Dalits Media Watch News Updates 03.02.14 Palamu dalits not keen on utilizing MGNREGA schemes- The Times Of India timesofindia.indiatimes/city/ranchi/Palamu-dalits-not-keen-on-utilizing-MGNREGA-schemes/articleshow/29795996.cms Residents of SC Colony demand title deeds- The Hindu thehindu/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/residents-of-sc-colony-demand-title-deeds/article5647627.ece Caste system cannot be annihilated without revolution, says writer- The Hindu thehindu/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/caste-system-cannot-be-annihilated-without-revolution-says-writer/article5647413.ece Samiti to protest against fake caste certificates- The Times Of India timesofindia.indiatimes/city/mangalore/Samiti-to-protest-against-fake-caste-certificates/articleshow/29790352.cms Congress proposes national bank for SC, ST- Business Standard business-standard/article/politics/congress-proposes-national-bank-for-sc-st-114020200437_1.html Protest against ‘attack’ on Anjaneya- The Hindu thehindu/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/protest-against-attack-on-anjaneya/article5647645.ece The Times Of India Palamu dalits not keen on utilizing MGNREGA schemes timesofindia.indiatimes/city/ranchi/Palamu-dalits-not-keen-on-utilizing-MGNREGA-schemes/articleshow/29795996.cms DALTONGANJ: The dalits of Haidernagar East panchayat in Palamu, around 76km from Daltonganj, are not keen to get wells in the area under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). They say they neither have enough land to spare for the construction nor enough fund. Dilip Kumar, mukhiya of the panchayat, said, Neither do we have land nor funds. The 600-strong population of harijans in the panchayat only received Rs 3 lakh from MGNREGA and it was utilized. Mary Dang, a tribal mukhiya, who represents Uldanda panchayat in Palamu said they have got two wells under the scheme. One is complete and the other has developed cracks in the parapet plaster. But well require more funds for repair work, she said. Deputy commissioner, Palamu Manoj Kumar said there is no funds crunch at all under MGNREGA here and Rs 22 crore is yet to be spent. Funds are sent to the block. It is then the duty of the block-level officials to send it to the respective panchayats. This is where delay happens, he said. The Hindu Residents of SC Colony demand title deeds thehindu/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/residents-of-sc-colony-demand-title-deeds/article5647627.ece Residents of SC Colony, near Holalu, have demanded that the taluk administration issue title deeds to Dalit families living in the colony for more than 10 years. The residents have been protesting in the area for the last two weeks. Tahsildar B.K. Mamatha visited the colony on Thursdayand interacted with the residents. They demanded that the taluk administration issue title deeds at the earliest. They withdrew their protest after Ms. Mamatha promised to look into the issue. The Hindu Caste system cannot be annihilated without revolution, says writer thehindu/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/caste-system-cannot-be-annihilated-without-revolution-says-writer/article5647413.ece Revolutionary writer and activist U. Sambasiva Rao has said that the deep-rooted caste system in India could not be uprooted without a social revolution. He was speaking at a seminar organised by Jati Nirmoolana Chalavali, Karnataka, against caste system in Pundit Siddarama Jambaladinni Auditorium here on Sunday. Mr. Rao said, “Varnashrama and caste system was nothing but a Brahminical social order. The caste system is deep-rooted in Indian subcontinent and cannot be uprooted without a social revolution,” he said. He emphasised the need of taking lessons from the historical people’s movements that targeted caste system. “India witnessed widespread mass movements against caste system. Vachana and Bhakti movements during the pre-British period, anti-caste movement led by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar during the British period and Dalit movements during post-independence era had all targeted caste system. However, though all of them succeeded in infusing self-respect among socially oppressed people, they largely failed to annihilate the caste system. We need to take lessons from all these movements and learn from their successes and failures,” Mr. Rao said. While analysing any historical movement, he strongly advocated, the movement in question should be kept in its time and space. “Picking up any movement out of context and analysing it in isolation would not yield objective results,” he said. Tool for social change According to Mr. Rao, inter-caste marriages could serve as a tool in a larger movement for annihilation of caste. “There are many people who advocate inter-caste marriages. They also advise people to sacrifice reservation and other caste-based facilities by not mentioning their castes in school and other government records, including census. However, this approach, though it looks wonderful, is idealist and does not have practical applicability,” he said. R. Manasaiah, president of Karnataka Raitha Sangha, criticised Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi for their “reformist approach” towards caste system. “Vivekananda advocated that the people of untouchable communities and other lower castes should adopt the tradition and culture of Brahmins. He also advised oppressed castes to learn Sansrkit and Vedas. Mahatma Gandhi had clearly said that he was against untouchables and not against the very caste system. He held that the uprooting caste system would destroy Indian villages. Both these reformist scholars advocated the same Varnashrama system in a different framework,” he said. • ‘Inter-caste marriages can serve as a tool in a larger movement for annihilation of caste’ • ‘Varnashrama and caste system was nothing but a Brahminical social order’ The Times Of India Samiti to protest against fake caste certificates timesofindia.indiatimes/city/mangalore/Samiti-to-protest-against-fake-caste-certificates/articleshow/29790352.cms MANGALORE: The issue of students producing fake caste certificates and enjoying benefits meant for SC/ST students in Mangalore University came to the fore at the monthly SC/ST meeting organised by Dakshina Kannada district policehere on Sunday. The Meesalathi Rakshana Samiti, Bangalore, claimed that students with such certificates are usurping the right of other students who are entitled to derive benefits from the states reservation policies. Narayan V Shiroor of the samiti said as per information available with the samiti, students have enrolled for post-graduation and MPhil courses on the basis of fake caste certificates. To draw the attention of the university authorities to this anomaly and injustice caused to genuine students, Narayan said he with other samiti members and well wishers will stage one-day dharna in front of the bus stand in front of the university campus on Monday. In a two-page fax sent to TC Shivashankara Murthy, vice-chancellor, on this issue Narayan had sought to know for reasons for the varsity to protect two candidates who have gained admission on the basis of false certificates. Stating that he has provided orders of a competent authority in quashing the caste certificates issues to the candidates to the university, he said the samiti is pained at the inaction and apathy of the university on this issue. He urged the VC to keep the universitys orders overriding the orders of the competent authority on hold till the case against them in the court is decided. If the university fails to act, the samiti will intensify its agitation, Narayan said. To complaints by Nirmal Kumar of Dalit Sangharsh Samiti and C H Bhaskar, social activist, to a move by the state government to provide caste certificates to Sri Lankan repatriates who have settled in Sullia and other parts of the district, superintendent of police Shantanu Sinha said, DK district police has no locus standi in the issue. We will forward your grievances in this regard to the deputy commissioner who can take a stand on it, the SP said. Business Standard Congress proposes national bank for SC, ST business-standard/article/politics/congress-proposes-national-bank-for-sc-st-114020200437_1.html The Congress has proposed to set up a National Bank for Development of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) on the lines of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard). The initial share capital of the proposed bank, aimed at promoting entrepreneurial activities of SC/ST, will be Rs 2,000 crore. The party plans to include this in its manifesto. SCs constitute 16.5 per cent of India’s population, while STsare nine per cent. The Congress, striving to tackle anti-incumbency, is keen to lure these sections in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls. Rajya Sabha member Bhalchandra Mungekar, who has prepared a draft in this regard, told Business Standard: “Currently, there are National Finance Development Corporations for SC/ST and safai karamcharis at the national level. State governments have set up similar corporations. The idea is to establish one bank on the lines of Nabard instead of separate finance corporations. The issue has been discussed in the party. Mungekar said the proposed bank will be fully government-owned. According to Mungekar, the bank will work as a nodal agency. “At present, Rs 4,000 crore is allocated for SCs and Rs 3,000 crore for STs in the annual budget for various development programmes. The proposed bank will be a one-stop-shop to meet the fund requirements of SCs, STs and safai karamchari. This will be in addition to the budgetary allocation,” said Mungekar. The Hindu Protest against ‘attack’ on Anjaneya thehindu/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/protest-against-attack-on-anjaneya/article5647645.ece A large number of activists of different Dalit organisations staged demonstrations here on Sunday protesting against the alleged attack on Social Welfare Minister H. Anjaneya by MLA Narendra Swamy and Mayakonda MLA Shivamurthy Naika. Dismissal plea The agitators raised slogans against the two MLAs and demanded the dismissal of two MLAs forthwith. H.C. Guddappa, K.S. Basavanth, Kunduwada Manjunath, Manjappa, Shivanna, Duggappa, Nagaraj, Suresh Doddamani, Somalapurada Hanumanthappa, K.G. Yellappa were among many leaders present. News Monitor by Girish Pant
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