<p>When Dalit families heard that a meeting had been convened, they boycotted as they complained that officials had come to the village after more than one month of the incident.<br /><br />Nine Dalit families had been ostracised recently when they refused to carry out work ordered by the upper caste communities. <br /><br /> A team comprising deputy commissioner K G Jagadish, superintendent of police Amit Singh, Dy SP P Parashuram, Sakleshpur assistant commissioner Pallavi Akurathi, social welfare officer Kanthaiah, in-charge tahsildhar Ayesha Parveen and others had arrived at the village.<br /><br />However, a letter was sent to the deputy commissioner stating that the latter had failed to visit the village despite knowing about Dalit families being ostracised. <br /><br />Demanding the suspension of CPI Kumaraswamy they said 17 accused are yet to be arrested. The deputy commissioner said he was ready to convene a meeting in Hassan at any time to listen to the grievances of Dalits and take necessary action.<br /></p>
<p>When Dalit families heard that a meeting had been convened, they boycotted as they complained that officials had come to the village after more than one month of the incident.<br /><br />Nine Dalit families had been ostracised recently when they refused to carry out work ordered by the upper caste communities. <br /><br /> A team comprising deputy commissioner K G Jagadish, superintendent of police Amit Singh, Dy SP P Parashuram, Sakleshpur assistant commissioner Pallavi Akurathi, social welfare officer Kanthaiah, in-charge tahsildhar Ayesha Parveen and others had arrived at the village.<br /><br />However, a letter was sent to the deputy commissioner stating that the latter had failed to visit the village despite knowing about Dalit families being ostracised. <br /><br />Demanding the suspension of CPI Kumaraswamy they said 17 accused are yet to be arrested. The deputy commissioner said he was ready to convene a meeting in Hassan at any time to listen to the grievances of Dalits and take necessary action.<br /></p>
