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Official accused of being anti-Dalit

Chitradurga: Accusing Deputy Commissioner Amlan Aditya Biswas of being “anti-Dalit”, Basava Madarachannayyaswami of Madarachannayya Gurupeetha announced that he and several Dalit leaders from the district would hold a protest against Mr. Biswas. The date would be announced later.

Addressing presspersons here on Sunday, the seer alleged that the Deputy Commissioner had failed in ensuring justice to victims of atrocities against Dalits, and also cases had not been booked against those who committed the atrocities.

“Atrocities against Dalits and harassment of Dalits have been increasing in various parts of the district. Yet, he (Mr. Biswas) has failed to curb them,” he charged. The swamiji said that recently about 20 Dalit families from Budihalli village in Challakere taluk had allegedly been forced to leave the village by “caste Hindus.” Even though the ousted families staged a dharna in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner demanding security and justice, the official had allegedly not heeded to their demands. Instead, it was the Superintendent of Police Labhu Ram who had sent the families back to their village with police security, the swamiji alleged. No relief had been distributed to the victims, he alleged.

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