MANGALORE: The ‘Made-Made Snana’ ritual should be banned as it defames Dalits and people from lower classes. The police department should initiate suo moto action to safeguard the interests of Dalits, said Dalit leaders during the SC/ST meeting held at the SP office on Sunday. Pointing out the incident reported at Kukke Subrahmanya temple recently, Dalit leader Shekhar said, “The ‘Made Snana’ ritual is a barbaric and superstitious practice and it should be stopped. If the administration or police fail to do this, Dalits will have to interfere to prevent the practice next year. As Kukke Subrahmanya temple comes under the Muzrai Department, how can the mass meal be served to Brahmins separately?” he questioned. Puttur sub-division DySp Nagaraj should be suspended for his rude behaviour with a Dalit leader, when he had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint against the miscreants, he said. SP Labhu Ram said that when the miscreants were assaulting Shivaramu, the police interfered and separated him from the miscreants immediately. The allegation on police that they did nothing to curb the chaos was far from the truth, as the police had already arrested the accused, he claimed. “But they are now out on bail and the court will decide on the case,” he added.Dalit Rights Committee city secretary Lingappa Nanthoor said, “there would be some people who indirectly support this practice and who played a vital role in the incident. The police department should identify such miscreants.” He urged them to file an atrocity case against assistant commissioner of Puttur sub division, Sundar Bhat, who is also the administrator of the temple.DSS district convener S P Anand alleged that a Dalit girl Soumya from Kadaba had been denied a caste certificate, though she had produced all the documents in concern. Most Dalits face similar problems through out the district, he pointed out. Another Dalit leader Gopal Kadumata said that Dalit employees who are working at hostels under the Social Welfare Department receive a pittance of a salary, which is given only once every four months. “This should be stopped immediately,” he said. Civil Rights Enforcement Cell S P Sarvothama Pai said no one had complained about the irregularities in payment of salaries.
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