Monday, November 7, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Puthiya Tamilagam to hold hunger strike on December 6

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2605924.ece

CHENNAI, November 7, 2011
Puthiya Tamilagam to hold hunger strike on December 6
Special Correspondent

"We will be holding meetings every month until the State government
accepts all the demands"

As part of its struggle urging the State government to render justice
to the Dalits in Paramakudi police firing incident, Puthiya Tamilagam
will hold a hunger strike here on December 6, its president, K.
Krishnasamy said on Sunday.

Talking to reporters, he said the government should treat the death
anniversary of Dalit leader Immanuel Sekaran, the day on which seven
persons were killed in police firing at Paramakudi, as 'Memorial Day';
provide compensation of Rs.5 lakh to those who lost their lives and
government job to at least one person in the family.

"As the State government failed to heed to our requests such as taking
action against the police officers and suspending them, we are
conducting the hunger strike on Dr. Ambedkar's death anniversary.
Prior to that, we will hold public meetings in all the districts from
November 10 onwards to create awareness. We will be holding meetings
every month until the State government accepts all the demands," he
said.

Mentioning that he sensed a huge scam in allocation of at least 22.5
per cent petrol bunks to scheduled caste/scheduled tribes, women and
differently-abled persons, he said,

"Since 2008, three oil majors in the country have issued licences to
only seven people under this category against 1,200. Hence, I have
sought a white paper from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas."


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