Watch What Else is Making NewsLike Ram Niwas, 40 more Dalits have also applied for arms licences after the recent clash which has once again revived fears among them. Though there are policemen in each corner of Valmiki colony, they cannot save us every time we go out. Non-Dalits too want armsHowever, non-Dalits are worried over the scramble among Dalits for arms licences. “I have already signed 37 fresh requests from Dalits for arms licences,” says Sarpanch Satyawan Singh. The panchayat doesn’t have any problem if the arms licences are sought for employment purposes, like the job of security guards in banks.”Hisar Deputy Commissioner Nikhil Gajraj, who issues arms licences, clarified that licences were issued keeping in view the threat perception in individual cases.

Source: Indian Express February 10, 2017 22:52 UTC