K. Basanna Chalavadi, Chairman of the Karnataka State Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes Commission, said on Tuesday that he would ask the State Government to conduct a survey of the lands reserved for depressed classes called the "DC manna bhoomi" in Udupi district.
He was speaking at the meeting of leaders of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes here.
Mr. Chalavadi said that if it was found that the "DC manna bhoomi" had been encroached or if these lands had been given to someone else, stern action would be initiated against such officials, he said.
Earlier, Udaykumar Tallur, Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (DSS) leader, said that nearly 20,000 acres of land marked as "DC manna bhoomi" in the district had been encroached. The government should reclaim these plots and distribute them to the Dalits, he said.
R. Vishal, Deputy Commissioner, M. Kanagavalli, CEO of Zilla Panchayat, H.S. Premnath, District Social Welfare Officer, Padma, Secretary of the Commission, were present.
Published - June 23, 2015 05:29 pm IST