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The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the State authorities to framework a peculiar strategy for their imperishable onshore colony 48 Scheduled Caste (SC) families who doubly faced caste-based violence.
According to quality rights activistic Biswapriya Kanungo who moved OHRC taking up the case, 48 families belonging to Berhampura colony nether Brahmagiri artifact successful Puri territory had to fly from location pursuing a struggle with an precocious caste community.
The Dalit assemblage had constructed impermanent houses connected authorities onshore successful different village, Nathapur. However, precocious caste radical again ganged up nether banner called ‘35 Mouza Committee, and asked them to vacate land. Subsequently, their houses were burnt and the families assaulted. A lawsuit was besides instituted nether the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled grade and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Mr. Kanungo informed the Commission that portion the victims were recommended for a compensation of ₹7,00,000 each nether the SC & ST (POA) Act, lone ₹1,75,000 had been disbursed truthful far, with the equilibrium remaining unpaid.
“The displaced families, led Sangram Pahana person expressed unwillingness to instrumentality to Berhampura. An probe by OHRC study noted that the families are presently successful a amended determination with a amended root of income and fearfulness a aboriginal economical boycott if they were to instrumentality to their autochthonal village,” helium pointed out.
Adjudicating the matter, OHRC subordinate Asim Amitabh Dash directed that Puri territory collector should behaviour a caller survey to database the affected families.
Based connected the findings of the survey, the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, successful consultation with the Puri Collector, should framework a peculiar strategy to settee the unfortunate families for the SC families. Eligible families should beryllium provided assistance successful existing authorities scheme. (EOM)
