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V.K. Singh On Dalit Children Burnt Alive: Government Can't Be Blamed If Someone Stones A Dog
HuffPost India | By Betwa Sharma
Posted: 22/10/2015 12:43 IST Updated: 22/10/2015 17:47 IST
NEW DELHI -- In an appalling reaction to the death of two Dalit children as a consequence of intercaste violence in Haryana, Union Minister V.K. Singh said that the government should not be blamed for the tragic episode, in the same vein as the government is not responsible if "someone throws stones at a dog."
"There is no connection with the government. It is a feud between families," he said. “The government is not to blame if someone throws stones at a dog."
On Tuesday morning, two children - a baby girl and her two-year-old brother - were burnt alive when men from the Rajput community allegedly set a Dalit family on fire in Sunped village, Faridabad.
Singh's Bharatiya Janata Party is in power in Haryana and at the Centre. He has served as an army chief, and is currently the Minister of State For External Affairs.
Singh's remarks are blow to the BJP at a time when his party needs the Dalit vote in the Bihar State Election.
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V.K. Singh On Dalit Children Burnt Alive: Government Can't Be Blamed If Someone Stones A Dog
HuffPost India | By Betwa Sharma
Posted: 22/10/2015 12:43 IST Updated: 22/10/2015 17:47 IST
NEW DELHI -- In an appalling reaction to the death of two Dalit children as a consequence of intercaste violence in Haryana, Union Minister V.K. Singh said that the government should not be blamed for the tragic episode, in the same vein as the government is not responsible if "someone throws stones at a dog."
"There is no connection with the government. It is a feud between families," he said. “The government is not to blame if someone throws stones at a dog."
On Tuesday morning, two children - a baby girl and her two-year-old brother - were burnt alive when men from the Rajput community allegedly set a Dalit family on fire in Sunped village, Faridabad.
Singh's Bharatiya Janata Party is in power in Haryana and at the Centre. He has served as an army chief, and is currently the Minister of State For External Affairs.
Singh's remarks are blow to the BJP at a time when his party needs the Dalit vote in the Bihar State Election.
Details:
V.K. Singh On Dalit Children Burnt Alive: Government Can't Be Blamed If Someone Stones A Dog