independent india took many mesures to control untouchabitily . justify the statement
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Untouchability is the Achilles' heel of the Indian society. Many leaders have tried to eradicate the untouchable issue from this country but failed. Even today, there are separate crematoria for Brahmans and non-Brahmans at Radhanagar in Hooghly district, West Bengal, which the birthplace of the 'Father of modern India' Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
In India, terms such as 'untouchable' or 'harijan' were replaced by the word 'Dalit' since the 1970s. The new term was earlier used by Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar. At present, issues related to the Dalits have become a political leitmotif and the people are used as vote banks.Although the Indian government has constituted many laws and policies to help the Dalit population, atrocities and injustices are quite common all over the country.
In order to prevent such uncalled incidents against the Dalits, the government enacted the Prevention of Atrocity (POA) Act on March 31 in 1995. However, social ostracising against the Dalit people is still rampant in the country.
Dalits are still prohibited from entering temples, attending mass ceremonies, using resources and working alongside with people of other castes.