BJP will stage a Protest March tomorrow in the constituency of CM: Memorandum will be submitted to LG: Public Interest Litigation to be filed in the Supreme Court

Congress Government is conspiring to humiliate the Valmiki community by using prohibited & castiest word “Chuhra”

            New Delhi, 23^rd July.  The use of derogatory word “CHUHRA” has been freely used in the caste certificates issued by Delhi Government. There is great anger in the Valmiki community on this issue. Addressing the Press persons BJP’s MP and Delhi Co In-Charge Shri Navjot Singh Sidhu, Pradesh President Shri Vijender Gupta and Pradesh Co In-Charge Ramheswar Chaurasiya told that as earlier the Valmiki word was used in the caste certificates issued by Delhi Government, but suddenly in 2011 a word Valmiki replaced by the derogatory word Chuhra in the caste certificates. Due to the use of derogatory word Chuhra, Valmiki community feels publicly humiliated and deeply hurt.  

BJP leaders has jointly addressed the Press Conference and announced that BJP will raise this issue in the coming session of the Parliament and they further said on the issue of insult of Valmiki community. Delhi BJP has authorized Spokesperson Dr. Sambit Patra to file public interest litigation in the Supreme Court. The party has appointed Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi as the Advocate on this matter in the Supreme Court.

            Addressing to the media, BJP leaders said that in earlier the Valmiki word was used in the caste certificates issued by Delhi Government, but suddenly in 2011 a word Valmiki replaced by the derogatory word Chuhra in the caste certificates. Due to the use of derogatory word Chuhra, Valmiki community feels publicly humiliated and deeply hurt. After the protest by Valmiki Community in the year 2010 Delhi Government has stopped using Chuhra word in Delhi.

            They further said that the Congress Government is conspiring because Congress wants to humiliate the Valmiki community. When the Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Yoganand Shastri of Congress Party has already issued order for not using prohibited word Chuhra, suddenly how come Delhi Government has restarted using such prohibited word Chuhra in the caste certificates presently issued by Delhi Government?

            Shri Vijender Gupta told that BJP is serious on this issue and party has decided to launch statewide public awareness on this issue to show the real face of the Congress and Delhi BJP will stage a protest march in the Home Constituency of Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dikhshit tomorrow and will demand for prohibition of derogatory word ‘Chuhra’ with immediate effect and for prosecution against the guilty persons a deligation of BJP will meet Lt. Governor of Delhi Tejender Khanna and will submit a Memorandum of this serious issue.