Karnataka
It is time for introspection for Dalit leaders, says MLA
Staff Correspondent
'People in top positions have failed to help their people'
Minister recalls Ambedkar's work in bringing about social equality
'Don't take petty issues to public forum'
Best wishes:Revenue Minster and district in-charge, G. Karunakara
Reddy handing over a cheque to a couple who had an inter-caste
marriage, in Chitradurga on Wednesday.
Chitradurga: S.K. Basavarajan, MLA, has called upon politicians,
Ministers and officials of the Dalit community to introspect on their
contribution to the development of their people.
Speaking at the 119th birth anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar at the Ranga
Mandira here on Wednesday, the MLA regretted that many Dalits in top
positions had failed to work for the welfare of their own people.
Petty issues
Referring to the increasing clashes among backward classes in the
district, he said people were resorting to violence over petty issues.
"Issues which should be confined to two families end up in fights
between two communities. People should refrain from taking
insignificant matters to a public forum," he said.
It was not possible for the district administration to deploy the
police in every village, Mr. Basavarajan said, adding that people from
the backward classes should learn to live in harmony and avoid
divisions in their own communities.
Rights
Delivering a lecture on the life of Ambedkar, Dalit Sangharsha Samiti
leader M. Jayanna said that reservation for Dalits was not an act of
charity; it was their right.
Blaming political parties for the status of Dalits, Mr. Jayanna said
that if the successive governments had been sincere, the lot of Dalits
would have improved long ago. He also demanded quota for people of the
backward classes in the Women's Reservation Bill. The Bill in its
present form will not serve its objective, he said.Earlier,
inaugurating the function, Revenue Minster and district in-charge, G.
Karunakar Reddy recalled Ambedkar's contribution in bringing about
social equality. To mark the occasion, he distributed cheques to five
couples who had inter-caste marriages.
------------------------------------
----
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