"Govt Must Support SC/ST Community": Rahul Gandhi On Cop Suicide Message To Dalits | Read
Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's death by suicide has sent a message to crores of Dalits that no matter how successful you are, you can be crushed and thrown away, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said today.
Gandhi met the senior IPS officer's family at their home in Chandigarh today. Senior Congress leaders Deepender Singh Hooda and Kumari Selja accompanied him.
Speaking to the media after meeting the senior cop's family, Gandhi said the officer faced systematic discrimination for years as other officers worked to demoralise him and damage his career and reputation.
"This is not just about one family. There are crores of Dalit brothers and sisters in the country. A wrong message is going out to them, that no matter how successful, intelligent, or capable you are, if you are a Dalit, you can be crushed, trampled, and thrown away. This is not acceptable to us," he said.
