BSP to stage indefinite hunger strike demanding delay in action in Perumbali SC man burial case

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has announced an indefinite hunger strike in Erode to protest the lack of arrests in a caste-based burial discrimination case. The party is also demanding accountability from local officials for failing to enforce the SC/ST Act.
Why it matters
The incident highlights persistent issues of caste-based discrimination and the challenges in implementing social justice legislation in rural India.
BSP to stage indefinite hunger strike demanding delay in action in Perumbali SC man burial case Though a case had been registered against six persons under the SC/ST Act, the accused had not been arrested, the BSP said ERODE The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will launch an indefinite hunger strike at Thingalur Four Roads from 10 a.m. on October 19, demanding the arrest of all six persons accused in the Perumbali caste atrocity case and action against officials who allegedly failed to prevent the incident. Two SC men fall at BC villagers’ feet after row over burial of 90-year-old in Erode cemetery storyline 1 In a statement, P. Eswaran, State Coordinator of the BSP’s Western Zone, alleged that the Erode District Collector and the Superintendent of Police had failed to ensure effective implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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