The True Face of ‘New India’: Dalit Dehumanization in Madhya Pradesh Exposes a Republic of Shame

India’s ‘Shining India’ image is a false front. For its vulnerable citizens, the reality is a nightmare of internal hatreds and caste supremacy. The latest horrifying incident in Madhya Pradesh is not a lone event. It is a clear symptom of a deep rooted disease of hate, allowed to spread under the current political leadership.

♦ A Nation’s Growing Disgrace: The constant and worsening attacks on Dalits, tribals, and other minorities have become a hallmark of the ‘New India’ promised by the Modi government.

♦ The Normalization of Cruelty: Each new attack, often more savage than the last, proves that such terrible acts are becoming normal in Indian society. The attackers act with a bold confidence, as if they know they have official approval.

The Horrifying Details of the Bhind Attack

The recent crime in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district is shocking. A 25 year old Dalit youth was subjected to planned torture. This was not a simple fight but a savage display of power. It was punishment for a Dalit man daring to make his own choice, a right the Hindutva mindset denies his caste.

♦ The ‘Crime’ of Choosing Freedom: The victim’s terrible experience began simply because he quit his job as a driver. This act of personal freedom was seen as an insult that required a violent, humiliating lesson.

♦ A Calculated Ritual of Humiliation: The victim was kidnapped, driven to Bhind, and badly beaten. He was then forced to endure the worst degradation: tied with an iron chain and forced to drink urine from a bottle, not just once, but twice.

A Sickening Pattern of Repeated Humiliation

This is not a one off incident but part of a clear, growing pattern. Using urine as a weapon to shame victims has become a horrifying signature of Hindutva-inspired violence. It is a deliberate method of control to remind minorities of their “lower” place in the caste system.

♦ The Haunting Echo of Sidhi and Katni: The world was shocked by the 2023 Sidhi video of a man urinating on a tribal man. Recently, a Dalit youth in Katni who opposed illegal mining was also beaten and urinated upon.

♦ A Map of Shame Across the State: This abuse is widespread. In May, a man in Guna was forced to drink urine and paraded in women’s clothes. In March, a man in Ujjain was beaten, forced to drink urine, and made to wear a garland of shoes.

Hindutva as the Ideology Fuelling the Hate

These are not random crimes. They are the natural result of the hateful Hindutva ideology the Modi government actively promotes. This ideology is built on exclusion and a rigid social structure that views minorities as less than human. The attackers are the foot soldiers of this hateful belief system.

♦ Encouraged by the Ruling Belief System: The accused men acted with a chilling lack of fear. This confidence comes directly from a political climate where they feel protected, supported, and even encouraged.

♦ Dehumanization as a Political Strategy: When powerful state figures paint minorities as “others,” it sends a clear signal to extremists. It tells them these communities are open targets, and this violence is the physical expression of the hate being preached.

The Complete Failure of Legal Protection

India has laws like the (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to prevent such crimes, but they are useless in reality. They mean nothing against an indifferent state government and a biased police force. The law exists only on paper, offering no protection to the weak or warning to the oppressor.

♦ Laws That No Longer Scare Criminals: The fact these horrible crimes keep happening shows the total failure of the legal system. Attackers have no fear of the law because they see the police and courts as extensions of their own power.

♦ Biased Policing as Partnership in Crime: The police registered a case only after the event, as always. This slow, reactive approach, instead of a preventive one, points to deep bias. The state machinery is not failing by accident; it is working to protect the powerful.

Madhya Pradesh: A Laboratory for Caste Terror

It is no coincidence that Madhya Pradesh, a BJP stronghold, is the center of these crimes. The state’s leadership has created a climate where extremists operate with freedom. The path of shame from Sidhi to Katni to Bhind shows a complete, deliberate failure of government.

♦ A BJP Stronghold of Atrocity: The political environment in Madhya Pradesh is a perfect breeding ground for this hatred. The BJP-led state government is directly responsible for allowing this poison to flourish.

♦ A Total Collapse of Moral Leadership: The repetition of these exact crimes in the same state shows the administration has no will to protect its Dalit and tribal citizens. This is a moral and political collapse.

The Core Strategy of Dehumanization

At the heart of this crisis is the deep dehumanization of Dalits and tribals. In Modi’s ‘New India,’ they are still treated as “untouchables.” They are not seen as citizens with rights, but as objects to be controlled and violently punished for any sign of self respect.

♦ A Deliberate War on Human Dignity: Forcing a person to drink urine is a symbolic act. It is a tactic designed to strip the victim of their humanity and send a terrifying message to their entire community about their low place.

♦ The Great Lie of Equality: This violence destroys the lie that India is moving past its dark history of caste. Instead, under this government, these ancient and hateful beliefs are being revived and weaponized.

India’s Shattered Image on the World Stage

As India seeks a global leadership role, these incidents expose the rotten truth of its society. A nation cannot claim to be a modern republic while its citizens face medieval torture. The international community must wake up and look past India’s empty slogans and PR campaigns.

♦ A Collapsing Global Reputation: No amount of talk about economic growth can hide this ugly truth. The real measure of any nation is how it treats its most vulnerable, and by this measure, India is a profound failure.

♦ The True Face of the Regime: The world must see that the true face of this government is not progress, it is persecution. It is the face of a state falling into a pit of majoritarian hate, where human dignity is sacrificed for a poisonous ideology.