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The Hindu
22-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Villagers in Koppa put up tents on vacant govt. land in protest over delay in granting sites for houses
Around 30 families of Herur gram panchayat in Koppa taluk of Chikkamagaluru have put up tents on a vacant government land as a mark of protest over the delay in granting sites and houses for the roofless. K.L. Ashok, an activist with Karnataka Janashakti, told The Hindu that the people who put up the tents were natives of villages in Koppa, and they were all Dalits. 'They have submitted applications seeking sites for houses in the prescribed format. As their demand has not been fulfilled, with no way out, they have put up the tents on the vacant land,' he said. After their repeated appeals to the gram panchayat and other offices seeking sites went unanswered, they identified a vacant revenue land about 6 km from Jayapura and put up the tents. A majority of them are plantation workers who worked in estates. As long as they worked for the estate owners, they were provided with houses on the estates. However, as they retired, they had to make their own arrangements to stay. Mr. Ashok said that the estate owners send the workers out of the houses once they retire. 'The minimum rent for a house in the taluk is about ₹5,000 a month. How can the retired workers pay so much rent? The government should grant sites to the needy. More than 50 lakh applications are pending before the government across the State,' he added.
The Hindu
21-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Pro-people groups to take out parade to protect Constitution in Davangere on April 26
Shivamogga Many pro-people groups have joined hands to hold a convention of protectors of the Constitution, Samvidhana Samrakshakara Samavesha, in Davangere on April 26. K.L. Ashok, one of the organisers, in a press conference in Shivamogga on Monday, said that the event has been organised to stress the need for protecting the Constitution. An army of people committed to protecting the Constitution joins to be part of this mission, which has so far received more than 9,000 registrations. As part of the event, the attendees would take out a parade in Davangere on the day with a tableau representing the preamble of the Constitution. 'We are bringing together all the patriots with the goal of protecting the Constitution. The organisers have resolved to ensure at least one lakh people register for the cause in the next three years,' he said. In the run-up to realising the goal, the organisers would hold the first meet in Davangere, where around 10,000 people from different parts of the State would take part, he added. Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha president H.R. Basavarajappa said that the event would be historic, involving representatives of various pro-people organisations and intellectuals. Among those who would take part in the event are writer Baragur Ramachandrappa, actor Prakash Raj, activist Medha Patkar, Gujaraj legislator Jignesh Mewani. K.P. Sripal, activist and advocate, appealed to the people of Shivamogga to attend the rally in large numbers.
