John Wesley, State general secretary, Kula Vivakha Porata Samithi (KVPS), has demanded the Collector and the Superintendent of Police should visit Ellaram village in Sadashivapet mandal and arrest the accused in the social boycott of Dalits in the village.
Mr. Wesley, along with others held dharna in front of the Collectorate on Monday and alleged that the district administration failed to respond on the incident when some of the villagers prevented Dalits by barricading the path. He warned that ‘Chalo Ellaram’ would be held if the administration failed to respond.
Alleging that Dalits are not allowed to enter the temple for the past 25 days, he said that the police were not acting tough against the accused and failed to arrest them despite a case was registered.
He also questioned the rationality behind Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao being silent and stated that Dalits would remove the barricade at the temple, if it was not removed by the officials.
KVPS district president A. Manikyam, secretary M. Adivaiah and others participated in the programme.
