New Delhi: At a time when assaults on Dalits have turned into a political hot potato, the Aam Aadmi Party has decided to launch 'Dalit Manifestos' in poll-bound states Punjab, Goa and Gujarat to "expose the anti-Dalit and Manuwadi" side of BJP.
Party sources said the manifestos, which would specifically favour the Dalit community, will deliberate extensively on the "systemic oppression" against them in the states, and highlight the lack of an agenda to include them in the societal development. AAP will also bring out a 'Youth Manifesto' in Goa like the one in Punjab.
"Since the Centre is not interested in taking any action against the perpetrators of crimes against Dalits, what options remain? In Gujarat, this was not the first time that Dalits were beaten up. But how many people know that this has been going on?" a senior party functionary said.
AAP believes that the "time has come" to "expose the anti-Dalit and Manuwadi" side of BJP, the leader said.
"Why did they insult Mayawati? I think the time has come for people to know that BJP is anti-Dalit. It's basically a Manuwadi party and it does not have any intention to include Dalits in its developmental agenda," he said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who visited Gujarat twice in the recent past, had dubbed BJP as "anti-Dalit", accusing it of "trampling" upon the depressed sections, after meeting with the Dalit victims who were thrashed by cow vigilantes at Gir Somnath district for allegedly skinning a dead cow on July 11.
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