Karnataka
Parliamentarians asked to work for uplift of Dalits
Staff Correspondent
'Babu Jagjivan Ram launched several welfare projects for Dalits'
Several Dalits embracing other religions due to ill-treatment by
'caste' Hindus: lecturer
PAYING TRIBUTE:A book on the life of Babu Jagjivan Ram written by
Lingappa, lecturer, being released at a function in in Chitradurga on
Tuesday.
Chitradurga: Lingappa, lecturer in the Government First Grade College,
said on Tuesday that 1,700 Dalits had so far become MPs and wanted to
know from them how much they had worked for the welfare of the fellow
Dalits.
Speaking on the life of Babu Jagjivan Ram at his 104th birth
anniversary function organised by the district administration here,
Mr. Lingappa urged the Dalit parliamentarians to think of contributing
to the uplift of Dalits.
Describing Jagjivan Ram as a socialist politician, Mr. Lingappa said
that the former had launched several welfare projects for Dalits
during his tenure as Union Minister.
"One such initiative was the announcement of the policy of 'land to
the tiller' following which hundreds of Dalits became owners of
agricultural land," he said.
Madanayakayanahalli Rangappa, Dalit leader, said that several Dalits
were embracing other religions such as Islam and Buddhism because of
the ill-treatment by 'caste' Hindus.
Caste system
G.H. Thippareddy, MLC, said that while persons like Nelson Mandela and
Martin Luther King fought against racism in their countries, Jagjivan
Ram, Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar fought against the caste system
in India.
A book on the life of Babu Jagjivan Ram written by Mr. Lingappa was released.
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