OPPRESSIVE IT IS!

Silence of the Dalits is more Oppressive!

Than all those ever Dangerous Attempts

Of various Govts and the DCH BKBKs,

To Oppress the Voice of Dalits ensuring

The Silence of Dalits and Dalit Leaders!

Cooption of the begging educated Dalits!

For their own survival on those leftovers

Some crumbs thrown to them by DCHs

For life with less struggles and some frills,

Is more dangerous to Dalits these days!

Willingness of the coopted Dalits to help!

These oppressive dominant caste hindus

To Oppress now their other fellow Dalits,

Is far more dangerous than Oppression -

Directly by the evil crude DCH BKBKs!

Oppression by any one is an Oppression!

Oppression of Dalits by their fellow Dalits,

Makes not the Oppression a lesser Crime!

Or the pain of Oppression any way lighter!

The Oppression any time less Oppressive!

- a Dalit

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