Published 16:04 IST, July 16th 2020

'Sad that MP is being recognised for atrocities on Dalits': Kamal Nath slams Guna incident

Calling the incident 'shameful' Kalam Nath stated that today Madhya Pradesh was being identified as a state perpetrating atrocities on Dalits

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Lashing out at  Mhya Presh government over Guna police brutality, former CM and senior Congress leer Kamal Nath alleged that incident h 'exposed' real face of BJP-led government in state. Calling incident 'shameful' Kamal Nath stated that today Mhya Presh was being identified as a state perpetrating atrocities on Dalits. Earlier, a shocking video emerged from Mhya Presh's Guna district where a Dalit farmer couple attempted suicide in front of police officials who allegedly attempted to destroy ir crops

"It is very s that state is w recognised for atrocities on Dalits. This government is government of tre. It only anunced that land will t be taken from poor. But, same is t followed. This is real face of government," said Kamal Nath to news ncy ANI.

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" incident is very upsetting. Transferring officers is of use, se tactics are only part of a show but building a good environment is what matters. Officers removed today will be posted someplace good tomorrow," Nath ded.

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Farmer couple attempts suicide 

In a shocking incident, a Dalit farmer couple attempted suicide on Tuesday by consuming pesticide in front of police officers in Mhya Presh's Guna district, as per reports. Reports stated that police h allegedly tried to destroy couple's crops from government-owned land, which was illegally occupied by couple. Visuals shared across social media appear to show couple's children present at scene. 

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police, however, have claimed that  video circulating showing officers beating a couple in Guna is edited. y have stated that couple shown in video were locals who were stopping police from transporting farmer duo who h attempted suicide to a hospital. 

Shortly after horrifying video of couple went viral, CM Shivraj Chouhan ordered transfer of Guna's district collector and Police superintendent immediately. Following up on this, Mhya Presh CM also ordered a high-level investigation into matter to ensure that such kind of police brutality is t encourd. 

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16:04 IST, July 16th 2020