First of all let me apologize to my non-punjabi reader, but hey! it has sub-titles. This video is for all those people who think that India is through with caste system. Let me assure, it still exists very much. But that is not the point here. It isn't just about casteism. It is about all the wrong things that are done by the rich and powerful.
What is the video about? Seen in the video is Bant Singh. He is a labourer from some where in Punjab. His a story of constant suppression by the higher castes of his village. Some where in year 2000 his minor daughter was raped by seven members of the higher caste including the village Sarpanch's son. This brave son of the soil revolted and all kinds of pressure was applied to silence him. The police refused to register his FIR, and the village panchayat dismissed his case. He was exiled from the community and refused to be given work. But he didn't give up. In year 2002 he was able to secure conviction for the people who raped his daughter including a woman (bloody bitch) who helped them in their act. However, the story was not yet done. The fact that a dalit had risen against them and managed to secure conviction constantly irked the members of higher caste. One day while returning from work, he was attacked by them. They had a gun and he tried to flee. But he couldn't out run them; they had a car. Soon enough they started beating him up. They constantly hit him on the hands and legs with sticks and broke his bones. After being left for dead, some people came to his help later. He was taken to the local government hospital. The son-of-a-bitch doctor had already been bribed and he refused to treat him without being paid 1000rs first. After 3 hours, the doctor was paid money but Bant Singh was still not treated. Later he was moved to a bigger hospital in Chandigarh by his relatives. It had been 36 hours since he was attacked. Having failed to receive treatment for so long, gangerine had set into all his limbs. His both arms and one leg had to be amputated. He now has one leg which the doctors are still trying to save. This case has received much spotlight, because this is the first case from the region in which a dalit has been able to secure conviction for members of a higher caste.
My beloved India, why are you like this? Where do you fit such things amongst all the religious righteousness? It is not about casteism. No it is not. This happens everywhere. our society is not a society of equals. It never will be. We enjoy it the way it is, because we are in a favoured position right now. It is something that we can't let go off. We as a society have constantly exploited our poor. British did whatever they did. But today we Indians are doing it to our own fellow Indians. Would we ever be able to look above and beyond our hollow traditions and culture. the culture that we are so proud of, and yet fails to qualify on grounds of humanity. Some where along the line, everything got so materialized that we have forgotten what being human means.
And as for my dear Punjab, I still remember how you revolted against Ram Rahim Singh, the fellow who disguised himself as Guru Gobind Singh Ji. You labeled it as a disgrace to our gurus and our beliefs. Let me tell you, no one has disgraced our gurus more than you. Punjab is one of the leading states for caste based crimes. The very caste system which our Gurus fought hard to abolish. It was the very basis of Sikhism. The surname "Singh" was adopted so that no one could be differentiated based on their caste. The "Langar" was established so that people of all caste and religion sat together at the same level and ate food. No mater if it was a king, soldier or an untouchable, they all had to sit together for the langar. But now we are nothing more than a society of hypocrites. To make matters worse, the perpetrators of the very crime are none other than our own very proud "Jatt Sikh" community. Wake up Khalsa. Wake up!
What is the video about? Seen in the video is Bant Singh. He is a labourer from some where in Punjab. His a story of constant suppression by the higher castes of his village. Some where in year 2000 his minor daughter was raped by seven members of the higher caste including the village Sarpanch's son. This brave son of the soil revolted and all kinds of pressure was applied to silence him. The police refused to register his FIR, and the village panchayat dismissed his case. He was exiled from the community and refused to be given work. But he didn't give up. In year 2002 he was able to secure conviction for the people who raped his daughter including a woman (bloody bitch) who helped them in their act. However, the story was not yet done. The fact that a dalit had risen against them and managed to secure conviction constantly irked the members of higher caste. One day while returning from work, he was attacked by them. They had a gun and he tried to flee. But he couldn't out run them; they had a car. Soon enough they started beating him up. They constantly hit him on the hands and legs with sticks and broke his bones. After being left for dead, some people came to his help later. He was taken to the local government hospital. The son-of-a-bitch doctor had already been bribed and he refused to treat him without being paid 1000rs first. After 3 hours, the doctor was paid money but Bant Singh was still not treated. Later he was moved to a bigger hospital in Chandigarh by his relatives. It had been 36 hours since he was attacked. Having failed to receive treatment for so long, gangerine had set into all his limbs. His both arms and one leg had to be amputated. He now has one leg which the doctors are still trying to save. This case has received much spotlight, because this is the first case from the region in which a dalit has been able to secure conviction for members of a higher caste.
My beloved India, why are you like this? Where do you fit such things amongst all the religious righteousness? It is not about casteism. No it is not. This happens everywhere. our society is not a society of equals. It never will be. We enjoy it the way it is, because we are in a favoured position right now. It is something that we can't let go off. We as a society have constantly exploited our poor. British did whatever they did. But today we Indians are doing it to our own fellow Indians. Would we ever be able to look above and beyond our hollow traditions and culture. the culture that we are so proud of, and yet fails to qualify on grounds of humanity. Some where along the line, everything got so materialized that we have forgotten what being human means.
And as for my dear Punjab, I still remember how you revolted against Ram Rahim Singh, the fellow who disguised himself as Guru Gobind Singh Ji. You labeled it as a disgrace to our gurus and our beliefs. Let me tell you, no one has disgraced our gurus more than you. Punjab is one of the leading states for caste based crimes. The very caste system which our Gurus fought hard to abolish. It was the very basis of Sikhism. The surname "Singh" was adopted so that no one could be differentiated based on their caste. The "Langar" was established so that people of all caste and religion sat together at the same level and ate food. No mater if it was a king, soldier or an untouchable, they all had to sit together for the langar. But now we are nothing more than a society of hypocrites. To make matters worse, the perpetrators of the very crime are none other than our own very proud "Jatt Sikh" community. Wake up Khalsa. Wake up!
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