Saturday, October 29, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Dalits boycott peace meeting in Siddapura

 

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/200600/dalits-boycott-peace-meeting-siddapura.html

Dalits boycott peace meeting in Siddapura
Konanuru (Hassan Dist), Oct 26, DHNS:

Dalits boycotted a peace meeting convened by the deputy commissioner
in connection with the social ostracisation at Siddapura village here
on Wednesday.

When Dalit families heard that a meeting had been convened, they
boycotted as they complained that officials had come to the village
after more than one month of the incident.

Nine Dalit families had been ostracised recently when they refused to
carry out work ordered by the upper caste communities.

A team comprising deputy commissioner K G Jagadish, superintendent of
police Amit Singh, Dy SP P Parashuram, Sakleshpur assistant
commissioner Pallavi Akurathi, social welfare officer Kanthaiah,
in-charge tahsildhar Ayesha Parveen and others had arrived at the
village.

However, a letter was sent to the deputy commissioner stating that the
latter had failed to visit the village despite knowing about Dalit
families being ostracised.

Demanding the suspension of CPI Kumaraswamy they said 17 accused are
yet to be arrested. The deputy commissioner said he was ready to
convene a meeting in Hassan at any time to listen to the grievances of
Dalits and take necessary action.­

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