Mangaluru, November 17: A massive protest rally was organized from Jyothi Circle to DC office, by various organisations of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes and SC/ST citizens right protection committee on Monday, November 17th demanding to implement special Land Revenue Act for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
Maranappa Nayak Puttur addressed the protesters and said, “Government has been allotting the land since many years. But only a few have benefited. We request the authorities to grow alert and grant our rights.”
District organizer R C Kembare said, “The land legally belonging to schedule castes and schedule castes are being allotted to corporates. We have come together to demand for our rights and wish to live with dignity in the society like other citizens”.
Chandra Kumar from scheduled castes and scheduled tribes citizens rights protection samithi, Ramesh Bogi, Padmanaba Rai, Somanatha Rai, and others took part in the protest.
Later protesters submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner.
