<p class="bodytext">Members of Zilla Dalit Seva Samithi took out a 42-km rally from Vittal to Mangaluru on Monday, urging the government to implement their demands.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The jatha was flagged off by district president of the Samithi B K Sesappa Bedrakadu.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said, “We had appealed to the authorities on laying roads to the SC/ST colonies many times in the past. But we have not received any response so far. Even the MLAs, the district in-charge minister and the respective department officials did not respond to our woes.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also urged the government to regularise services of SC/ST employees who are working in government departments on contract basis.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“An Ambedkar Bhavana should be constructed in Sullia, Puttur and Vittal. The scholarship amount for the students from SC/ST communities should be increased. The district administration should take repossession of the DC manna land, encroached by many, and should be distributed among the poor,” said the president.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The committee members submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner and the Zilla Panchayat chief executive officer.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Members of Zilla Dalit Seva Samithi took out a 42-km rally from Vittal to Mangaluru on Monday, urging the government to implement their demands.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The jatha was flagged off by district president of the Samithi B K Sesappa Bedrakadu.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said, “We had appealed to the authorities on laying roads to the SC/ST colonies many times in the past. But we have not received any response so far. Even the MLAs, the district in-charge minister and the respective department officials did not respond to our woes.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also urged the government to regularise services of SC/ST employees who are working in government departments on contract basis.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“An Ambedkar Bhavana should be constructed in Sullia, Puttur and Vittal. The scholarship amount for the students from SC/ST communities should be increased. The district administration should take repossession of the DC manna land, encroached by many, and should be distributed among the poor,” said the president.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The committee members submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner and the Zilla Panchayat chief executive officer.</p>