Wednesday, November 17, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Mahasabha urges dalits to put an end to dynastic rule

http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/14/stories/2010111454030300.htm

Andhra Pradesh - Vijayawada

Mahasabha urges dalits to put an end to dynastic rule

Staff Reporter

Dravidar Kazhagam president K. Veeramani (second from left) making a
point to AP Dalit Mahasabha founder-general secretary K. Padma Rao at
a conference organised in Vijayawada on Saturday.

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh Dalit Mahasabha on Saturday gave a
clarion call to dalits in the State to get ready to seize political
power in the event of Andhra Pradesh being bifurcated. The Mahsabha
also wanted the dalits to put an end to dynastic rule and strive for
'dalit rule'.

The Mahasabha, celebrating 25 years of its existence, organised a
conclave and felicitated more than 150 people who fought for justice
for the victims of Karamchedu and Tsunder carnages.

Dravidar Kazhagam president K. Veeramani, who inaugurated the meeting,
gave an electrifying speech, while the Mahasabha adopted resolutions
on socio, economic and political scenario.

The goal

Mr. Veeramani said that the silver jubilee of the Mahasabha should not
end as a mere festival of joy of assembly, but a "rededication of our
march towards the goal". Thanthai Periyar EVR and Dr. Ambedkar
enlightened the oppressed to get their due share in nation-building
and its governance.

"Languages and political boundaries may separate us, but our ideology
and fight for the rights creating a new social order would always
unite us," he said. Referring to reservations, he said that
discriminatory treatment should be given in favour of the
disadvantaged sections through communal reservations. If equality was
bluntly advocated in India, which was socially unequal, it would only
further widen inequality. Hence discrimination, more particularly
"compensatory discrimination," was required, he added.

Mahasabha founder-general secretary Katti Padma Rao said that the
dalits, backward classes and minorities would get political power only
if the State was bifurcated. Only two castes — Kamma and Reddy – were
dominating the political arena in the State though dalits, BCs and
minorities constituted more than 80 per cent of the population. Now,
it was time to rise to the occasion and prove that even a dalit was
capable of ruling the country, he said, and exhorted dalits to unite
and seize political power in order to put an end to their social and
economic subjugation.

Mahasabha president Ch. Guruprasad, referring to Odarpu Yatra of
Kadapa MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, said that the son of a former Chief
Minister wished to become a Chief Minister. But the socio political
status of dalits, all these years, remained the same. They continued
to be cobblers and do menial jobs. Dalits should make use of power of
their vote, and should not sell their vote for liquor or just a square
meal. Their sole aim should be political power, he added.


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