Residents of Vengampatti stage road roko
The residents, both men and women numbering about 100, squatted on the road, thereby disrupting the vehicular movement on the highway. A. Sakthivel, district secretary, Karur East, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, led the agitation.
They alleged that the officials of Krishnarayapuram panchayat union and Karuppathur village had been following a discriminatory approach in providing drinking water, road and other infrastructure to Vengampatti, which is dominated by Scheduled Caste people. Though they had presented petitions to various officials, their demands were not met. They were forced to resort to road roko due to inaction for so long.
On information, the police rushed to the spot and held negotiation with them. All of them were taken into preventive custody and released in the evening.
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