CPI (M) State secretary B.V. Raghavulu has criticised Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy for his statement that there was no need for launching a fast as the demands pertaining to problems faced by Dalits had been referred to the departments concerned.
Mr. Raghavulu said that being the political head of the State, the Chief Minister was expected to take decisions on people's issues “not just transfer requests made on behalf of the people to the departments,” he said.
The indefinite fast launched by Mr. Raghavulu and three CPI (M) State secretariat members G. Nagaiah, S. Veeraiah and Midiam Babu Rao, entered the third day on Saturday. There was a steady stream of visitors comprising political leaders, mass organisations and employees unions to express solidarity with them. They included TDP senior leader K. Yerran Naidu, CPI State secretary K. Narayana and MLC Chukka Ramaiah.
Mr. Yerran Naidu criticised the government's “indifference” in taking steps to redress the long-pending demands.
“People are wondering whether there is an elected government in the State,” he said. The Congress would have to pay a price for ridiculing the agitation launched by the opposition parties to highlight the problems at the grass root level, he said.
Charging the government with “neglecting” the problems of SCs and ST, he alleged that the government, in its recent report, asked the Centre to do away with special component plan and tribal sub-plan in 40 odd departments.
Dr. Narayana said the government should be “ashamed” that problems continued to persist in Dalit and tribal hamlets in spite of several assurances and orders issued by the government.
While the government had not given funds and functions to the nodal agency constituted to oversee implementation of the SCP and TSP, the differences between the Forest and Revenue Departments were denying tribals their due.
(Courtesy : The Hindu)
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