V.K. Singh On Dalit Children Burnt Alive: Government Can't Be Blamed If Someone Stones A Dog
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NEW DELHI -- In an appalling reaction to the death of two Dalit children as a consequence of intercaste violence in Haryana, Union Minister V.K. Singh said that the government should not be blamed for the tragic episode, in the same vein as the government is not responsible if "someone throws stones at a dog."
"There is a no connection with the government. It is a feud between families," he said. “The government is not to blame if someone throws stones at a dog."
On Tuesday morning, two children - a baby girl and her two-year-old brother - were burnt alive when men from the Rajput community allegedly set a Dalit family on fire in Sunped village, Faridabad.
Singh's Bharatiya Janata Party is in power in Haryana and at the Centre. He has served as an army chief, and is currently the Minister of State For External Affairs.
Describing the remarks as "inhumane," Congress Party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala demanded that Singh be sacked, and a case be registered against him under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.
"The Prime Minister must apologise to the nation for the remarks of V.K. Singh," he said.
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