The Durban conference will be over before the publication of this letter. But if the NDA government fails to address the question of dalits in the conference, it will stand accused of committing a crime against humanity.
The follow-up report on the Hashimpura killings (1987) (‘Hashimpura Killings’ by Iqbal Ansari, EPW, December 30, 2000) reflects the apathy of our rulers towards the masses.
