CPI (M) to start building Dalits' houses

January 11, 2011 11:21 pm | Updated 11:21 pm IST - KRISHNAGIRI:

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will enter the house sites allotted to 22 Dalit families in Ramavaram village, Choutealli panchayat in Kaveripatinam Panchayat on January 31 and will start building houses, said K. Balakrishnan, State president of the Tamilnadu Vivasayigal Sangam here on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters, he said, 22 Dalit families were denied entry into their land allotted by the government three decades ago in Ramavaram village despite having a court order in their favour.

In spite of agitations by the CPI (M) on different occasions, the district administration miserably failed to help the Dalit families to occupy the said land. Hence, the CPI (M) has decided to enter into the land on January 31 and start construction activities for the Dalits.

In case, if any law and order problem arose on that day, the district administration will be responsible for that, he warned.

Oppression against Dalits in the district was reported from many parts.

Wherever the oppression against Dalits was reported and the problems identified by the CPI (M), the party intervened and took the issues to the concerned authorities. No concrete action was initiated by the district administration in many incidents.

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