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| Madhya Pradesh: India man arrested for urinating on tribal worker | Madhya Pradesh: India man arrested for urinating on tribal worker |
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| Police in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have arrested a man for urinating on a tribal worker in public. | Police in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have arrested a man for urinating on a tribal worker in public. |
| Pravesh Shukla has been charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act - a law meant to protect historically oppressed communities. | Pravesh Shukla has been charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act - a law meant to protect historically oppressed communities. |
| He was arrested after a video, which shows him assaulting the man, was widely shared on social media. | He was arrested after a video, which shows him assaulting the man, was widely shared on social media. |
| The incident has sparked outrage in the country. | The incident has sparked outrage in the country. |
| Shukla or his family have not commented on the incident. | Shukla or his family have not commented on the incident. |
| Some politicians of the main opposition party Congress have alleged that Shukla is associated with the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) - which is also in power in Madhya Pradesh. The BJP has denied the allegation. | Some politicians of the main opposition party Congress have alleged that Shukla is associated with the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) - which is also in power in Madhya Pradesh. The BJP has denied the allegation. |
| The police also refused to comment on the allegation, saying that the "facts of the case need to be first investigated". | The police also refused to comment on the allegation, saying that the "facts of the case need to be first investigated". |
| Despite laws that protect them, discrimination against tribespeople remains a daily reality for them and other people belonging to lower castes - thought to number around 200 million. | Despite laws that protect them, discrimination against tribespeople remains a daily reality for them and other people belonging to lower castes - thought to number around 200 million. |
| In the video, which was first circulated on Tuesday, Shukla can be seen smoking a cigarette as he urinates on the man's face who is sitting on the road. Reports say that he was drunk at the time of the incident. | In the video, which was first circulated on Tuesday, Shukla can be seen smoking a cigarette as he urinates on the man's face who is sitting on the road. Reports say that he was drunk at the time of the incident. |
| As the clip went viral, several people demanded Shukla's arrest. | As the clip went viral, several people demanded Shukla's arrest. |
| "This incident has put entire Madhya Pradesh to shame. Strictest punishment should be given to the guilty person and atrocities on tribal [people] in Madhya Pradesh should be stopped," Kamal Nath, a former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, tweeted on Tuesday. | "This incident has put entire Madhya Pradesh to shame. Strictest punishment should be given to the guilty person and atrocities on tribal [people] in Madhya Pradesh should be stopped," Kamal Nath, a former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, tweeted on Tuesday. |
| Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also expressed his outrage and said the administration would impose the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against him. | Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also expressed his outrage and said the administration would impose the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against him. |
| Meanwhile, Congress spokesperson Abbas Hafeez alleged that the accused, Pravesh Shukla, has ties with BJP lawmaker Kedarnath Shukla. | Meanwhile, Congress spokesperson Abbas Hafeez alleged that the accused, Pravesh Shukla, has ties with BJP lawmaker Kedarnath Shukla. |
| Mr Hafeez also shared photos which show the two of them together. | Mr Hafeez also shared photos which show the two of them together. |
| Mr Kedarnath Shukla, however, denied the allegations and said that he had no idea who the accused was. "When I go out in the constituency, there are many people who come with me. I attend so many programmes. He is not a BJP member," he said. | Mr Kedarnath Shukla, however, denied the allegations and said that he had no idea who the accused was. "When I go out in the constituency, there are many people who come with me. I attend so many programmes. He is not a BJP member," he said. |
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