Hisar: Mirchpur in Haryana's Hisar has been simmering for the last two days after a 17-year-old polio-stricken girl and her 70-year-old father Tara Chand, both Dalits, were burnt to death by upper caste Jats. Now the blackened walls, a disabled girl's cycle, charred clothes are the mute witness to the horror story of 17-year-old Suman. Angry villagers, initially, didn't allow the bodies to be moved. But now the bodies have been finally cremated and some normalcy has returned.
"What do I have left? Where do I go? My children are asking me to bring them their father. Where do I get him from? Government has done nothing to get us justice," says Tara Chand's wife Kamla.
"The Chief Minister has only given us assurances. He hasn't done anything to get us justice," says Tara Chand's son Amar Pal.
Dalits from Hissar and other parts of Haryana also want cases registered against a DSP, an SHO, a tehsildar and others. They claim the police did nothing when Dalit houses were being burnt down. Cases have now been registered against the police officials.
Dalit leaders are stroking the flames, saying Dalits are being targeted by the powerful. The upper caste Jats say they are being needlessly implicated.
"The SHO has been suspended. The guilty will not be spared," assures Haryana Chief Minister BS Hooda.
Cases for murder and attempt to murder have been registered against 35 upper caste members.
Even though Suman and her father have been cremated, but the big question everyone is asking is will Haryana move forward in time to ensure fair play for all or will social disparities continue to breed violence.
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