Bharti Kasade, the lone survivor of the murder of five members of a tribal family in Nemawar town of Dewas district in June this year, on Saturday embarked on a ‘Nyay Yatra’. Kasde, who is demanding death penalty for the killers, has started a campaign in collaboration with several tribal leaders and local people. It is expected to reach state capital Bhopal in the next 11 days of March.
The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government had recommended a CBI probe into the massacre, but the girl had said she would go ahead with the march as the announcement did not ensure justice.
As the yatra began on Saturday, she reiterated her stand that a CBI probe alone cannot ensure justice and she will continue her fight till justice is served to her family. The journey is expected to end at Raj Bhavan in Bhopal. “We were wandering for justice for seven months. Why didn’t the state government announce a CBI inquiry? Why now?” she asked.
After the love affair turned sour, Surendra Rajput, a bahubali from Nemawar town, killed his lover Rupali and his family members along with the girl’s mother Mamta, sister Divya and cousins- Pawan and Pooja (both minors) on May 13 and buried them. , One. There was a ten feet deep ditch in his field. Rajput and eight others are currently in jail. The strong political ties of the accused got exposed after the police nabbed the accused.
Kasade has said that the monetary compensation was not enough and demanded strict legal action against the perpetrators.
Targeting the state government, the opposition Congress has described this incident as an example of increasing atrocities on tribals in the state. Jai Adivasi Yuva Shakti, National Convener Dr Hiralal Apart and other leaders are involved in the Nyay Yatra.
According to political analysts, the yatra may clash with the tribal program of the BJP, which has been going on in the state for some time now.
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