CPI Demands Justice Amid Rising Caste Violence

CPI leaders met with the NCSC Chairperson to demand action over a caste atrocity incident in Odisha. The party highlighted a pattern of anti-Dalit violence across states, urging legal protection, compensation, and structural reforms. Odisha police have arrested 12 in connection with the case.

In a significant political move, CPI general secretary D Raja, accompanied by national secretary Rama Krushna Panda, engaged with NCSC Chairperson Kishor Makwana to address the alarming caste atrocity in Odisha's Ganjam district.

The CPI has issued a stark warning regarding an escalating trend of caste-related violence across multiple states, pointing to specific heinous acts against Dalit communities.

Calls for justice include immediate legal action, victim compensation, strict enforcement of the SC/ST Act, and structural reforms. The Odisha police's arrest of 12 suspects, including a prime accused, marks initial progress in the unfolding case.