The newly formed Ballari district-based Asprashya Samudayagala Okkoota will be launching ‘jail bharo’ campaign on July 9 in Ballari to pressurise the State Government to accept Justice A.J. Sadashiva Commission’s Report to provide internal reservation among the Scheduled Castes (SCs).
H. Siddanna, K.M. Jayagopal, K. Venkateshmurthy, M. Shivappa, T. Pampapatti among other members of the Okkoota, while talking to presspersons here on Tuesday, took exception to the Siddaramaiah Government for not initiating any steps to accept the report, table it before the Assembly and forwarding it to the Union Government for approval.
“Mr. Siddaramaiah, as the leader of the opposition, said many times that if Congress came to power, it would implement the Commission’s Report. Even after two years, he still has not taken any steps, which is very unfortunate,” they regretted.
The members said that social justice continue to be a ‘mirage’ for the untouchable community even after 67 years of independence. They also blamed the Ministers and legislators representing the untouchable communities for not taking the issue (further action on implementing the Commission’ Report) very seriously and said that they would be forced to agitate outside their residences very soon.
“If the report of the Commission had to be kept in cold storage, why was the Commission constituted, besides spending public funds to the tune of crores of rupees,” they questioned.
The members want Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to table the report in the ongoing session of the legislature and recommend the Union Government to implement it, failing which they would be forced to intensify their agitation.
