Bhimdutta Pant's revolutionary ideas are still inspiring for equality and justice in the society today.
What you should know
Although many things in life are uncertain, death is an unshakable truth. However, there are some personalities whose deeds leave an indelible mark on the society, not by the end of their lives. One of these great personalities was the revolutionary peasant leader Bhimdatta Pant.
On the 17th of July (today), the commemoration day of martyr Bhimdutta Pant is being celebrated across the country through various programs. However, this day is not only a formality of remembrance but also a call for the recollection and implementation of ideas and movements.
Bhimdutt Pant was born on 10th November 1983 in Karigaon of Dadeldhura and was the son of mother Saraswati Pant and father Taranath Pant. He studied Sanskrit from Singhai in Uttar Pradesh, India. The combination of the religious book Gita and the ideology of scientific socialism, Marxism, ignited the rebellious consciousness in him.
Nariram Lohar, president of advocacy group for community transformation, says, 'Education made him not only a scholar, he became a dedicated warrior for social justice. According to
Lohar, since 2007, the revolutionary leader Pant has raised the flag of rebellion against feudalism, untouchability, labor exploitation and injustice. On May 2, 2009, in Ghatalthan of Dadeldhura, he gave a historic message by feeding water to the supposedly upper castes from the hands of Jai Das, 'No caste is big or small anymore.'
Former MP Nira Jairu says that Bhimdutta broke caste discrimination in practice, not in speech. Bhimdutta organized the Dalit, Magar, Tharu and other oppressed communities and formed the Liberation Army. He stopped the eviction . Burn Tamsuk . 'He started the tradition of all castes sitting on the same plate,' says Jairu, 'it was his greatness to displace feudalism. It is worth remembering his rebellion in favor of Jotaha farmers.'
Halia leader Rajuram Bhool says that he got the confidence from Bhimdutta that he is not only a Halia, but a citizen. When the movement was not completed, he had to wait for years for liberation when he was granted martyrdom.'
Bhimdutta's popularity scared the local Thalu and the state apparatus, finally on 17th July 2010, he was shot dead in Gailek, Budar. Terror was created by cutting off the head and hanging it on a bamboo pole. The family was ostracized, not allowed to function . Finally cremated in Haridwar .
'Bhimdutta's death was the end of an era, but also the beginning of an idea,' says land rights activist Ram Bahadur Chunara, 'the subsequent movements have kept his inspiration alive .'
Chunara says that the slogans given by martyr Bhimdutta at that time are equally relevant .
In February 2072, the government declared the revolutionary leader Pant a martyr. "The dream of Neta Pant will be fulfilled only when land is given to the landless, squatters and flood victims, agricultural self-sufficiency is ensured, equal access to education, health, employment, justice, equality and inclusiveness are applied in practice," says Chunara.
