Karnataka   

A day of protests in Dharwad

For a better life: Anganawadi workers taking out a protest march in Dharwad on Monday to press for their various demands.

HARWAD: It was a day of protests in Dharwad on Monday. Five separate agitations on different issues were held on Monday.

There was a huge protest rally by anganwadi workers held under the aegis of Karnataka Rajya Anganawadi Karyakarteyaru Mattu Sahayakiyara Federation, affiliated to the All India Trade Union Congress.

Hundreds of anganwadi workers marched to the Deputy Commissioner’s office to press for their various demands including increase in the remuneration paid to them.

The protestors demanded pension for anganwadi workers, a minimum remuneration of Rs. 3,000 to anganwadi workers and Rs. 2,000 to anganwadi assistants and pressed the Government to fulfil their other demands. They then submitted a memorandum to the authorities.

There was another protest march by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad members in Dharwad demanding better facilities at hostels for students of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

The protestors said that the food allowance sanctioned per student was meagre and should be increased from Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,000 month. They also demanded special grants for development of the SC/ST hostels.

Members of the Dharwad district unit of Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (Ambedkar Vaada) staged a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office demanding steps for protecting the rights of Dalits and their social development.

The protestors urged the BJP Government to launch more welfare measures for the Dalit communities and sought a single window system for implementation of various schemes under 18 per cent programmes.

Residents of Hulikeri village in Dharwad taluk staged another demonstration in Dharwad on Monday protesting against the delay in the development of Indiramma Tank in the village, which could irrigate around seven to eight adjacent villages. They also said that they had been deprived of the benefits of the debt waiver scheme of the Central Government and demanded that appropriate amendments in the guidelines of the scheme so that they got relief.

The main issue for the protest by Republic Party of India (RPI) was the delay in the issue of BPL ration cards. Led by president of the women’s wing of city unit of the party, the protestors complained that the delay was causing hardships to the public, especially the poor and demanded issue of BPL cards at the earliest. After staging a demonstration before the Deputy Commissioner’s office, they submitted a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Poor lobbying at Centre has cost State dear: Yeddyurappa
Shops being built for SHGs in Chitradurga
Correction
Nine stolen motorcycles recovered
A day of protests in Dharwad
Women’s meet
They are a harassed lot
Red Ribbon Express on AIDS awareness
Kannada Bhavan in U.S.?
Shivamurthy is Chamarajanagar ZP vice-president
‘Implement scheme’
Strength in numbers
Calling attention

Copyright © 2008, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu