The Dalits of Huliwana village in the taluk have urged the district administration to provide equal living rights to them.
The village recently witnessed a clash between Dalits and ‘upper caste’ people.
On Friday, under the banner of Dalit Sangharsh Samiti, they staged a protest outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office here, alleging that the ‘upper caste’ people in the village had been harassing and exploiting Dalits for a long time.
They were being denied basic rights and property worth several lakhs of rupees belonging to Dalits was destroyed during the recent clash, the protesters alleged.
They also alleged that such atrocities on Dalits were rampant in other parts of Mandya.
DSS leader Guruprasad Keregodu, Mandya City Muncipal Council (CMC) member Mahesh Krishna, Mahadevappa, Kiran, M. Krishnamurthy, S. Santosh, Ravimohan and others were present.
