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| 'Ministers Must Be Careful,' Home Minister on VK Singh's 'Dog Remark'
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| INDIA
, 23-October-2015
6:44:20 AM |
| Facing anger over union minister VK Singh's controversial "dog" comment on the killing of two young children from a Dalit or underprivileged family in Haryana, the government today delivered a stern message.
"Ministers must be careful while making statements. We cannot get away by saying that the statement was misinterpreted or twisted," Home Minister Rajnath Singh said.
General VK Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs and a former army chief, had said yesterday: "If someone throws stones at a dog, the government is not responsible."
The comment was seen as extraordinarily insensitive, as the minister was responding to questions on the killing of a two-year-old boy and his 11-month-old sister, who died after their home was set on fire on Monday, allegedly by members of an upper caste, in Faridabad near Delhi.
The minister later tweeted: "My statement wasn't intended 2draw an analogy. My men & I put our lives on the line 4the nation irrespective of caste,creed & religion." The attempt at damage control has failed to check the tide of condemnation.
A police case has been filed against General Singh at the instance of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party has also filed a police complaint.
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