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`No entry' to Dalits at Puri temple condemned

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EXPRESSING CONCERN: Yogendra Makwana, AICC SC Cell Chairman, being welcomed by partymen at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Saturday.

HYDERABAD: AICC SC cell chairman Yogendra Makwana has called upon Dalits in the country to observe restraint despite provocation and be united to fight for their rights.

Mr. Makwana was speaking at the maiden meeting of the newly constituted SC cell's executive of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee here on Saturday. Expressing anguish at the denial of entry of Dalits into the Puri Jagannath temple in Orissa, he said such acts hurt their sentiments.

The recent killing of four Dalits in Khairlanji in Maharashtra was yet another example of excesses committed on the weaker sections.

Dr. Makwana complimented Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy for showing concern for poorer sections of the society. Distribution of agriculture land to the poor was a noteworthy act, he added.

The State SC cell chairman, Bunga Saradhi wanted all the sub-castes among SCs to remain united. Former CWC member, M. Lakshmi Devi spoke.

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