Hassan: Dalits Protest Pouring Cow-dung into Heads seeking Justice to Distressed Families

By Srinivasa
Bellevision Media Network

Hassan, 3 Jul 2013: The Dalits staged a protest by pouring cow-dung-mixed-water into their heads, urging justice while the policemen tried to manhandle the protestors, here on Tuesday July 2.

The villagers of Doddahalli in Beloor taluk staged this protest by pouring cow-dung-mixed-water into their heads, led by Ambedkar Yuva Sangh at the premises of Deputy Commissioner, here on Tuesday morning.

 

 

 

 

The protest was held over the atrocities on 8 Dalit families and 2 Lingayat families, farming on state allotted landholdings who are assaulted by a certain Shivashankar, D L Chandrashekar, Dharmappa, Nanjappa, Rudre Gowda and others.  The families are regularly paying their taxes and also availed bank loans for farming, alleged Dalit leaders.

Despite the distressed families plead for security with Arasikere DySP, it seemed that he had denied to do so.  At the backdrop of the distressed families led by Dalit leaders protested in the city in this regard, circle inspector Srikant and sub-inspector Arehalli agreed to provide security to them.

The Dalit leaders urged the district administration to provide security to distressed families in farming their landholdings and suspend the Arasikere DySP from the service, besides take action on Beloor Tahsildar who is heeding to the pressures form vested interests in making their life miserable.

The Dalit leaders cautioned of half-naked protest and aggravated protest shortly, if their demands are not met at the earliest.

Hundreds of Dalits including Ambedkar Yuva Sangh president Shiva Kumar, N K Kantaraj, Tirumalanahalli Pradeep and Harish, Kumar were present at the occasion.