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Most micro entrepreneurs lack training, SC & ST entrepreneurs face greater knowledge gap: surveyThe percentage fell down sharply in case of micro entrepreneurs belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribes (ST)
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Less than a third of Micro Entrepreneurs have received any kind of training and more than half are not aware of the factors that go into starting a business, result of a survey conducted showed. The percentage fell down sharply in case of micro entrepreneurs belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribes (ST).
Micro manufacturing and services units are those which have ₹1 Crore of investment and ₹5 Crore of turnover.
The survey has been conducted by Bhartiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST) among over 9300 micro entrepreneurs, out of which over 2800 are from SC/ST category, located in various geographies of India, BYST is a not-for-profit organization. Founded in 1992, It has the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as a strategic partner.
When asked if they got the proper training/mentoring, only 30 per cent of respondents said yes. Next question was awareness of the cost, time, and minimum capital involved, just 44 per cent replied in affirmative. Among SC/ST entrepreneurs, only 17 per cent and 28 per cent respectively replied in yes, data showed.
Next set of questions were related with challenged in running business. One question was ‘do you know what GST is’? Only 28 per cent of all categories and 20 per cent of SC/ST said yes. Further, only 43 per cent of all and 37 per cent of SC/ST entrepreneurs said that that they know how to manage and file business taxes. Similarly, only 27 per cent of all and 21 per cent of SC/ST category are aware of the Indian government’s policies for importing/exporting goods.
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Next two questions were on raising funds and settlement of NPA (non performing assets). Here just 20 per cent of all and 15 per cent of SC/ST category replied in affirmative when asked if they know how to easily raise more funds and improve credit rating with the banks. However, just 8 per cent of all and 7 per cent of SC/ST category were found aware about how to settle NPA or overdue loans from the banks.
Commenting on the survey result, Lakshmi Venkataraman Venkatesan, Founding and Managing Trustee of BYST said, “Initiatives like the MUDRA Yojana and Stand-Up India Scheme are crucial in promoting entrepreneurship, particularly among young women and men from underserved communities. Therefore, it is essential to improve and update existing policies. For example, in one of our surveys, we found 85 per cent of women micro-entrepreneurs find it challenging to access a bank loan.”
Further, she said that the average MUDRA loan size is ₹38,000. However, the minimum investment needed to create one job is ₹62,000, as per the report published by People’s Commission on Employment and Unemployment. “By providing appropriate financial support along with mentoring and nurturing an enabling environment, the effectiveness of government schemes can be improved multi-fold, to drive economic empowerment and job creation at the grassroots level,” she concluded.
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As the BJP advocates the vision of one nation, one election and views the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as imperative for the nation’s welfare, chief minister Mamata Banerjee today urged the people to drive out the BJP so that it cannot implement the UCC.
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As TN gears up to vote, poll boycott decisions in the Vengaivayals of the state fail to draw attention
People who are reeling under caste discrimination and atrocities make up 90 percent of the population who have announced that they will not head to the polling booths to cast their votes
Time was when people announcing boycott of polls used to gain the attention of the media thereby resulting in leaders ending up assuaging the frayed tempers of the voters.
Not anymore though.
This time around, SOS calls of villagers through poll boycott announcements have been falling on deaf ears.
People who are reeling under caste discrimination and atrocities make up 90 percent of the population who have announced that they will not head to the polling booths to cast their votes as their demands remains unheard and unfulfilled.
Tamil Nadu goes to the polls in the first phase — this Lok Sabha election’s biggest phase with voting in 102 constituencies spread across 21 states — on April 19.
Vengaivayal is the village in Pudukottai district where in December, 2022 human faeces were found inside an overhead water tank supplying water to the Dalit population in the village. Over 15 months later, the people of the village have announced a poll boycott since no action was taken against the miscreants who were involved in the caste atrocity.
The worst is that the victims were treated like the accused by the police and the authorities.
“We could not even travel by bus to another village to attend a function as the police suspect that we’re gong to participate in a protest somewhere. Our relatives are unable to enter the village as strict police scrutiny continues. To hold a function, we have to get the permission of the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and Superintendent of Police (SP. We’re boycotting the Lok Sabha elections as we don’t have any other option left,” a Dalit resident of Vengaivayal was quoted as saying in a report.
Banner announcing the Lok Sabha poll boycott by Dalits in Vengaivayal, Pudukkottai over the delay in justice.
No ‘Munnetram’ for Dalits in Dravida land: Revisiting Vengaivayal case after 100 days
Investigation into the Vengaivayal incident cannot go on perpetually and has to be completed by July 3, said the Madras High Court on Tuesday. While dealing with a PIL seeking speedy probe into the issue, the court also questioned “Why is it taking so long to complete the probe.”
There are several Vengaivayals across the state, points out social activist and writer Shalin Maria Lawrence.
Dalits in several villages across the state exist like slaves without basic amenities including potable drinking water, public toilets and a place to bury their dear ones.
From Vengaivayal to Radhapuram in Tirunelveli district to Thideer Nagar at Otteri in the state capital, all such places have announced a poll boycott, Shalin said.
In Chennai alone, people in Thideer Nagar, Kannappan Thidal, Manali, Ennore and Parandur among other places have announced poll boycott.
Usually, in these instances political leaders visited such villages or areas and tried to pacify the people by listening to their grievances. This time around, political parties have not paid any heed to the boycott calls, Shalin told The New Indian Express.
The oppressed people in the state are disgruntled. They say the ruling DMK has failed to address their problems.
People are lately losing confidence even in Dalit outfits like Thol Thirumavalavan’s VCK, an ally of the DMK. Shalin pointed out that in the 2019 elections, Thirumavalavan managed to win by a narrow margin of 3,000 votes.
The vacuum created by the callousness of Dravidian political parties could give space for the BJP to exploit the situation. This is a huge setback to democracy, she noted.
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Shopkeeper kept beating Dalit boy all night, gave Taliban punishment for stealing and eating biscuits worth Rs 2
(Durgesh Shukla) Shravasti : A case has come to light from Shravasti district of Uttar Pradesh, knowing about which will shock your heart. Where a shopkeeper tied a 10 year old child to a pillar and started beating him when he stole a biscuit worth only Rs 2 and started eating it. First the shopkeeper tied the innocent child to a pillar and then started beating him fiercely, the video of which is now going viral on social media.
Dalit boy gets Taliban punishment for stealing biscuits worth Rs 2
According to information received from sources, the incident took place in Balapur village of Malhipur police station in Shravasti district. Where a 10-year-old Dalit boy stole a biscuit worth Rs 2 from a shop and started eating it, on which the powerful shopkeeper Baburam Mishra first tied the minor youth with ropes and tied him to a pillar, then beat him severely and kept him tied to a pillar all night long, hungry and thirsty. Taliban punishment. Someone made a video of this act of the shopkeeper and made it viral on social media. As soon as the video went viral, the police came into action mode and registered the case and started investigating the video. Now it has to be seen how the police wreaks havoc on the overbearing shopkeeper who wreaks havoc on the innocent.
Only politics in the name of Dalits! Neither did they get a house nor any facilities, the family is forced to live the life of a refugee – POLITICS ON DALITS OF MURUMATU
Politics in the name of Mahadalits of Murumatu. The condition of Dalit family of Murumatu in Palamu is bad. Year after year many representatives have come and gone but till now they have not got the facilities they deserve. As elections are round the corner, what does this Dalit family of Murumatu say now?
Palamu: A big example of how politics is done in the name of Dalit can be seen by looking at the Dalit family of Murumatu. On August 30, 2022, about two dozen Dalit families were uprooted in Murumatu of Pandu police station area of Palamu. Even today the uprooted families are living the life of refugees. At that time, after the uprooting of Dalits, Pandu area remained the center of politics for a week. During this, an announcement was made to provide land and housing for Dalits. Voter ID and Aadhaar cards were made to Dalits by organizing camps during that time. At the time when Dalit families were uprooted, the then State President of BJP, State President of Morcha, MP, MLA, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal and many social organizations had gone to the spot. Everyone announced to provide land and housing to the Dalits. State President, MP, MLA, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal and many social organizations had gone to the spot. Everyone announced to give land and housing to Dalits
Haven’t got land and house yet, many families scattered
Even after 20 months of this incident, the families have not been able to get houses and land. Even education arrangements have not been made for the children of the family. However, in the presence of the then CM, a pamphlet was given to a Dalit family. When the incident took place, more than 20 families were kept as refugees in the old building of Pandu police station. But today many families have scattered and migrated.
Santosh, a member of a Dalit family, said that no arrangements for house and land have been made for them, they are living the life of refugees. They were told to leave this place only after getting land and house. Radha Devi tells that she is living as a refugee with the hope that one day she too will get land and a house. At the time when the incident took place, some family members were given assistance under SC-ST provisions but the rest did not get anything.
Voter card made for Dalit family, administration is alert for voting
Voter cards of Dalit families of Murumatu have been made. BLOs have also been asked to run awareness campaigns regarding voting. In the administrative records, there are only two families who are taking shelter in the old building of the police station. According to administrative sources, review is being done for the land. Many families have also changed their residence, due to which the administrative system has to face problems.
“There was talk at the administration and government level to settle the Dalit families, the party had continuously raised the voice of the Dalits. But the administration and the government did nothing, this incident is an example of the government’s indifference and appeasement politics. Appeasement Because real people did not benefit, this incident was quite heinous”. -Amit Tiwari, District President BJP.
“There was talk of giving two decimals of land and Rs 25-25 thousand to each family and permission was also given for this. At present it cannot be said what is the update, during that time the BJP leaders had done a lot of politics. “BJP did politics but did not help”. -Rajendra Kumar Sinha, District President, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
Case registered for kidnapping and rape of Dalit minor girl, father said – If I don’t get my daughter, I will commit suicide
Ramgarh (Alwar / Radheshyam Gera) Under Bagad Tiraya police station of Ramgarh assembly constituency, a case of kidnapping of a 17-year-old Dalit minor girl by a youth of Muslim community after converting her to marriage came to light. In which the family members have accused a Muslim youth of kidnapping a minor girl, converting her, marrying her and having physical relations with her. On the basis of the report given by the girl’s father, the police station officer has registered a case under various sections of kidnapping, POCSO and rape.
In the report lodged at the police station by the father of the minor girl, it has been said that on April 13, his minor daughter had gone to Barodamev market with some cash to get her anklets repaired. But when she did not reach home till late evening, she searched everywhere but could not find any trace of her daughter.
Later it came to light that our acquaintance Sabir Khan had kidnapped the daughter. When I complained about this to Sabir’s family, his father said that his son has converted his daughter and married her, now she is his wife. On the basis of the report given in the police station on April 15, the police have registered a case under various sections of kidnapping, rape and POCSO and ST and SC Act. The investigation of the case has been given to DSP Omprakash Bishnoi.
Today on Tuesday, people of Dalit community along with the victim’s family gathered and appeared before the Ramgarh DSP to plead for justice. The DSP assured that elections are going on for two days, after which the accused will be arrested and justice will be provided to the victim’s family. The father of the minor daughter said that if his daughter is not found and justice is not given by the police administration, he will commit suicide.
DSP Omprakash Bishnoi said that under Bagad Tiraya police station, the father of a minor lodged a report that when his daughter had gone to the market, a young man kidnapped her and had sexual relations with her. In this context, the police registered a case under various sections of the POCSO Act for kidnapping and rape. A case has been registered and investigation has been started.
When Ambedkar went to Koregaon at the age of nine, he faced caste discrimination.
In his book ‘Waiting for a Visa’, Bhimrao Ambedkar has discussed in detail the bitter experience of untouchability during his visit to Koregaon in 1901. Our family is originally a resident of Dapoli taluka located in Ratnagiri district of Bombay Presidency. With the beginning of the rule of the East India Company, my ancestors left their hereditary profession and joined the company’s army. My father also joined the army as per the family tradition. He reached the rank of officer and retired as Subedar. After retirement, my father went to Dapoli with his family to settle there again. But due to some reasons he changed his mind. The family moved from Dapoli to Satara, where we lived till 1904.
According to my memory, the first incident happened in 1901, when we lived in Satara. My mother had died. My father was working as a cashier in Koregaon of Khatav taluk in Satara district, where the Bombay government was digging ponds to provide employment to famine-stricken farmers. Thousands of people had died due to famine.
When my father went to Koregaon, he left me, my elder brother and my elder sister’s two sons (the sister had died) in the care of my aunt and some kind-hearted neighbours. My aunt was very good but could not help us much. She was a little short and had problems in her legs, due to which she could not walk without support. Often they had to be lifted and carried. My sisters were also there. She was married and lived at some distance with her family.
Cooking was a problem for us. Especially because our aunt was unable to work due to physical disability. We four children used to go to school and also cook food. But we could not make roti, so we had to make do with pulao. It was the easiest to make because nothing more than mixing rice and meat was required.
My father was a cashier so it was not possible for him to come from Satara to see us. That’s why he wrote a letter asking us to come to Koregaon during summer holidays. We children got very excited just thinking about this, because till then none of us had seen a train.
Heavy preparations took place. New English style kurtas, colorful carved caps, new shoes and new silk bordered dhoti were purchased for the journey. My father had written down the complete details of the journey and asked me to send it in writing as to when we would leave so that he could send his peon to the railway station who would take us to Koregaon.
With this arrangement, I, my brother and my sister’s son left for Satara. Kaki was left with the help of neighbors who had promised to take care of her.
The railway station was ten miles away from our house, so a tanga was arranged to reach the station. We wore new clothes and left the house dancing with joy, but aunty could not control her sadness at our departure and started crying loudly.
When we reached the station, my brother brought the ticket and gave me and my sister’s son two annas each to spend on the way. We immediately splurged and first bought a bottle of lemon water. After some time the train whistled and we boarded it quickly so that we would not be left behind. We were told to get down at Masur, which is the nearest station to Koregaon.
The train reached Masur at five in the evening and we got down with our luggage. Within a few minutes, everyone who got off the train went towards their destination. We four children survived on the platform. We were waiting for our father or his peon. Even after a long time no one came.
As the hour passed, the station master came to us. He looked at our tickets and asked why you guys were staying. We told them that we had to go to Koregaon and we were waiting for our father or his peon. We don’t know how to reach Koregaon.
We were wearing good clothes and even from our conversation no one could guess that we were children of untouchables. That’s why the station master was convinced that we were children of Brahmins. He was very saddened by our problem.
But as usually happens among Hindus, the station master asked who we were. Without thinking anything, I immediately said that we are Mahars (Mahars are considered untouchable in Bombay Presidency). He was stunned. Suddenly his facial expressions started changing.
We could clearly see the feeling of disgust on his face. He immediately went towards his room and we stood there. Twenty-twenty-five minutes passed, the sun was about to set. We were shocked and troubled. Our happiness at the beginning of the journey had evaporated. We became sad. After about half an hour the station master returned and asked us what we all wanted to do. We said that if we could find a bullock cart on rent, we would go to Koregaon, and if it was not very far, we could also go on foot.
There were many bullock carts available for hire but my calling the station master as ‘Mahar’ was heard by the cart drivers and no one was ready to get impure by taking an untouchable. We were ready to pay double the fare but even the lure of money was not working.
The station master who was talking on our behalf was not able to understand what to do. Suddenly something came to his mind and he asked us, ‘Can you guys drive the car?’ We immediately said, ‘Yes, we can drive’. Hearing this he went to the drivers and told them that you will get double the fare. And he will drive the car himself. The driver himself kept walking with the vehicle. A cart driver agreed. He was getting double the rent and would also be saved from being defiled.
We got ready to leave at around 6.30 pm. But our concern was to leave the station only after being assured that we would reach Koregaon before dark. We asked the driver how far away Koregaon was and how long it would take to reach there. He told us that it would not take more than three hours. Believing what he said, we kept our luggage on the train and after thanking the station master, boarded the train. One of us took charge of the car and we set off. The carriage driver was walking nearby.
There was a river at some distance from the station. Completely dry, there were small puddles of water here and there. The driver said that we should stop here and eat food, otherwise we will not get water anywhere on the way. We agreed. He asked for a part of the fare so that he could go to the neighboring village and have food. My brother gave him some money and he left promising to come back soon.
Victory Pillar built in Bhima-Koregaon. The East India Company had registered victory over Peshwa Bajirao II in the battle of Bhima-Koregaon. In memory of this, the company had built the Vijay Stambh, which became a symbol of Dalits. Some thinkers and thinkers see this battle as the victory of the backward castes over the upper castes of that time. every
We were hungry. Aunty had the neighboring women prepare some good food for us on the way. We opened the tiffin box and started eating.
Now we needed water. One of us went towards the water hole near the river. But the smell of cow dung and urine was coming from it. Without water, we closed the tiffin after eating only half our stomach and started waiting for the driver. He did not come for a long time. We were looking around for him.
Finally he came and we moved ahead. We must have gone four-five miles when suddenly the driver jumped into the car and started driving. We were surprised that this was the same man who was not sitting in the car due to fear of being impure but we could not muster the courage to ask him anything. We just wanted to reach Koregaon as soon as possible.
But soon it became dark. The path was not visible. Neither man nor animal was visible. We got scared. It had been more than three hours. But there was no trace of Koregaon anywhere. Then a fear arose in our minds that the driver was taking us to such a place that he would kill us and loot our belongings. We also had gold ornaments. We started asking him how far away Koregaon was. He kept saying, ‘It is not far, we will reach soon. It was ten o’clock at night. We started sobbing out of fear and cursing the driver. He did not answer.
Suddenly we saw a light burning at some distance. The driver said, ‘Look at that, it is the tax collector’s light. We will stay there at night. We felt some relief. Finally, in two hours we reached the taxman’s hut. It was situated on the other side of the hill at the foot of the hill. On reaching there we found that a large number of bullock carts were spending the night there. We were hungry and wanted to eat food but there was no water. We asked the driver if we could get water somewhere.
He warned us that the publican was a Hindu and if we told the truth that we were Mahars, we would not be able to get water. He said, ‘Say that you are a Muslim and try your luck. On his advice, I went to the tax collector’s hut and asked if I could get some water. He asked, ‘Who are you?’ I said that we are Muslims. I spoke to him in Urdu which I knew well. But this trick did not work.
He said coldly, ‘Who has kept water here for you?’ There is water on the hill, go and get it from there. I returned to the car with a sad face. When my brother heard this he said let’s go to sleep.
The oxen were untied and the cart was placed on the ground. We put a bed in the lower part of the car and somehow lay down. What was going on in my mind was that we have enough food, rats are running in our stomach due to hunger but without water we have to sleep hungry and we could not get water because we are untouchable.
I was thinking this when a doubt came in my brother’s mind. He said that we should not sleep together, anything can happen, so at a time two people will sleep and two people will be awake. This is how we spent the night under the hill.
At five in the morning the driver came and said that we should leave for Koregaon. We refused and asked him to leave at eight o’clock. We did not want to take any risk. He didn’t say anything.
Finally we left at eight o’clock and reached Koregaon at 11 o’clock. My father was surprised to see us. He told that he had not received any information about our arrival. We said that we had sent the letter. Later it came to light that my father’s servant had received the letter but forgot to give it to him.
This incident has great importance in my life. I was nine years old then. This incident left an indelible impression on my mind. Even before this I knew that I was an untouchable and that untouchables have to endure some insults and discrimination. For example, in school I could not sit with my peers. I had to sit alone in a corner. I also knew that I kept a sack for me to sit on and the school cleaning servant did not touch that sack because I am untouchable. I used to take the sack home every day and bring it back the next day.
I also knew in school that when upper caste boys felt thirsty, they would ask the master to go to the tap and quench their thirst. But my point was different. I couldn’t touch the tap. Therefore, it was necessary to have a peon after the permission of the master. If there was no peon, I would have had to remain thirsty.
My sister used to wash clothes at home too. It was not that there were no washermen in Satara. There was no such thing that we did not have money to pay the washerman. Our sister had to wash clothes because no washerman would wash the clothes of us untouchables. My elder sister also used to cut our hair because no barber would cut the hair of us untouchables.
I knew all this. But that incident gave me a shock that I had never felt before. That’s when I started thinking about untouchability. Before that incident, everything was normal for me, as it usually happens with upper caste Hindus and untouchables.
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SUBSCRIBEAAP, BJP and Delhi’s Dalit vote swing
The 17 per cent Scheduled Caste voters in the national capital have traditionally swung between the archrivals in assembly and general elections.
Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister Raaj Kumar Anand is hardly a crowd-puller or mass leader. But in election season, optics matter. In what is by know a familiar script for turncoats during polls, Anand resigned from the Delhi government as well as AAP last week and publicly accused the party of not respecting B.R. Ambedkar and for being mired in the “quicksand of corruption”.
Critics speculate Anand will soon join the BJP. He has been under investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for alleged money-laundering.
Kejriwal’s custody is till April 23. The Supreme Court has denied him any relief and issued a notice to the ED on the Delhi chief minister’s plea challenging his arrest.
But Kejriwal’s incarceration doesn’t mean AAP is not taking the fight back to the BJP camp. On Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, the party flexed its muscles with the ‘Samvidhan Bachao, Tanashahi Hatao’ campaign. AAP MLAs, councillors and functionaries in Delhi and other states read the Preamble of the Constitution and took a pledge to preserve democratic values.
AAP is viewed as a caste-agnostic party, but it usually commands a lion’s share of Delhi’s Scheduled Caste (SC) votes in assembly elections—a crucial contributor to its winning streak.
The Delhi electorate has around 17 per cent SCs, as per Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). Anand, an MLA from the Patel Nagar seat (reserved for SCs), had secured around 60 per cent of the votes in the 2020 polls. AAP considers it a ‘safe seat’.
But Delhi voters’ mood changes in Lok Sabha polls, at least going by the past few elections. The same electorate gave the BJP 49 per cent of the SC vote share in the 2019 general election, in which the party won all seven seats in the national capital. But more interestingly, AAP secured 25 per cent of the SC votes and the Congress 24 per cent, matching the BJP’s share. The two parties, this time, are fighting the BJP together and hope to have an edge in all Lok Sabha seats.
Even though only the North West Delhi Lok Sabha seat is reserved for SCs, the 17-odd per cent of capital’s SC votes are broadly spread across 12 assembly constituencies. The New Delhi Lok Sabha seat, where AAP’s popular MLA from Malviya Nagar Somnath Bharti is taking on Sushma Swaraj’s daughter Bansuri, has two SC assembly segments—Patel Nagar and Karol Bagh. The South Delhi seat has Deoli and Ambedkar Nagar assembly segments, both held by AAP. The capital’s 36 SC communities, such as Balmiki, Jatav and Dhobi, are therefore critical to the fortunes of candidates.
“Of the 13 Rajya Sabha MPs [of AAP], none is a Dalit, woman or from the backward classes. Dalits have no respect in AAP. In such a situation, all Dalits feel cheated. Due to all this, it is difficult for me to remain in this party,” Anand had cited to the media as some of the reasons for leaving the party.
AAP, however, is unperturbed and sees this as part of the BJP’s alleged tactics to obliterate the party. “Raaj Kumar Anand’s resignation proves that the BJP arrested Arvind Kejriwal to finish off AAP,” claimed AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh along with Delhi minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on the day Anand resigned.
Last November, the ED had searched 13 places, including Anand’s house, for several hours. He is facing a probe by the central agency and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence for allegedly sending hawala money to China in 2023.
“When Raaj Kumar Anand faced a 23-hour raid by the ED, the entire BJP labelled him as massively corrupt,” Singh said. “Soon, the whole country will see when BJP leaders garland Anand and include him in their party.”
Casteism has been my lifelong foe: Kamal
CUDDALORE: Makkal Needhi Maiyam (MNM) president and actor Kamal Haasan, while campaigning for VCK’s Chidambaram candidate Thol Thirumavalavan, stressed on his stance against casteism. “Casteism has always been my life’s enemy, even before entering politics. There is no space for caste in my life, and my cinema reflects this belief.”
Speaking on the current political climate, Haasan highlighted the need for unity in tackling the threats to democracy. He remarked, “Experts have expressed concern about the total erasure of democracy given BJP comes to power once again. But we are warriors, we do not sacrifice; we have entered the field to protect democracy.”
Regarding Thirumavalavan’s contributions, Haasan praised his dedication to public service, noting, “Twenty years ago, he began serving the people, leaving behind his job and livelihood. I have been inspired by his commitment to society.
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- சத்தீஸ்கர்: விதான் சவுதா அருகே எஸ்சி/எஸ்டி சமூகத்தினர் நிர்வாண போராட்டம் நடத்தினர்
சத்தீஸ்கர்: விதான் சவுதா அருகே எஸ்சி/எஸ்டி சமூகத்தினர் நிர்வாண போராட்டம் நடத்தினர்
சத்தீஸ்கரில், சட்டசபையின் மழைக்கால கூட்டத்தொடரின் முதல் நாளான இன்று, பட்டியல் சாதி மற்றும் பழங்குடியின சமூகங்களைச் சேர்ந்த இளைஞர்கள் விதான் சௌதா அருகே நிர்வாணப் போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டனர். எஸ்சி/எஸ்டி இடஒதுக்கீடு வேலைகளை தகுதியில்லாதவர்கள் போலி சாதிச் சான்றிதழைப் பயன்படுத்தி அபகரிப்பதைக் கண்டித்து அவர்கள் போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டனர்.
ஏறக்குறைய 20 இளைஞர்கள், பதாகைகளை ஏந்தியபடி, மாநில சட்டசபை கட்டிடத்தை நோக்கி நிர்வாணமாக ஓடி, மாநில அரசுக்கு எதிராக முழக்கங்களை எழுப்பினர். பின்னர், போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டவர்களை போலீசார் கைது செய்தனர்.
SC/ST பிரிவு போலி சாதிச் சான்றிதழ் வழக்கு சங்கர்ஷ் சமிட்டின் செய்தித் தொடர்பாளர் வினய் கௌஷால், சத்தீஸ்கர் சட்டப் பேரவை முன் நடைபெற்ற ஆர்ப்பாட்டத்தில், போலி சாதிச் சான்றிதழ் வைத்திருக்கும் நபர்கள் மீது உடனடியாக நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கக் கோரி வலியுறுத்தினார். சத்தீஸ்கர் மாநில சட்டசபையின் மழைக்கால கூட்டத்தொடர் இன்று தொடங்கியது. நான்கு அமர்வுகளைக் கொண்ட இந்த அமர்வு ஜூலை 21ஆம் தேதி நிறைவடையும்.
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