Shimla, Oct. 30 -- Prominent Himachali writer H.R. Harnot has expressed deep concern over the increasing incidents of caste-based atrocities in Himachal Pradesh, urging people to abandon social prejudice and live with mutual respect and compassion.
His remarks come in the backdrop of a complaint filed at the Sunni police station, district Shimla, where a Dalit woman alleged caste-related humiliation and denial of access to a common water source by upper-caste villagers.
In a strongly worded statement shared on social media, Harnot wrote: "Why are cases of atrocities suddenly on the rise in Himachal? You then immediately secure anticipatory bail. You will neither live in peace nor allow others to. Remove this mask of fake Brahminism from y...