Bhubaneswar: Demanding proper action against Jharsuguda MLA Naba Kishore Das in connection with assaulting of a Dalit youth, National Confederation of Dalit Organisations (NCDO) organized a mass rally at PMG square here on Saturday.
According to NCDO President Ashok Kumar Malik, a dalit youth Trinath Gayel was beaten up by the MLA of Jharsuguda Naba Kishore Das on May 24 this year in the District Magistrate’s office regarding the implementation and speed up of development works for Dalits in the area. After a few minutes argument taking the matter of the use of MLA lad fund the MLA had attacked the youth in front of the District Magistrate.
“We demanded the government to take necessary action against the MLA by arranging different rallies and protest meetings, but we did not get any satisfactory reply from any quarter. So that we came out with a mass protest rally to attract the attention of the Chief Minister to take further steps to check the violation of Dalit rights by stopping such types of heinous attack on us”, Malik said.
Hundreds of protesters were taken part in the mass protest rally following the procession starting from Master Canteen to Lower PMG by holding the placards bearing the slogans against Naba Das. They handed over the memorandum to the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to solve their problems.
“We need justice. It is not the insult of the particular youth; it’s the insult of all Dalits. It’s the time of raising voice against the violation of our rights. If the government will not take any action against the assaulter, then the movement will be continued till our demand is fulfilled”, said Dalit leader Gobardahan while addressing the mass.
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