Dalit GP chief alleges discrimination
Staff Correspondent
Heggunje Gram Panchayat president Asha Marati said on Wednesday that
she had not been invited to the inauguration of the fifth Yakshagana
mela of Durgaparmeshwari Temple at Mandarti because she was a Dalit
(Scheduled Tribe) woman.
Ms. Marati told presspersons that the temple, which was under the
Department of Muzrai, came under the Heggujne Gram Panchayat. The
inauguration of the fifth Yakshagana mela of the temple was scheduled
at 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
She said that the authorities of the temple had invited J. Krishna
Palemar, Higher Education Minister, Kundapur MLA, and the zilla
panchayat members for the function, but not her.
Executive Officer of the temple N.S. Doddamani told The Hindu over the
telephone that the decision had been taken by the Management Committee
of the temple. "I will look into the matter", he said.
Deputy Commissioner P. Hemalatha said: "I will ask for an explanation
from the Management Committee".
Managing trustee of the Durgaparmeshwari Temple H. Dhananjaya Shetty
said: "We have given invitation to Ms. Marati for the function. We
have not been publishing the names of gram panchayat members in
invitations."
------------------------------------
----
INFORMATION OVERLOAD?
Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to ZESTMedia-digest@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/
PARTICIPATE:-
On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com
TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:-
If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to ZESTCaste-subscribe@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/
Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
ZESTCaste-digest@yahoogroups.com
ZESTCaste-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
ZESTCaste-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
No comments:
Post a Comment