Question

6. Read the following news item.
Nimone is a village on the Chauphula-Shirur Road. Like many others, this village
has also been facing a severe water shortage for the last few months and villagers
depend on tankers for all their needs. Bhagvan Mahadeo Lad (35) of this village was
beaten with sticks, iron rods and axes by a group of seven men. The incident came
to light when some villagers brought a badly injured Lad to hospital for treatment.
In the FIR recorded by the police Lad said that he was attacked when he insisted
that the water in the tanker must be emptied into the storage tanks constructed as
part of the water supply scheme by Nimone Gram Panchayat so that there would be
equal distribution of water. However
, he alleged that the upper caste men were
against this and told him that the tanker water was not meant for the lower castes,
Adapted from Indian Express, May 1, 2004
a. Why was Bhagvan beaten?
b. Do you think that the above is a case of discrimination? Why?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Bhagvan is beaten because he insisted that water in the tanker must be emptied into the storage tanks he is doing so that equal distribution of water will be there.

Discrimination is in this way:

Bhagvan is from lower caste when he said that then the men which were from upper caste against him they are saying that water in tanker is not for lower caste . This shows discrimination.