The recently concluded international Dalit convention at Wolverhampton, UK, attracted over 100 Dalit activists from India, USA, France, Germany and UK. Along with other topics, the formation of new Dalit organisation at international level was also discussed.
It was a general consensus that this type of organisation is a need of the hour. It was also felt that initially it should be based in UK and later on, if circumstances warrant, its branches be opened in other countries. Its membership shall be open to individuals irrespective of their colour, caste, religion or political persuasions. This organisation will be fighting against caste oppression and lobby against the false propaganda of the Hindus and Indian Govt. Its objective will be to expose violation of human rights of Dalits in India. We will be preparing for the next UN Conferences to highlight our problems.
The name of this organisation was not decided and left for more consultations with various people. Balram Sample was made the convenor of this organisation and he is phoning around for further consultations.
Indian Untouchables are not suffering from lack of organisations, whether inside India or outside. We have hundreds if not thousands political, social, cultural, religious or purely reservation based. With all this, the Hindu nazis managed to hinduise the non-Hindu Untouchables, made them slaves of Hindus and succeeded in making them kill Muslims in hundreds in the latest Gujarat genocide of Muslims. In UK itself you have some “international” Dalit organisations. Will yours be another such organisation? In what way you will be different? We need your reply – EDITOR.
