Tuesday, November 8, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Don’t shift Ambedkar statue, say Dalit students

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/202353/dont-shift-ambedkar-statue-say.html

Don't shift Ambedkar statue, say Dalit students
Bangalore, Nov 3, DHNS:

More than hundred dalit postgraduate students of Bangalore University
on Thursday protested at the Mysore Bank Circle against the Bangalore
Metro Rail Corporation's (BMRC) move to shift B R Ambedkar's statue
from the Vidhana Soudha premises.

Earlier this week, BMRCL MD, N Sivasailam had written to the State
government stating that the Corporation will need an additional Rs 100
crore if the statue is not moved.

G Govindaiah, pursuing his MA in History, led the protest. He claimed
that if need be, the students will ensure that the dalit community
contributed Rs 100 crore.

"Students of BU and dalits across the State are willing to contribute
Rs 100 crore, but we will not let anyone touch the statue of
Ambedkar," Govindaiah said.

"A project worth Rs 12,000 crore can easily take an additional cost of
Rs 100 crore. Also, BMRCL can easily find alternative ways to go about
constructing the station," added another student, Sathyamurthy.
However, both Sivasailam and BMRCL PRO B S Chavan refused to comment.

The Ambedkar statue is surrounded by boulders which require to be
blasted. Sivasailam had earlier stated that it was for the good of the
statue that they planned to shift it as blasting may damage the
statue.


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