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Samiti calls off dharna on govt's assurance
TNN, Mar 3, 2010, 11.09pm IST
S P Anand
MANGALORE: Karnataka Dalit Sangharsh Samiti has called off its
five-day-old indefinite dharna in front of taluk and district
headquarters offices following an assurance from the state government
that it would give an answer to their charter of demands in the state
budget. The samiti has continued its dharna in Bangalore to maintain
pressure on the government and has threatened to intensify the
agitation if the budget fails to meet their aspirations.
S P Anand, district general convener of the samiti (Ambedkar Vada)
told reporters here on Wednesday that a decision to stop the district
and taluk level dharna follows assurance given by the commissioner for
social welfare to leaders of the samiti in Bangalore on Tuesday that
the government would meet their demands in the state budget. "The
state leadership is in touch with us and will intimate us on next
course of action," he said.
The KDSS is planning to lay siege to houses of all Dalit legislators
in the state for their silence and failure to raise issues pertaining
to Dalit community in Karnataka. Referring to the case of S Angara,
Sullia MLA elected from a reserved constituency, Anand said Angara had
consistently failed to address problems faced by Dalit community in
the district. Most of these cases pertain to sexual assault on minor
girls from the community, he added.
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