ಪುರೋಹಿತಶಾಹಿ ಲೂಟಿಗೆ ಚಾಮರಾಜನಗರ ಬಲಿ?

         ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷ್ಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ಬುಡಬುಡಿಕೆ, ಕಣಿ, ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ ಮೂಢನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳೆಲ್ಲಾ ತೀರಾ ವಯಕ್ತಿಕ ವಿಷಯಗಳು. ಕೆಲವರು ಅದನ್ನು ವಂಚನೆಯ  ಹಾದಿಯನ್ನಾಗಿ, ಸಂಪಾದನೆಯ ಹಾದಿಯನ್ನಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡರೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ಕೆಲವರು ಅಂತಹ ವಂಚನೆಗೆ ನಿತ್ಯ ತಲೆ ಕೊಡುವತ್ತಲೇ ತಮ್ಮ ಜೀವನ ಸವೆಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಒಟ್ಟಿನಲಿ ಇವರಿಬ್ಬರ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ ತೀರಾ ಕಮ್ಮಿ. ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಏನೆಂದರೆ ಇಂತಹ ವಂಚನೆಯ ವಯಕ್ತಿಕ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಸಾರ್ವತ್ರೀಕರಣಗೊಳಿಸಿದರೆ? ಇಡೀ ಒಂದು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯೇ ಶಾಪಗ್ರಸ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಕಣಿ ಹೇಳಿ ಅದರ ಶಾಪವನ್ನು ಬಿಡಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆಂದು ಹೊರಟರೆ? ಅದೂ ಸಕರ್ಾರಿ ಬೊಕ್ಕಸದ ವೆಚ್ಚದಲ್ಲಿ?
          ಹೌದು, ಜನಸಾಮಾನ್ಯರ ಬೊಕ್ಕಸದ ಹಣವನ್ನು ಇಂತಹ ವಂಚನೆಯ, ಮೂಢನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ಹೀನಕೃತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಸಿ ಬರೋಬ್ಬರಿ 12 ಲಕ್ಷ ದೋಚುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ನಡೆದಿರುವುದು ಚಾಮರಾಜನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ. ಅದೂ ಆ ನಗರದ ಹಿತಚಿಂತನೆಯ ಹೆಸರಲ್ಲಿ! ದುರಂತವೆಂದರೆ ಸಾಧಾರಣ ಭಿಕ್ಷುಕರಿಗೆ  ಎಂಟಾಣೆ, ಒಂದು ರೂಪಾಯಿ  ಭಿಕ್ಷೆ ನೀಡಲು ಹಿಂದೆ ಮುಂದೆ ನೋಡುವ ಜನ ಪುರೋಹಿತಶಾಹಿಗಳು ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ಬೃಹತ್ ಹಗಲು ದರೋಡೆಯನ್ನು ನೋಡುತ್ತಾ ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ ಕುಳಿತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ! ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಇಷ್ಟೊತ್ತಿಗಾಗಲೇ ಇಡೀ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಜನ ರೊಚ್ಚಿಗೇಳಬೇಕಿತ್ತು. ನಮ್ಮ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ ಶಾಪಗ್ರಸ್ತವಲ್ಲ, ನಾವು ಶಾಪಗ್ರಸ್ತ ಜನರಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಎದೆ ತಟ್ಟಿ ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಾಗಿ ಬೀದಿಗಿಳಿಯಬೇಕಿತ್ತು. ಆದರೆ?
     ಅಂದಹಾಗೆ 12 ಲಕ್ಷ ಖಚರ್ು ಮಾಡಿ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಈ ಹೋಮ ಹವನಕ್ಕೆ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಕಾರಣಗಳಂತೂ  ತೀರಾ ತಲೆಹರಟೆಯ ಮಾದರಿಯಂತಹದ್ದು. ಅಷ್ಟ ಮಂಗಲ, ವಾಸ್ತು ದೋಷ, ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ದೋಷ, ಸ್ತ್ರೀಹತ್ಯಾ ದೋಷ, ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಿ ಕೋಳ ಮುಚ್ಚಿರುವುದು, ರಾಜದ್ರೋಹ, ಗುರುದ್ರೋಹ, ದೈವದ್ರೋಹ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ ಶುದ್ಧ ನಾನ್ಸೆನ್ಸ್ ವಿಚಾರಗಳೇ ಹೋಮ ಹವನದ ಈ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಹಿಂದೆ ತುಂಬಿರುವುದು! ಈ ವಿಚಾರಗಳು ಎಷ್ಟು ಮೋಸ? ಎಷ್ಟು ಸಾಚಾ? ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಆ ವಿಚಾರಗಳ ಹೆಸರು ಕೇಳಿದ ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಊಹಿಸಬಹುದು! ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರ ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಮಂಕುಬೂದಿ ಎರಚಲೆಂಬತ್ತಷ್ಟೆ ಇಂತಹ ಕುವಿಚಾರಗಳನ್ನು ತೇಲಿ ಬಿಟ್ಟಿರುವುದು! ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದಿರುವುದಿಷ್ಟೆ ಮೂಢನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ  ಪುರೋಹಿತಶಾಹಿಗಳಿಂದ  ಸಕರ್ಾರಿ ಹಣದ ಲೂಟಿ! ಸಾಲದಕ್ಕೆ ಅಂತಹ ಲೂಟಿಗೆ ಕೆಲವು ಪುರೋಹಿತಶಾಹಿ ಸಂಘಟನೆಗಳ, ಮಲಯಾಳಿ ಜ್ಯೋತéಿಷಿಗಳ ಎದುರುಕನ್ನಡದ ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡ ಕೆಲವು ಕನ್ನಡಪರ ಸಂಘಟನೆಗಳ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರ ಬೆಂಬಲ ಬೇರೆ!
     ಒಂದಂತು ನಿಜ, ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ನೇತೃತ್ವದ ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಕರ್ಾರವಿರಲಿ ಅದು ಪುರೋಹಿತಶಾಹಿ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಆಡುಂಬೋಲವೆಂದು ಬಹುತೇಕರು ಆಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅಂದಹಾಗೆ ಜನಸಾಮಾನ್ಯರ ಈ ಅನಿಸಿಕೆ  ಹೋಗಲಾಡಿಸಲು ಆಳುವ ಪ್ರಭೃತಿಗಳು ಏನು ಮಾಡಬೇಕು? ಇಲ್ಲ ನಮ್ಮದು ಜನಪರ, ಸಂವಿಧಾನಬದ್ಧ ಸಕರ್ಾರ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸಿಕೊಡಬೇಕಲ್ಲವೇ? ಅದು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಸಾಕ್ಷಾತ್ ಸಕರ್ಾರವೇ ಈ ರೀತಿ ಮೂರನೇ ದಜರ್ೆ ಪುರೋಹೊತಶಾಹಿಗಿರಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರದಶರ್ಿಸಿದರೆ? ಅದೂ ಚಾಮರಾಜನಗರದಂತಹ ಪ್ರಗತಿಪರ ನಾಡಿನಲ್ಲಿ?
 ಈ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲಿ ಜನ ಎಚ್ಚೆತ್ತುಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಿದೆ. ಬೊಕ್ಕಸದ ದುಡ್ಡು ಖಚರ್ು ಮಾಡಬೇಕಿರುವುದು ಹೋಮಹವನಕ್ಕಲ್ಲ! ಬುಡುಬುಡಿಕೆ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಕ್ಕಲ್ಲ!! ನಮ್ಮೂರಿನ ಕಿತ್ತುಹೋದ ರಸ್ತೆಗಳಿಗೆ, ಕೊಠಡಿಗಳಿಲ್ಲದ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ, ಶೌಚಾಲಯಗಳಿಲ್ಲದ ಮನೆಗಳಿಗೆ, ಸೂರಿಲ್ಲದ ಬಡವರಿಗೆ  ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಸಕರ್ಾರದ ಕಿವಿ ಕಿತ್ತು ಹೋಗುವ ಹಾಗೆ ಕೂಗಿ ಹೇಳಬೇಕಿದೆ.
                 ಜನ ಹಾಗೆ ಹೇಳುವರೇ? ಕಾದು ನೋಡಬೇಕಷ್ಟೆ.
                                                         
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Man killed for having food with Dalits in Uttar Pradesh

Sanjay Pandey, Lucknow, May 20, DHNS:
In a shocking incident, an old man was strangled to death allegedly by the members of his community for having food at a feast organised by a Dalit family at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district, about 225 km from here. Ironically the victim also belonged to ''kurmi'' (a backward community).
According to police sources here, 65-year-old Paras Nath Patel and his members of his family were invited by the dalit family to attend the wedding ceremony of a girl at Kuruthuwa village in the district on Wednesday last. The “kurmi” community to which Paras Nath belonged had decided not to attend the ceremony and have food with the dalits as they considered them “untouchables”. Paras Nath, however, defied his community and his entire family had food with the dalits at the feast, which enraged the “kurmi” community of his village, sources said. Irked over Paras Nath’s defiance, the “kurmi” community held a “panchayat” at the village on Thursday to deliberate on the matter and take action against Paras. The members of the panchayat wanted to expel Paras Nath from the community for defying the diktat. The son of Paras, who was also present at the panchayat, alleged that the community members used expletives against Paras following which he had heated exchange of words with them. Some members of the panchayat allegedly strangled Paras with a towel killing him on the spot. A case of murder has been registered against seven people, sources said. The culprits had been absconding. Barely a few days ago, members of the “brahmin” community had refused to have food with dalits at a religious feast at a village in UP’s Maharajganj district. MORE AT http://www.deccanherald.com/content/163005/man-killed-having-food-dalits.html
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With Athavale's support, saffrons plan to capture Dalit vote bank

PUNE: With the Athavale faction of the Republican Party of India(RPI) inching towards an electoral poll pact with BJP-Shiv Sena for civic general elections in Maharashtra, the saffron alliance hopes to penetrate into the city's Dalit vote bank dominated by the Congress and like-minded parties, including the NCP.

As a step towards formal electoral pact with BJP-Sena, RPI leader Ramdas Athavale on Thursday announced a public rally on June 9 against the Congress-NCP government. Athawale, Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray and senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde made the announcement at a joint press conference in Mumbai.

"It's a welcome move which will bring strong forces together. In Pune, both the BJP and Shiv Sena and RPI will get mutual benefits from the alliance. This alliance will ensure that the NCP-Congress rule in Pune ends and the new alliance will come to power after February 2012 civic polls," said Sham Deshpande, leader of Shiv Sena in Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).

Supporting the sentiment, BJP's Vikas Mathkari said, "All three parties have their separate mass base and this mass base is enough to route out NCP-Congress from Pune politics. This is a positive step towards the new beginning in the state and city politics."

BJP leaders admit that the party has failed to expand its base to other communities other than the Brahmins in Pune. "It is fact that we admit candidly. Efforts are being made at all levels to purge the Brahminical face of the party and the alliance with Athavale will provide the BJP a chance to penetrate into the traditional Dalit vote bank which is manipulated by the Congress. The city BJP is also putting hard efforts to expand the Maratha vote bank. If the party succeeds to convert these efforts into votes, the BJP will emerge as the single largest party in Pune and with the support of Shiv Sena could easily get the majority number in the PMC," said a senior BJP ideologue, who requested anonymity.

Shiv Sena, on the other hand, is apprehensive about the exact political benefit to the party. "We cannot judge the benefit at this juncture. All these years, the Sena and RPI have literally locked horns in politics and on street. We will have to wait and watch the reaction of grassroots workers," said senior Sena leader from Pune.

Ramdas Athavale supporters in Pune are finding it hard to swallow the fact. "As of now, Athavaleji has announced agitation against the government. It is the public resentment that has brought all of us together and the anti-government rally is organised by the opposition parties," said RPI corporator and Athavale's supporter Siddharth Dhende.

Meanwhile, NCP and Congress leaders in Pune are worried a lot though they do not admit it on record. Especially, the Congress which banks on Dalit vote bank is forced to plan a counter strategy to keep intact its traditional vote bank. Congress leader in the PMC Aba Bagul preferred to say that his party was watching the developments closely, while NCP leaders kept mum on the development.Dalit politics stand to lose with Athavale's political ploy.



http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-13/pune/29539420_1_dalit-vote-bank-rpi-senior-bjp-leader

‘Will Brahmins share temple wealth with us?’

By Kancha Ilaiah
BSP has defended the inclusion of Brahmins in keeping with its larger vision of Sarva Samaj
MUMBAI: The Dalit movement today has diversified and assumed a political character. The proof of this lies in the emergence of an RPI, a DMK or a BSP. It is in this context that Mayawati has emerged as the new Dalit political icon.
There are two factors which catapulted Mayawati to an iconic status. First, she doesn’t subscribe to the average Hindu woman’s appearance. Maya, unlike her counterparts — a Sushma Swaraj or a Brinda Karat — is never seen in a sari or with a bindi. She sports short-hair, an image that Dalit women have come to love and admire. In short, she has come to symbolise the modern Ambedkarite woman.
Second, in a country where Dalits are not allowed to sit on chairs, Mayawati rules like a queen with Brahmins sitting by her feet every time she addresses a rally. In this sense, Mayawati has emerged the leader of Dalits and also of upper-castes to some extent. Though BSP members have defended the inclusion of Brahmins in keeping with their larger ideology of Sarva Samaj, the BSP-Bahujan coalition has been forged for vote-bank politics. Maya is vulnerable at this point as power does corrupt and that is why it is necessary for the media and her critics to watch her steps. A lot depends on her performance in the next five years and if the Brahmins want to be a part of this, there are certain issues that need to be addressed.
At one point, when Brahmins ruled this country as CMs and PMs, the Dalits were mere voters. Today, when there is the rise of the Dalit power in politics Brahmins want a share in it. If this is the case, an arrangement needs to be arrived at. Are Brahmins ready to give up their religious control, will Dalits be allowed to officiate in temples, will they share the Hindu gods with Dalit-Bahujans and are they ready to share the wealth generated from various temples (towards which Dalits also contribute) among the weaker sections?
Once these issues are addressed, Hinduism transforms from a spiritual fascism to a spiritual democratic religion. Brahmins will then earn the right to share the political platform.
As told to Lakshmy Ramanathan. Dr Kancha Ilaiah is the author of Why I am not a Hindu and the founder of the first Dalitbahujan journal, Nalupu. He teaches at the Osmania University, Hyderabad.

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_will-brahmins-share-temple-wealth-with-us_1137546

A village where dalits can't wear footwear or ride bikes

MADURAI: Villur, set in a typical agrarian backdrop with about 1,200 households was once a peaceful village that was until the dalits challenged the diktats of the upper caste' Thevars. 

For dalits of Villur, about 50km from Madurai and the scene of violence on Saturday night, buying a motorcycle was a sign of extreme luxury just few years back. But only after they managed to buy one they realized that the bigger challenge was riding it down the neatly laid Kaliamman street in the village that leads to their colony. 

When G Thangapandian (27), a dalit youth, decided to challenge the caste diktat that dalits should not ride motorcycles on Kaliamman street, it ended in a brutal attack on his house by a mob of over 500 persons, including women armed with broomsticks. 

"If I am alive now it is because of this grill gate," pointed out G Murugan, Thangapandian's brother. The gate was damaged in several places. "The mob tried to break open the gate with boulders, but left later on Saturday night," said Murugan, fear still evident on his face. 

The dalits, overwhelmed by the sheer numbers and economic status of the more influentialThevars, obeyed the diktats they did not wear footwear and they did not ride bicycles or motorcycles on Kaliamman street. "We are served tea in different tumblers and we are not entertained in the barber shops in the village," said Murugan's father Guru. 

The village has been a witness to the worst forms of caste discrimination, as even schools have become a platform for such practices. "My non-dalit classmates would demand that I address them as Ayya.' If I call them by their names they would abuse me with filthy words and threaten me," said M Palani, who just completed his Plus-Two in the higher secondary school in the village. 

It all started about ten years back when the family of Thangapandian, who owns a seven-acre land beside a poclain vehicle, questioned the restrictions imposed on dalits. "His family was immediately ostracized," said Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front secretary K Samuel Raj. 

In fact, the ferocity of the attack by the non-dalits, when they surrounded the Villur police station when the Madurai rural superintendent of police Asra Garg was inside on Saturday night, shocked even police personnel. "I have not seen such violent mob behaviour. We managed to escape their attack only because we had fire arms," said a police official. Despite Garg opening fire in the air to disperse the mob, 12 of the total 14 people injured during the violence were police personnel. The SP's vehicle was also damaged. "We have arrested 50 persons so far and are in the lookout for 150 more," said Asra Garg. Police officials say that the caste discrimination has social, economical and political facets and needs to be dealt sensitively. "To start with we will begin with strict law enforcement," said a senior police official. 

"Police see caste discrimination as a law and order problem. But it goes beyond that. A detailed study should be done on caste discrimination and untouchability in Tamil Nadu. The government should launch a campaign to spread the message that untouchability is not only an offence, but also a sin,'' said A Kathir, executive director of Evidence, a NGO.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/A-village-where-dalits-cant-wear-footwear-or-ride-bikes/articleshow/8147427.cms

'Beef fest' leads to tension on Eflu campus

HYDERABAD: Tension prevailed on English and Foreign Languages University (Eflu) campus on Sunday following the attack a day before on dalit students of the university by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists. On Saturday, about 15 dalit students were attacked by ABVPactivists for planning to conduct a 'Beef Festival' on campus. 

According to members of Dalit Adivasi Bahujan Minority Students' Association (DABMSA) and Telangana Students' Association (TSA) who jointly planned to conduct the festival from Saturday with the support of almost all student unions on campus, the ABVP activists barged into the campus kitchen and threw down the vessels in which the beef was cooked. 

They also reportedly broke furniture in the mess hall and pelted stones at the college buildings. The two groups of agitated students were dispersed by Osmania University police. 

On Sunday morning, the university authorities closed the men's hostel mess to prevent any untoward incident. 

However, a large section of students are reportedly demanding that beef be included in the mess menu. Dalit and OBC students comprise 50 per cent of the student population at Eflu. 

The dalit activists said they had taken up the issue of serving beef in the mess hall following a talk given about a month ago by Veena Satrugna, former deputy director, National Institute of Nutrition, on beef being ignored from the "traditional" Indian meal. 

The students said that several discussions were held on including beef in the menu during which objections were raised on cooking and serving issues. "We had promised other students that beef would be cooked using separate vessels and would be served outside the mess hall. Our demand is that the exercise be brought under the purview of the mess committee,'' said a dalit student and member, DABMSA. 

A representation signed by 60 students was submitted to the university authorities requesting that beef be part of the menu. 

This is not the first time that such a festival is being conducted on the campus here. The beef fests in the past were conducted smoothly without any opposition from any student groups. 

"The university cannot prevent students from conducting such a festival on campus and we are not averse to the idea of the festival and respect the sentiment behind it. The mess hall which was damaged by the students will be reopened after a few days. The university and police are investigating into the violence on campus," said Nagamallika Gudipaty, dean, School of Communication and spokesperson, Eflu.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Beef-fest-leads-to-tension-on-Eflu-campus/articleshow/8137596.cms

ಮ೦ಗಳೂರು : ದಲಿತ ಯುವಕನಿಗೆ ಬಜರಂಗದಳದಿಂದ ದೌರ್ಜನ್ಯ ಪ್ರಕರಣ : ತಪ್ಪಿತಸ್ಥರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಕಠಿಣ ಕ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ದಸಂಸ ಆಗ್ರಹ

ಮಂಗಳೂರು, ಆ.13: ಸುಳ್ಯ-ಪೆರಾ ಜೆಯ ದಲಿತ ಯುವಕನೊಬ್ಬನನ್ನು ಬಜರಂಗದಳದವರು ಅಪಹರಿಸಿ ಬೆತ್ತಲೆಗೊಳಿಸಿ ದೌರ್ಜನ್ಯ ನಡೆಸಿರುವ ಪ್ರಕರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿ ತಪ್ಪಿತಸ್ಥ 10 ಮಂದಿಯನ್ನು ದಲಿತ ದೌರ್ಜನ್ಯ ಕಾಯ್ದೆಯಡಿ ಬಂಧಿಸುವಂತೆ ಆಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ದಲಿತ ಸಂಘರ್ಷ ಸಮಿತಿ (ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್‌ವಾದ) ದ.ಕ. ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಶಾಖೆಯು ಇಂದು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಕಚೇರಿ ಎದುರು ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ನಡೆಸಿತು.

‘‘ಸುಮಾರು ಒಂದು ವರ್ಷದ ಹಿಂದೆ ಬಂಟ್ವಾಳ ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಬರಿಮಾರಿನ ಬಜರಂಗದಳದ ಮಾಧವ ಕುಲಾಲ್ ಎಂಬವರ ತಂಗಿ ಅನಿತಾ ನಾಪತ್ತೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿ ಪೆರಾಜೆಯ ಶ್ರೀಧರ ಎಂಬ ದಲಿತ ಯುವಕನನ್ನು ಬಜರಂಗದಳದವರು ಅಪಹರಿಸಿ ಬಂಟ್ವಾಳಕ್ಕೆ ಕರೆದೊಯ್ದು ಬೆತ್ತಲೆಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ ನಡೆಸಿ ದೌರ್ಜನ್ಯ ಎಸಗಿದ್ದರು. ಆದರೆ ಈ ಪ್ರಕರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀಧರ್ ನಿರಪರಾಧಿ.

ಯುವತಿಯರ ಸರಣಿ ಹತ್ಯಾ ಆರೋಪಿ ಮೋಹನ್ ಕುಮಾರ್‌ನಿಂದ ಅನಿತಾ ಹಾಗೂ ಶ್ರೀಧರ್ ತಂಗಿ ಕಾವೇರಿ ಕೂಡಾ ಕೊಲೆಯಾಗಿರುವುದು ಬೆಳಕಿಗೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ವಾಸ್ತವ ಹೀಗಿದ್ದು, ಬಜರಂಗದಳದವರು ಕಾನೂನನ್ನು ಕೈಗೆತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡು ನಡೆಸಿದ ದೌರ್ಜನ್ಯ ದಿಂದ ಶ್ರೀಧರ್ ದೈಹಿಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಮಾನಸಿಕವಾಗಿ ಘಾಸಿಗೊಂಡಿ ದ್ದಾರೆ’’ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನ ಕಾರರನ್ನುದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿ ದಸಂಸ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಸಂಚಾಲ ಎಸ್.ಪಿ.ಆನಂದ ಹೇಳಿದರು. ನೊಂದ ಶ್ರೀಧರ್‌ರ ಜೀವನ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆಗೆ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಸರಕಾರಿ ಉದ್ಯೋಗ ನೀಡಿ ಸೂಕ್ತ ಪರಿಹಾರ ನೀಡಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಅವರು ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭ ಆಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದರು.

ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದ್ದ ಮಂಗಳೂರು ವಿವಿಯ ಪರಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಜಾತಿ ಮತ್ತು ವರ್ಗಗಳ ವಿಶೇಷ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಉಮೇಶ್ಚಂದ್ರ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾವಂತ ದಲಿತರು ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ದಲಿತ ವಿರೋಧಿ ದೌರ್ಜನ್ಯ ಗಳ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಧ್ವನಿ ಎತ್ತಲು ಮುಂದಾಗದಿ ರುವುದು ದುರಂತ ಎಂದು ಖೇದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದರು. ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಯ ಬಳಿಕ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಮೂಲಕ ಗೃಹಸಚಿವರಿಗೆ ತಪ್ಪಿತಸ್ಥರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ತಕ್ಷಣ ಕ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಆಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ಮನವಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. ಕಾರ್ಪೊರೇಟರ್ ಅಪ್ಪಿ, ದಸಂಸ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ನಿರ್ಮಲ್ ಕುಮಾರ್, ಜಗದೀಶ್ ಪಾಂಡೇಶ್ವರ ಮೊದಲಾದವರು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು. ಇದೇ ವೇಳೆ ದಸಂಸ (ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ವಾದ) ದ.ಕ. ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಸಮಿತಿ ಪದಾಧಿಕಾ ರಿಗಳು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ವರಿಷ್ಠಾಧಿಕಾ ರಿಗೆ ಮನವಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದರು. ಈ ಕುರಿತು ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸಿರುವ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಎಸ್ಪಿ ಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಣ್ಯೇಶ್ವರ ರಾವ್, ‘‘ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ತನಿಖೆಯನ್ನು ಎಎಸ್ಪಿ ಅಮಿತ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಸಿಂಗ್‌ಗೆ ವಹಿಸ ಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಆರೋಪಿಗಳ ಗುರುತು ಹಚ್ಚುವ ಪಕ್ರಿಯೆ ನಡೆದು, ದೂರುದಾರ ಶ್ರೀಧರ್ ಗುರುತಿಸಿದ ಆರೋಪಿಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣ ದಾಖಲಿಸಲಾ ಗುವುದು. ಎಎಸ್ಪಿಯ ವರದಿಯ ಬಳಿಕ ಸೂಕ್ತ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುವುದು’’ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.

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ಮಂಗಳವಾರ - ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ -26-2011

ಹಿಂದೊಮ್ಮೆ ಲೋಕಾಯುಕ್ತಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆ ನೀಡುವ ಬೆದರಿಕೆಯೊಡ್ಡಿದ್ದ ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆ, ತಮ್ಮ ‘ತಂದೆಯ ಸಮಾನ’ರಾದ ಎಲ್.ಕೆ.ಅಡ್ವಾಣಿಯವರ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಗೌರವಿಸಿ ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆಯಿಂದ ಹಿಂದೆ ಸರಿದಿದ್ದರು. ಇದೀಗ, ಲೋಕಪಾಲ ಕರಡು ಸಮಿತಿಯ ಸದಸ್ಯ ಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆಯ ಬೆದರಿಕೆಯೊಡ್ಡಿ ಮತ್ತೆ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳನ್ನು ನಡುಗಿಸಿ, ಬಳಿಕ ‘ತಂದೆಯ ಸಮಾನ’ರಾದ ಅಣ್ಣಾ ಹಝಾರೆಯವರ ಮಾತಿಗೆ ಮಣಿದು ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆಯಿಂದ ಹಿಂದೆ ಸರಿದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಒಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ‘ಸಂತೋಷ’ದಿಂದಲೇ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯವಾಗಿದೆ. ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳೂ ನಿಟ್ಟುಸಿರಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಆದರೆ ಈ ಬಾರಿಯ ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆ ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆ ಪ್ರಹಸನ ಒಂದು ರೀತಿಯ ನಾಟಕೀಯತೆಯಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ್ದು, ಅಷ್ಟೇ ನಾಟಕೀಯವಾಗಿ ಅದು ಮುಕ್ತಾಯಗೊಂಡಿತು. ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆಯವರ ಕುರಿತಂತೆ ದಿಗ್ವಿಜಯ್ ಸಿಂಗ್ ನೀಡಿದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗೆ ಸಿಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ಅವರು ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆಗೆ ಮುಂದಾಗಿದ್ದರು. ಒಂದು ಸರಕಾರವನ್ನೇ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸುವ ಅಧಿಕಾರವುಳ್ಳ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯೊಂದನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸಲು ಈ ಲೋಕಪಾಲ ಕರಡು ಸಮಿತಿ ಹೊರಟಿದೆ. ಇಂತಹ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಲೋಕಪಾಲದ ಕುರಿತಂತೆ ಈ ದೇಶದ ಎಲ್ಲ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳ ಜನರು ತಮ್ಮ ತಮ್ಮ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಗಳನ್ನು ಮಂಡಿಸಲು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಅವಕಾಶವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರಬೇಕು.

ಸಮಿತಿಯ ಸದಸ್ಯರ ಕುರಿತಂತೆ ಈ ದೇಶದ ಯಾರೂ ತುಟಿ ಪಿಟಿಕ್ ಎನ್ನಬಾರದು ಎಂಬ ಧೋರಣೆ ಸರ್ವಾಧಿಕಾರವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಪ್ರಜಾಸತ್ತಾತ್ಮಕ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಅವಕಾಶವಿಲ್ಲ. ದಿಗ್ವಿಜಯ್ ಸಿಂಗ್ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಯಂತೂ ಅಲ್ಲವೇ ಅಲ್ಲ. ಸದಾ ನಿಷ್ಠುರ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗೆ ಹೆಸರು ಮಾಡಿದವರು. ದೊಡ್ಡ ಧ್ವನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸನ್ನು ಒಂದಿಷ್ಟು ಜೀವಂತವಾಗಿ ಇಟ್ಟವರು. ಇಂತಹ ನಾಯಕ ಲೋಕಪಾಲ ಸಮಿತಿಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ, ಕಾಯಿದೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದರೆ ಅಥವಾ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ ನೀಡಿದರೆ ಅದನ್ನು ಅಪರಾಧವೆಂಬ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುವುದು ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆಯವರಂತಹ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಒಪ್ಪುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಲೋಕಪಾಲ ಕರಡು ಸಮಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವುದೆಂದರೆ, ಎಲ್ಲ ಟೀಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಂತೆ.

ಪ್ರಜಾಸತ್ತಾತ್ಮಕ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಟೀಕೆ, ಆರೋಪ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳಿಗೂ ಅದರದೇ ಆದ ಮಹತ್ತ್ವವಿದೆ. ಇದೇ ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳ ಕುರಿತಂತೆ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಬಾರಿ ಹಗುರವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬಹಿರಂಗ ವಾಗಿ ಟೀಕಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಆದರೆ ಅವರಾರೂ ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆಯವರಂತೆ ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗಿ ಸಿಟ್ಟಾಗಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಇದೀಗ ತನ್ನ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಸಣ್ಣದೊಂದು ಹೇಳಿಕೆ ನೀಡಿದಾಕ್ಷಣ ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆ ಸಿಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆ ನೀಡಲು ಮುಂದಾಗುವುದು ಅವರು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸು ತ್ತಿರುವ ಹುದ್ದೆಗೆ ಶೋಭಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಲೋಕಪಾಲ ಮಸೂದೆ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳನ್ನೇ ಗುರಿಯಾಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವು ದರಿಂದ ಟೀಕೆ, ಆರೋಪಗಳು ಸಹಜ. ಅದನ್ನು ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಿರಬೇಕು.

ಮುಂದಿನ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರು ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಸಂಗಡಿಗರ ಮೇಲೆ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಟೀಕೆಗಳು, ಆರೋಪಗಳು ಬರಬಹುದು. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮರ್ಥ ಉತ್ತರ ನೀಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಎದುರಿಸಬೇಕು. ಬದಲಿಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಯಾರೂ ಟೀಕೆಯನ್ನೇ ಮಾಡಬಾರದು ಎಂದರೆ ಅದು ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವ ವಿರೋಧಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.ಸಮಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ದಲಿತ ಸದಸ್ಯನಿರಬೇಕು ಎನ್ನುವ ಒತ್ತಾಯವನ್ನೂ ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆ ಹಗುರವಾಗಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಭಾರತ ದೇಶದ ಸಂರಚನೆಯ ಕುರಿತಂತೆ ಆಳ ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆಯಿ ರುವ ಯಾರೂ ಈ ಒತ್ತಾಯವನ್ನು ಹಗುರವಾಗಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾರರು. ದಲಿತರು ಶತಶತಮಾನ ಗಳಿಂದ ಈ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ವಂಚನೆಗೊಳಗಾಗುತ್ತಾ ಬಂದವರು.

ಈ ದೇಶದ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಕಾನೂನನ್ನು ಮುಂದಿಟ್ಟು ಅವರನ್ನು ಬರ್ಬರವಾಗಿ ಶೋಷಣೆಗೊಳಪಡಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. ದೇಶ ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರಗೊಂಡ ಬಳಿಕ, ಈ ದೇಶದ ಸಂವಿಧಾನ ರಚನೆಯಾಯಿತು. ಒಂದು ವೇಳೆ, ಸಂವಿಧಾನ ರಚನೆಯ ಸಮಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ದಲಿತ ನಾಯಕ ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಇಲ್ಲದೇ ಇದ್ದಿದ್ದರೆ, ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರಪೂರ್ವದ ದಬ್ಬಾಳಿಕೆ ಮುಂದೆಯೂ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ದಲಿತ ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಇದ್ದ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಸಂವಿಧಾನದ ಆಶಯ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮಾನವೀಯವಾಗಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಶೋಷಿತರಿಗೆ ಅನ್ಯಾಯವಾಗಬಾರದು ಎನ್ನುವ ಕಾಳಜಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ. ಆದರೂ ಈ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾನೂನು, ಸಿಬಿಐಯಂತಹ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನೇ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡು ದಲಿತರು, ಅಲ್ಪಸಂಖ್ಯಾತರ ಮೇಲೆ ದೌರ್ಜನ್ಯ ನಡೆಸಲು ಕೆಲವು ಬಾರಿ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿದೆ. ತನಿಖೆಯ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ಗುಜರಾತ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಅನಾಹುತಗಳನ್ನೂ ನಾವು ನೋಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ.

ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ತಮಗಾಗಿರುವ ವಂಚನೆ, ಅನ್ಯಾಯದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ದಲಿತರು, ಲೋಕಪಾಲ ಮಸೂದೆಯ ಕರಡು ರಚನೆ ಸಮಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಸದಸ್ಯರೂ ಇರಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಬಯಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಾಳೆ, ಈ ಲೋಕಪಾಲ ಮಸೂದೆ ಉಳ್ಳವರ, ಮೇಲ್ವರ್ಗದವರ ಮೂಗಿನ ನೇರಕ್ಕೆ ಇರಬಾರದು ಎನ್ನುವ ಕಾಳಜಿ ಇದರ ಹಿಂದಿದೆ. ಆದುದರಿಂದ ಅತ್ಯಗತ್ಯವಾಗಿ, ನೊಂದವರ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳು ಈ ಸಮಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಲೇ ಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ. ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆಯವರ ಕೆಲಸ, ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆಯ ಕುರಿತಂತೆ ಎಳ್ಳಷ್ಟೂ ಅನುಮಾನವಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ ಇಡೀ ಸಮಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾರಿರಬೇಕು, ಯಾರಿರಬಾರದು ಎನ್ನುವುದನ್ನು ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸುವ, ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸುವ ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆಯವರಾಗಲಿ, ಹಝಾರೆ ಯವರಾಗಲಿ ಇಳಿಯಬಾರದು. ಹಾಗೆ ಇಳಿದುದೇ ಆದರೆ, ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಅಸಮಾಧಾನಗಳನ್ನು ಹುಟ್ಟು ಹಾಕಲಿದೆ ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲ ಅದರ ಅಂತಿಮ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಲೋಕಪಾಲ ಮಸೂದೆಯ ಮೇಲೆಯೇ ಬೀಳಬಹುದು.

ಇಲ್ಲಿಯವರೆಗೆ ಲೋಕಪಾಲ ಮಸೂದೆ ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಬರದೆ ಇರುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳು ಕಾರಣರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇದೀಗ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕರೆಂದು ಕರೆಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಸಮಾಜ ಸೇವಕರ ಸರ್ವಾಧಿಕಾರ, ಈಗೋಗಳು ಲೋಕಪಾಲ ಮಸೂದೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಪರಿಣಾಮವನ್ನು ಬೀರದೆ ಇರಲಿ. ಒಂದು ವೇಳೆ ಹಾಗಾದುದೇ ಆದಲ್ಲಿ, ಅದರ ಲಾಭವನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ತಮ್ಮದಾಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವವರು ಭ್ರಷ್ಟ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳು ಎಂಬ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ಈ ‘ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರ’ರಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಬೇಕು.

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Varthabharathi
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God-man or Fraud-man !

Sathya Sai Baba's death triggers fight for his £5.5 billion empire

The death of an Indian guru who built up a worldwide following of up to 50 million people has triggered an unholy scramble for control of his £5.5 billion empire.

Sathya Sai Baba had built his empire on the myth that he was the reincarnation of an earlier - and much loved - Indian saint of the same name Photo: EPA

Gethin Chamberlain 4:48PM BST 24 Apr 2011

Sathya Sai Baba's claims to divinity, and his apparent ability to magic holy items out of thin air were enough to win him an army of devotees, including celebrities such as GoldieHawn, Sarah Ferguson and Hard Rock cafe founder Isaac Tigrett.

India's president and prime minister both attended his latest birthday celebrations.

Their devotion was tested to the limits in recent years by persistent allegations that the guru indulged in widespread sexual abuse of young acolytes at his ashram in Puttaparthiin the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

Yet even when video footage proved beyond doubt that his "miracles" were simple sleight of hand and he was implicated in the murders of four followers, millions still refused to believe the worst.

His death on Sunday, however, is another matter. Sai Baba had built his empire on the myth that he was the reincarnation of an earlier – and much loved – Indian saint of the same name. In doing so, he had prophesied his own death at the age of 96 – and his reincarnation eight years later.

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As news of his deteriorating health spread, police were ordered into Puttaparthi to maintain control, with devotees venting their anger and frustration at officials and members of the trust which runs the Sai Baba empire.

With allegations circulating that the trust had neglected Sai Baba's health in recent months, worried politicians held top-level meetings to discuss whether the state should seize control of his vast fortune.

His nephew, RJ Ratnakar and devotee Satyajit, who had taken over responsibility for his care in recent years, are among those reported to be jostling for control over the Sai organisation.

His death also raises questions about the future of his controversial education programme, which had been expanding worldwide in recent years.

In the UK his organisation has exploited the requirement for schools to provide spiritual, moral and cultural development, which was introduced in the 1988 Education Reform Act.

It promotes the lessons as a way to reverse the trend towards anti-social behaviour and the international Sathya Sai organisation says almost 200 schools across the UK have acquired its manuals.

The UK courses were written by Sai Baba follower Carole Alderman, a regular visitor to his ashram and a devout believer. She has no teaching qualification but did run the Christmas play at his ashram for six years.

Asked in an interview with the Sai radio station about the relevance of his teachings to the challenges faced by contemporary society, she replied: "I'm happy! Almost all of the time. And if I have any problems, I can just turn to Him and He'll sort them out for me."

Critics claimed the programme did little more than encourage vulnerable young people to join Sai Baba's personality cult.

With his saffron robes and trademark Afro hairstyle, Sai Baba certainly cut a distinctive, if diminutive – he stood just 5ft 2 ins tall – figure.

He was never slow to proclaim his own divinity, insisting that his arrival on earth was prophesied by Jesus, that he was the one who originally sent Jesus to Earth and that he was clearly the Lamb of God because his name – Ba Ba – is the noise a sheep makes.

He inspired devotion among his followers, who flocked to the ashram just to catch a glimpse of him and maybe to be given a sprinkling of the holy ash he claimed to be able to materialise from thin air. The lucky ones received watches or gold statues, which he would apparently produce from his mouth.

But for his growing army of critics, he was nothing short of a child-molesting fraud who had for years taken advantage of the gullibility of his young male followers to sexually abuse them during private audiences in his rooms.

Victims have told in harrowing detail how they were groped during private audiences and required to take part in sexual acts with the man they had trusted.

So seriously were the claims taken that for many years the US government warned its citizens to stay away from the ashram because of the risk and UNESCO, the UN's Educational, Social, and Cultural Organisation, pulled out of a conference at the ashram citing deep concerns about "widely-reported allegations of sexual abuse".

Sai Baba had dismissed the sex abuse allegations as false and described them as the "cawing of crows".

"All that is written on walls [or] said in political meetings, or the vulgar tales carried by the print media, should not carry one away."

But former devotee Barry Pittard said Sai Baba was a dangerous confidence trickster who should have been allowed to have anything to do with children.

"For the worst victims of his depredations, the victims of murder and maiming and people being beaten by his officers and families being broken up and the boys, some of them very young, their sufferings have been very great."

And former Sai organisation teacher Robert Priddy, who helped set up the teacher training model, said most people teaching the programme were unqualified to do so.

"The aim of embedding 'spiritual' values in children was heavily imprinted with indoctrinating them to believe in Sai Baba's divinity and doctrine," he warned.

Sai Baba had also been denounced by the Indian Rationalists Association, who debunked his "miracles" and pointed to numerous videos available on the internet which show the one-time conjurer producing items from various places where he has concealed them, including his mop of hair.

The negative publicity had little effect on the growth of his fortune, though. Court documents allege he owned two Mercedes limousines, two BMWs, one Daimler, one Jaguar, and plenty of other Indian vehicles.

The documents also allege he had the roof of his temple lined with solid gold. The grounds of his ashram contain a museum, mostly dedicated to his own works and there are numerous statues, including a slightly larger than life gold statue of Sai Baba himself, a gold chariot, a silver chariot and a cricket pitch laid for an international tournament for which he offered as a trophy a solid gold cup weighing 20kg and valued at £150,000.

The battle for control over that fortune promises to be bitter. Family members have already fired the first shots at the trust, and there are suspicions the state government would like to get its hands on the coffers.

Despite Sai Baba having previously assured his followers that he would not die anytime soon, his physical health deteriorated rapidly in recent months.

He was admitted to his own hospital at the end of last month suffering from pneumonia and breathing problems. On Thursday, his condition worsened and doctors said his organs were no longer functioning. He died on Sunday, reportedly of heart failure. His exact age is a matter of debate: his own organisation put his age at 85, while his purported date of birth in 1926 would suggest he was 84. Others suggest he was born in 1929.

Narendra Nayak, President of Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations, said that his failure to reach the age at which he had claimed he would die should be enough to convince people Sai Baba was no God.

Speaking before the guru's death he said: "Sai Baba is a third rate prestidigitator and manipulator who is now paralysed and he cannot cure himself. How can he cure others? There is a saying in English – physician heal thyself. So I would say Baba heal yourself."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/8471134/Sathya-Sai-Babas-death-triggers-fight-for-his-5.5-billion-empire.html

Three held for ''cleansing'' retired dalit officer''s room

PTI | 02:04 PM,Apr 21,2011

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 21 (PTI) Three government employees were arrested in connection with an alleged 'cleansing act' in which cowdung water was sprinkled in the room and on the furniture used by a senior official belonging to a scheduled caste community. The alleged cleansing was carried out at the Registration office following the retirement of Inspector General of Registration, A K Ramakrishnan on March 31. Ramakrishnan has approached the Human Rights Commission seeking a probe into the matter. A Junior Superintendent at sub-registrar office, an Upper Division clerk at the Registration IG's office and a class four staff have been arrested in this connection, police said today. The three employees were not in good terms with Ramakrishnan and their action was due to personal enmity, they added. Ramakrishnan in his petition had stated that the 'cleansing' was performed as he belonged to an SC community and it amounted to violation of his human rights and civil liberties. Meanwhile,the government has decided to appoint V K Balakrishnan as Registration IG in place of the person who was holding charge of the post now.

Mangalore: Arya Samaj's Bold Initiative to Break Class Barriers

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Mangalore, Apr 5: Arya Samaj unit in the city has now taken a bold step to bring all classes of the Hindu faith together.

As reported already, on the occasion of Ugadi on Monday, it held rituals like Gayatri hawan (yajna) at the hands of Dalits in the locality of Kudkorigudda in Kankanady here. The message given was that the Dalits were not untouchables, with a view to bringing them to the mainstream of the society.

Under the guidance of Praveen Valke of the Arya Samaj, Dalits themselves recited the mantras and shlokas. Sri Esha Vithaldasa Swamiji of Kemaru was the main speaker. He said that untouchability was the greatest bane of the society. Events of this kind would always banish the inequalities in the society and bring about world welfare, he said.

The Swamiji said that caste untouchability was virtually a type of internal terrorism in the country. The word 'Shudra' should be first banished from the society. Then only class discrimination could be eliminated. The Hindu faith has grown because of the dedication of the backward classes. It has kept growing stronger because of them, he said.

Speaking further, he said in reality those who are corrupt, those who loot others, those addicted to vices and the kind are the ones to be called and treated as untouchables and not on the basis of caste. In future further rituals would be conducted often at the hands of Dalits themselves.

http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=231055

Bangalore: Massive rally against cow slaughter Bill held

 

 

Bangalore, 28 June 2010: Karnataka's leading intellectuals and writers, including Prof U R Ananthmurthy and Girish Karnad, have come down heavily on the state government over the proposed anti-cow slaughter Bill and threatened of a sate-wide agitation against if the ''anti-poor, anti-farmer and anti-democratic'' legislation was not revoked. The Jnanapeetha Award winning writers joined a host of other luminaries in lending their support against the ''ill-motivated'' Bill at a mass public rally held at Shivaji Nagar, in Bangalore on Monday. Launching a scathing attack on the BJP government Prof Ananthmurthy said the Bill was communally motivated and brought to the floor of the Houses in order to make criminals out of ordinary Christians and Muslims. Dumping a copy of the proposed bill in the dustbin to mark his protest, he said that people who eat beef too have humanity unlike members in the BJP led state government who are planning to cut down the staple diet of community. ''The farmers would face difficulties in taking care of cattle after they stop milking. If the bill is implemented such cattle would have no takers and it would cause a great imbalance,'' he said. Insisting that the proposed Bill was not only detrimental to Muslims, Prof Ananthamurthy said the lives of ordinary farmers will also be hugely affected by the move and they will be frightened to take up the rearing of cattle, leading to shortage of milk. Expressing concern that the move would spark caste struggle, he said, cutting across religious lines people should oppose the Bill which was an interferance in the dietary habits of crores of people. Mr Karnad said the BJP government was operating with Hindutva agenda and backward and minority communities are in danger at this point of time.The BJP is not talking about protecting cattle out of compassion but it is rather part of a hidden agenda, he said. JDS spokesman and MLC YSV Dattha said his party would not allow tabling of the Bill in the Upper House, although it has secured the nod of the Lower House. Raitha Sangha president KS Puttannaiah ridiculed the government saying, the farmers in the state will have to tie their cattle inside Vidhana Saudha if the anti-cow slaughter Act comes into force. Samatha Sainik Dal chief M Venkataswami dared the government to implement the Act and warned the chief minister that the Dalits, backward castes, Muslims, Christians, farmers and writers have forged a unified front against the draconian measure. Voicing his concern over the proposed Act, Devanooru Mahadeva, Dalit leader and writer, urged the Governor to send the copy of the Bill to the President of India seeking her intervention. Former MLA and the president of Anti slaughter movement AK Subbaiah presided over the meeting, which was attended by people from all walks of life and representatives of various pro-people organisations. including Samatha Sainika Dal and Karnataka Komu Soharda Vedike. Those who addressed the meeting warned the state government of carrying out a massive agitation throughout the state, if the bill was not withdrawn. Former Union minnister CK Jaffer Sharief, Mangalore MLA UT Khader, MLCs Naseer Ahmed and Abdul Azeem, farmer leader Kodihalli Chandrashekhar, journalist Gauri Lankesh, former minister BT Lalitha Naik, former MLA Srirama Reddy, left party leaders Gurushanth and Siddanagowda Patil, writers Prof Rahmath Tarikere, KR Nagaraj, Fakir Mohammed Katpady, Pattabhirama Somayaji, Induhdar Honnapur, Bhanu Mushthak, Allamaprabhu Bettadur, Dr Mogalli Ganesh, Dr. L Hanumanthaiah, Dr Banjagere Jayaprakash, SDPI president Abdul Majeed, PFI state president Ilyas Thumbe, DSS leaders Mavalli Shankar, Mohan Raj, activists Patapat Nagaraj, Karnataka Muslim Muthahida Mahaz state secretary SM Iqbal, Beef Merchants Association state president Khasim Aijaz Khureshi, human rights activist Kalkuli Vittala Hegde, Mangalore beef merchants association chief Ali Hassan, among others, were present on the dais. Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike convenor KL Ashok made introductory remarks. Ahinda leader Prof Narasimhaiaha tabled the resolutions. Prof Narasimhaiah compered the programme. Raitha Sangha leader Veerasangaiaha delivered a welcome speech. Indian Muslims For Peace and Harmony president Syed Shafiullah Saheb proposed a vote of thanks. source: CDN

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ಮಂಗಳೂರು, ಎ.11: ಹಳೆಯಂಗಡಿಯ ಎಬಿನೈಝರ್, ಬಿಜೈ ಆನೆಗುಂಡಿಯ ಆಶ್ರಯ, ಉಳ್ಳಾಲ ಸೋಮೇಶ್ವರದ ಸ್ಟೆಲ್ಲಾ ಮೇರಿಸ್ ಆಶ್ರಮಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಸಂಘ ಪರಿವಾರದ ಅಧೀನ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಾದ ಬಜರಂಗ ದಳದ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರು ನಡೆಸಿದ ದಾಳಿಯನ್ನು ಖಂಡಿಸಿ ಜಾತ್ಯತೀತ ನಿಲುವಿನ 37 ಸಂಘಟನೆಗಳು ಸೋಮವಾರ ದ.ಕ. ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಕಚೇರಿ ಮುಂದೆ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ನಡೆಸಿತು. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್, ಜೆಡಿಎಸ್, ಸಿಪಿಎಂ, ಎಸ್‌ಡಿಪಿಐ ಪಕ್ಷಗಳು ಕೂಡ ಸಾಥ್ ನೀಡಿದ್ದವು.  ಸಂಜೆ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಕಚೇರಿ ಮುಂದೆ ಜಮಾಯಿಸಿದ ಕ್ರೈಸ್ತ ಸಮಾಜದ ಬಾಂಧವರು ಹಾಗೂ ಸಮಾನ ಮನಸ್ಕ ಸಂಘಟನೆಗಳ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರು ‘ಸಿಡಬ್ಲುಸಿಗೆ ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ, ಸಮಿತಿಯಿಂದಲೇ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಕಾಯ್ದೆಯ ಉಲ್ಲಂಘನೆ, ಧರ್ಮದ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವ ಗೂಂಡಾಗಿರಿಗೆ ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ, ಕಾನೂನು ಕೈಗೆತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡು ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಮಾಡುವ ದುಷ್ಟರಿಗೆ ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ,ಅನಾಥ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಅನ್ನ ಕೀಳುವ ಧೂರ್ತರಿಗೆ ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ’ ಎಂಬ ಘೋಷಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮೊಳಗಿಸಿದರು. ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ಯುದ್ದಕ್ಕೂ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಕಾರ್ಯ ವೈಖರಿಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತೀವ್ರ ಆಕ್ಷೇಪ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಯಿತು.  ಕ್ರೈಸ್ತ ಆಶ್ರಮಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ದಾಳಿ ನಡೆಸುವ ಬಜರಂಗದಳದಂತಹ ಮತೀಯ ಸಂಘಟನೆ ಗಳ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಕಾನೂನು ಕ್ರಮ ಜರಗಿಸಬೇಕು, ಇವರಿಗೆ ಕುಮ್ಮಕ್ಕು ನೀಡುವ ಸಿಡಬ್ಲುಸಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷೆ ಆಶಾ ನಾಯಕ್, ಮಹಿಳಾ ಮತ್ತು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಉಪನಿರ್ದೇಶಕಿ ಶಕುಂತಳಾ, ಶ್ಯಾಮಲಾರ ಮೇಲೆಯೂ ಕ್ರಮ ಜರಗಿಸಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನ ಕಾರರು ದ.ಕ.ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ರಾಜ್ಯಪಾಲರಿಗೆ ಮನವಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದರು. ಒಂದು ಮಗುವನ್ನು ಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗಿ ಸಾಕಲಿ: ಸಮಾಜದ ದೀನ, ದುರ್ಬಲ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಪೋಷಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಕ್ರೈಸ್ತ ಆಶ್ರಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮತಾಂತರ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಆರೋಪಿಸಿ ದಾಳಿ ನಡೆಸುವ ಮತೀಯ ಸಂಘಟನೆಗಳು ನಾಗರಿಕ ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ರೈಸ್ತ ಸಮುದಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಹೆಸರು ತರಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇವರ ಒತ್ತಡಕ್ಕೆ ಮಣಿದು ‘ಆಶ್ರಯ’ ಹೆಸರಿನ ಆಶ್ರಮ ನಡೆಸುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತ ಲ್ಯಾನ್ಸಿ ಲಾಟ್ ಪಿಂಟೋರ ಮೇಲೆ ಪೊಲೀಸರು ಜಾಮೀನು ರಹಿತ ಪ್ರಕರಣ ದಾಖಲಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಸ್ಟೆಲ್ಲಾ ಮೇರಿಸ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ 41 ಬಡ ಹೆಣ್ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ಈ ಮತಾಂಧರು ಬೆದರಿಸಿ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಹಿಂಸೆ ನೀಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಸಮಾಜ ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡದ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾಡಲು ಬಿಡದ ಬಜರಂಗಿಗಳು ತಾಕತ್ತಿದ್ದರೆ, ಇಂಥ ಒಂದು ಅನಾಥ, ಬಡ ಮಗುವನ್ನು ಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗಿ ಸಾಕಲಿ’ ಎಂದು ವಿನ್ಸೆಂಟ್ ಆಳ್ವ ಸವಾಲು ಹಾಕಿದರು. 1938ರಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪನೆಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸ್ಟೆಲ್ಲಾ ಮೇರಿಸ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಮತಾಂತರ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೆ, ಇಂದು ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಕ್ರೈಸ್ತಮಯವಾಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅನೇಕ ಕ್ರೈಸ್ತ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳಿವೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲಿತ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಮತಾಂತರ ನಡೆದಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸಿದರೆ ನಾವು ಇಂದಿ ನಿಂದಲೇ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ, ಹೋರಾಟವನ್ನು ಕೈ ಬಿಡುತ್ತೇವೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದ ಆಳ್ವ, ಬಜರಂಗ ದಳದವರು ಮತಾಂತರ, ಮತಾಂತರ ಎಂದು ಬೊಬ್ಬಿರಿಯುವುದು ಎಷ್ಟು ಸರಿ? ಇವರಿಗೆ ಕಾನೂನನ್ನು ಕೈಗೆತ್ತಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಕೊಟ್ಟವ ರಾರು? ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿದರು. 

ದೀಕ್ಷೆ ಬೇಕಿಲ್ಲ: ದಲಿತ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ, ಆಹಾರ ನೀಡುವಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ರೈಸ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳ ಪಾತ್ರ ಅಪಾರ. ಅದನ್ನು ಕಂಡು ತನ್ನ ತಪ್ಪನ್ನು ತಿದ್ದಿಕೊಳ್ಳದ ಇಲ್ಲಿನ ಮನುವಾದಿಗಳು ನಮಗೆ ದೀಕ್ಷೆ ನೀಡಲು ಮುಂದಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಮಗೆ ನಿಮ್ಮ ದೀಕ್ಷೆ ಬೇಕಾಗಿಲ್ಲ. ವಿದ್ಯೆ ಕೊಡಿ ಎಂದು ದಲಿತ ಸಂಘಟನೆಯ ಮುಖಂಡ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾನಂದ ಡಿ. ಆಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದರು.

ಜಾತ್ಯತೀತ ಸಮಾಜ ಹೆದರದು: ಕ್ರೈಸ್ತ ಸಮಾಜದ ಮೇಲಾಗುವ ದಬ್ಬಾಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಕಂಡೂ ಕಾಣದಂತೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿನ ಪೊಲೀಸರು ವರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಪೊಲೀಸರು ವೌನ ವಹಿಸಿರು ವುದರಿಂದ ಬಜರಂಗ ದಳ ಮತ್ತಿತರ ಮತೀಯ ಸಂಘಟನೆಗಳು ಇಂದು ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಬೆಳೆದಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ, ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಜಾತ್ಯತೀತ ಸಮಾಜ ಯಾವತ್ತೂ ಹೆದರದು ಎಂದು ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ವರ್ತಕರ ಸಂಘದ ಮುಖಂಡ ಅಲಿ ಹಸನ್ ಹೇಳಿದರು. ಶಾಸಕರಾದ ರಮಾನಾಥ ರೈ, ಅಭಯಚಂದ್ರ ಜೈನ್, ಯು.ಟಿ. ಖಾದರ್, ಮಾಜಿ ಶಾಸಕ ವಿಜಯ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ, ಮಾಜಿ ಶಾಸಕಿ ಅಕ್ಟೋವಿಯಾ ಆಲ್ಬುಕರ್ಕ್, ಜೆಡಿಎಸ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಎಂ.ಬಿ. ಸದಾಶಿವ, ಕ್ರೈಸ್ತ ಧರ್ಮಗುರುಗಳಾದ ಫಾ.ಮಿಲಿಯಂ ಮಿನೆಜಸ್, ಡೆನ್ನಿಸ್ ಮೊರಾಸ್ ಪ್ರಭು, ವಿವಿಧ ಸಂಘಟನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪಕ್ಷಗಳ ಮುಖಂಡರಾದ ಯಾದವ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ, ಮೊದಿನ್ ಬಾವಾ, ಅರುಣ್ ಕುವೆಲ್ಲೋ, ಬಾಝಿಲ್ ಡಿಸೋಜ, ಪಿ.ಬಿ.ಡೇಸಾ, ಸುರೇಶ್ ಭಟ್ ಬಾಕ್ರಬೈಲ್, ನವೀನ್ ಡಿಸೋಜ, ಸುರೇಶ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ, ದಿನೇಶ್ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆ ಉಳೆಪಾಡಿ, ವಾಲ್ಟರ್ ಮಾಬೆನ್, ಜೆ.ಎಸ್.ನೊರೊನ್ಹ, ಮೆಲ್ವಿಲ್ ಪಿಂಟೋ, ಐಡಿಯಲ್ ಅಶ್ರಫ್, ದಯಾನಂದ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ, ವಾಲ್ಟರ್ ಸಿರಿಲ್ ಪಿಂಟೋ, ಅಗಾತ ಮೇರಿ, ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಡಿಕಸ್ತ, ಜಾನ್ ಡಿಸೋಜ, ಅಬ್ದುಲ್ ನಾಸಿರ್ ಸಜಿಪ ಮತ್ತಿತರರಿದ್ದರು. 

ಕ್ರೈಸ್ತ ಮುಖಂಡ ಡೆನ್ನಿಸ್ ಡಿಸಿಲ್ವ ಸ್ವಾಗತಿಸಿ ದರು. ಪಿಎಫ್‌ಐ ಮುಖಂಡ ಮುಹಮ್ಮದ್ ಶರೀಫ್ ಬಜ್ಪೆ ವಂದಿಸಿದರು. ವಿಕ್ಟರ್ ಮಥಾಯಿಸ್ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿದರು

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