Mangaluru: Enraged by the behaviour of Dalit leaders, the Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Dr. K G Jagadesh walked away from a meeting that held on 2nd August, Wednesday.
In order to discuss the various problems faced by the backward classes, a meeting was called by the Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner at his office. However, the SC/ST leaders who were present at the meeting alleged that the DC has been neglecting the Dalits by not implementing the scheme to distribute DC Manna land to eligible people from scheduled castes and tribes.
They had also staged a protest against the DC alleging that he has lack of concern for the Dalits. Even though the deputy commissioner clarified that there is no clear-cut guidance by the government regarding the issue of DC Manna land, the leaders resumed their demand.
Beltangadhy Dalit Sangharsh Samiti leader Chandu alleged that there has been no record of DC Manna land being earmarked even when British were ruling India. He further said that although the leaders have been fighting for land under this scheme since the last three decades, the district authorities are showing negligence in alloting the land to the dalits.
The leaders did not concur with the DC's claim of writing to the government and insisted that the DC has to solve the problem himself instead of just writing to the government.
Incensed by the allegations made by the SC/ST leaders against him, the DC boycotted the meeting and walked out of the office.