Church Admit Mistake

Bangalore: Jesuit priests in charge of running the St. Joseph’s College institutions in Karnataka have started realizing their mistake in educating the upper caste/class boys and girls and may soon change their admission policies. This assurance was given to the editor of Dalit Voice, V.T. Rajshekar, who was invited to address them here on Jan.26. The Editor said the church had a duty to serve the oppressed. And in India the oppressed are none but the Dalits. But in all the educational institutions run by the Church there was no reservation to scheduled castes or tribes. The church by educating the children of the upper caste/class is committing two crimes. First, the upper caste students educated in these institutions turn against the church. Secondly, the church by educating them is actually arming these upper castes to attack Dalits. So, the church is actually harming not only Dalits but the church itself. The Jesuit priests admitted the mistakes and the Rector has promised to call a meeting of Dalits. The Editor said it is not enough if mere admission is given. That is no use. The Dalit students should be given free hostel facilities apart from free education and trained in the revolutionary philosophy of Dr. Ambedkar.