Activists of SC-right stage protest in Karnataka’s Hassan dist., term Justice Nagamohan Das panel report unscientific

The Hassan district unit of the Karnataka Rajya Balagai Sambandhita Jatigala Okkoota, a federation of castes identified as Scheduled Caste (SC)-right in the State, staged a protest in Hassan on Tuesday, demanding a review of the report submitted by the Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das panel.

The protesters, who staged a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioners’ office, stated that the panel’s report on the internal reservation was unscientific and its findings should be reviewed by an expert committee.

They maintained that the sub-castes Holeya Balagai, Pareya, Adi Karnataka, Adi Dravida, Adi Andhra, Holeya Dasara, Channa Dasara, Holeya Dasara, and Holar were part of Dalit right (Balagai). The population of these sub-castes should be included while calculating the total population of the SC-right, they said, while adding that the government should consider their demand before implementing the recommendations of the commission.

Dalit activists H.K. Sandesh and Somashekhar, former chairman of Hassan Urban Development Authority Krishna Kumar, RPI State president Sathish, advocate B.C. Rajesh, and others took part in the protest.

They also submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, which was addressed to the Chief Minister.