Concerns over no amenities in Dalits Bastis

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Concerns over no amenities in Dalits Bastis

Sunday, 15 March 2020 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

A State-level public hearing and convention on lack of basic amenities in Dalit bastis, held by the Odisha Dalita Adhikar Manch here, has decided to organise a mass movement on the issue ahead.

Representatives from 12 blocks from 12 districts joining the event, which was held under the chairmanship of Manch State president Manas Jena, described the various problems faced by the residents in the Dalit Sahis due to lack of basic amenities, including land, house, drinking water, latrine, electricity and all-weather road.

A report on a survey done in eight blocks in five districts was presented and the speakers raised concerns over the denial of the basic facilities to the poor Dalits.

The guests on the occasion who spoke were Congress leader Panchanan Kanungo, former Revenue Board Member Kalyan Ray, scribes Parfulla Das, Rabi Das, Ajaya Rout, CPM State executive member Santosh Das, social worker and HDF founder Sudarsan Das, former Sate Mahila Congress president Sasmita Behera, former MLA and AIPF State convenor Radhakanta Sethi, Samajwadi Party State secretary Sudarshan Pradhan, Prasant Mishra (CPI), Forward Block State general secretary Jyotiranjan Mohapatra, Prof Bijaya Bohidar, social worker Pankanj Kumar, Lalit Patnaik, Prafulla Sahu, Babaji Jena and Mohmmed Sukur . There was a consensus on six major demands of the Manch.

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