* Kadkol Dalits to launch fast * Staff Correspondent http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/15/stories/2007091555281000.htm
BIJAPUR: The once ostracised Dalits from Kadkol village, about 60 km from here, have decided to launch an indefinite hunger strike at their taluk headquarters of Basavanabagewadi from Monday, to draw the attention of the Government to their plight. They are to carry out the agitation under the banner of Karnataka Moola Asprushyara Manava Hakkugala Rakshana Vedike, headed by Ramanna Chalwadhi, which has been fighting for their cause for over a year. The issue drew nationwide attention after *The Hindu* published a series of stories on their plight in October 2006. The Government announced a number of relief measures of temporary and permanent nature. However, according to the Dalits, most of the relief of the permanent nature remained unfulfilled. This had caused them to agitate once again. Letter In a letter to Basavanabagewadi tahasildar, copies of which were released to the press here on Friday, Raju Kale, the district convenor of the Vedike, drew the attention of the Government about the unfulfilled promisesit made last year. . . They sought the implementation of all relief measures, including distribution of residential sites, cultivable land to the affected Dalits, rehabilitation of bonded labourers and Devadasis, assistance to animal husbandry and self-employment schemes. The also sought the suspension of district manager of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Corporation, who they alleged had indulged in irregularities. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of human personality." - Dr BR Ambedkar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
