http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-23/india/29807323_1_orissa-assembly-speaker-pradip-kumar-amat-drda
Orissa Dalit MLA served food separately at official meeting
PTI Jul 23, 2011, 05.51am IST
BHUBANESWAR: Alleging that he was denied food along with others at an
official meeting due to "caste discrimination", the ruling BJD MLA
Kashinath Mallik today sought intervention of Orissa assembly speaker.
Mallik, who represented Daspall in the assembly, met the speaker
Pradip Kumar Amat and drew his attention towards the alleged
discrimination.
"While three other MLAs of Nayagarh district and Kandhamal MP were
served food at a room with dignity, I was given food in a leaf plate
outside," Mallik said in a written complaint to the speaker.
The alleged incident took place when Mallik was attending a meeting
convened by the project director of District Rural Development Agency
(DRDA) on July 20. Besides three MLAs and one MP, the district
collector and PD, DRDA attended the meeting.
"I feel humiliated and do not understand why such thing happens to me
alone," Mallik told PTI adding that the district authorities meted
such behaviour to him as he belonged to scheduled caste.
Mallik had earlier lodged a complaint with police against Kandhamal MP
Rudra Madhav Ray accusing him of publicly humiliating him by taking
name of his caste.
"The allegation made by the MLA is untrue. We had invited him to dine
with others. But he did not come to the room. Above all the PD, DRDA
has said "sorry" to him if he was hurt," Nayagarh district collector
Aravind Agarwal said over phone.
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