Objections raised against State govt. decision to suspend Police Commissioner
The office-bearers of the Youth Wing, led by district president Narasappa Nayak Budai, met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Yadgir on Saturday during his public grievances event and submitted a memorandum to him.
In the memorandum, it is stated that IPS officer Dayanand has been placed under suspension instead of the State government taking the necessary security measures that would have prevented the stampede.
And, another IPS officer, Ravi D. Channavar, has been transferred to the Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services from the Home Department with a view to harassing him, the memorandum said. 'The State government's action is condemnable,' it added.
Grants that were reserved for the welfare of the Scheduled Tribes have been diverted to the guarantee schemes, it said. As a result of this, students from the community are suffering without proper facilities, the memorandum said and added that it will be forced to teach a lesson to the Congress in the next elections if such 'harassment' of the community and people doesn't stop.
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