Andhra Pradesh - Vijayawada
Dalit activists stage dharna
VIJAYAWADA: Dalit activists belonging to various organisations staged
a dharna demanding appointment of chairperson to the State SC and ST
Commission, in front of sub-collector's office here on Tuesday.
The activists that came together under the banner of the 'Kula
Vivaksha Vyatirekha Prachara Chaithanya Sangham' (organisation for
campaign against caste discrimination) staged a dharna demanding the
allocation of Rs. 6,530 crore, that is 16.2 per cent of the State
budget, exclusively for the development of dalits.
The other demands on the seven-point charter were proper
implementation of SC/ST Atrocities Act, allocation of funds for dalit
localities on the basis of population, payment of Rs. 1,200
scholarship to dalit students, disbursement of bank loans without
surety from SC Corporation and allocation of Rs. 866 crore, that is
16.2 per cent, for the development of dalit localities in the city.
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