Punjab Dalit man killed: BJP panel warns of rise in extremist violence due to ‘lack of justice’

Sharing the findings of the three-member party delegation, BJP vice president Vinay Sahasrabuddhe said the state police and medical officials denied any negligence on their part despite a lack of action after Singh was reportedly thrashed and forced to drink urine.

Constituted by BJP president Amit Shah, the delegation includes MPs Satyapal Singh and V D Ram – both former IPS officers.

Addressing the media, Sahasrabuddhe said that a local Dharamshala used by Dalits had pictures of Left-Wing Extremist figures and its library was stocked with proscribed literature as he highlighted his party’s apprehensions about a rise in radical violence due to a sense of injustice among weaker sections. “If there is anything like lynching, then this is lynching,” Sahasrabuddhe said about Singh’s murder.

“Incidents of atrocities against Dalits in Punjab have increased over the last few years. A scenario where justice is not ensured for weaker sections of society can be exploited by anti-national forces to foment trouble. The social fabric is becoming weak under the Congress rule in the state,” the BJP leader said.

Satyapal Singh, a former Mumbai police commissioner, said the ongoing probe headed by the state police is unlikely to render the victim’s family justice as they keep denying any negligence.

Sahasrabuddhe said the police, who registered an FIR only on November 13, claimed the accused because of their links to a former chief minister who is from the Congress.