedly depriving them of their basic constitutional rights and subjecting them to persistent social, economic, religious, and administrative discrimination.
Community leaders claimed that at least six complaints and several written applications under the Atrocity Act have already been submitted to authorities regarding this matter.
Villagers reported that attempts were made to resolve the dispute through mutual agreement, but the situation escalated due to alleged non-implementation of assurances, leading to renewed tension in the village.
On Sunday, members of the affected community submitted a memorandum to the Resident Additional Collector at the district office in Himmatnagar, demanding immediate intervention and protection.
They alleged that despite repeated appeals to the administration, they received neither justice nor protection. Meanwhile, many families are now facing a form of “social boycott” within the village.
Community representatives further alleged that people are being mentally and physically tortured, leaving them with no option but to leave their ancestral village. In the memorandum, they warned that if a concrete solution is not found within the next seven days, families from the Scheduled Caste community may be forced to migrate en masse from Rupal village.
This incident has once again raised serious questions about caste-based discrimination and the implementation of legal safeguards at the grassroots level.
These allegations have also sparked debate over whether authorities have taken adequate action despite repeated complaints filed under stringent social justice laws.
At present, there has been no official response from district officials to these allegations or calls for intervention.
Courtesy: Hindi News