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Thousands of members belonging to the Koli, Kabbaliga, Ambiga, Besta and Barik communities took retired a protestation march successful Kalaburagi connected Monday, demanding that their communities beryllium included successful the Scheduled Tribes (STs) list.
The protestation began astatine Jagat Circle aft the spiritual caput of the assemblage Sri Shanta Bheeshma Chowdaiah Swamy of Sri Nijasharana Ambigara Chowdaiah Peeta, Narsipura, Haveri, offered floral tributes to B.R. Ambedkar and societal reformer Basaveshwara.
After the spiritual person flagged disconnected the protestation march, the protestors waving flags bearing the representation of Nijasharana Ambigara Chowdaiah reached the Deputy Commissioner’s office, wherever the assemblage leaders addressed the rally.
Around 3,000 radical from assorted parts of the territory participated successful the protestation march. Throughout the protestation march they raised slogans against the State authorities and praised the assemblage person precocious Vittal Heroor.
Vehicular postulation was disrupted for astir an hr astatine Jagat Circle, portion the main roadworthy extracurricular the Deputy Commissioner’s bureau was blocked till aboriginal evening.
Addressing the gathering, MLC Talawar Sabbanna said that the communities person been demanding Scheduled Tribes presumption since 1996. Although proposals seeking inclusion nether Scheduled Tribes were forwarded to the Central authorities respective times, they person been repeatedly rejected and returned.
Mr. Sabanna urged the State authorities to taxable a caller proposal to the Central authorities on with due documentation.
Community person Shivakumar Natekar said that the agitation is not directed against immoderate governmental enactment oregon authorities but is aimed astatine securing Constitutional rights.
Mr. Natekar said that contempt the assemblage being deprived of benefits disposable to Scheduled Tribes for astir 3 decades, the successive governments person failed to code the contented effectively.
He criticised the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government, which claims to correspond marginalised sections, for failing to guardant the connection to the Centre adjacent 2 years aft coming to power.
He urged Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister and territory in-charge Priyank Kharge to intervene and guarantee that the long-pending request of Koli-Kabbaliga assemblage is fulfilled.
Some protestors besides said that a conception of assemblage leaders person tried to foil the protestation by misguiding radical and preventing their information by stopping them connected the outskirts of the city.
MLC N. Ravi Kumar, assemblage leaders Sharanappa Talawar and Shobha Bani and others besides spoke astatine the protestation rally.
