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Hakki Pikki tribe members withdraw their dharna

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Revanna promises them that they will be provided land for agriculture

ASSURANCE: Minister for Public Works H.D. Revanna talking to members of the Hakki Pikki tribe in Hassan on Friday.

HASSAN: Members of the Hakki Pikki tribe on Friday evening withdrew their dharna following an assurance from Minister for Public Works and Energy H.D. Revanna.

The Minister, who met the protestors on the premises of the Deputy Commissioner's office, where the tribe members were on a dharna, received a memorandum from them and promised that he would speak to the Principal Secretary in the Revenue Department and ensure that land is allotted to them.

Following the assurance, from Mr. Revanna the Hakki Pikki tribe members withdrew their dharna.

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