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SOUTHERN NEWS - KARNATAKA Oct 3, 2007 Dalits seek mass transfer of teachers Monday October 1 2007 13:28 IST ENS GULBARGA: A protest rally was taken out in the city under the banner of Dalit Employees' Joint Action Committee on Saturday, against the suspension of scheduled caste lecturer Arunkumar Naronkar. They alleged that the culprits in the alleged assault on a lady lecturer at the Government Degree College had been let scot-free, while an innocent has been made the scapegoat. The organistion refuted the allegations that Naronkar slapped a lady lecturer of the same college --Shivaganga Rumma. The alleged use of abusive language against her was also denied. Action committee president Shantappa Malli and general secretary Devendra Heggade claimed that BJP MLC Shashil Namoshi had played a major role in suspending Naronkar and principal S S Avaradi. Though an FIR has been filed against Shivaganga Rumma and Kannada lecturer Gurubasappa, who belong to the Lingayat community, on charges of atrocity against Dalits, no action has been initiated against them, they alleged. The committee has urged the authorities to order a comprehensive inquiry into the incident to ensure justice. They also sought a congenial atmosphere for students to pursue their studies by transferring the entire teaching staff, besides suspending Shivanga Rumma and Gurubasappa. They took out a rally to the Deputy Commissioner's office led by D G Sagar, representing KRSS and submitted a memorandum to the the Chief Minister.
