Bahujana Polikeka calls for protection of SC/ST rights

Tirupati: With the much awaited ‘Bahujana Polikeka’ turned out to be an all-party affair, reportedly annoyed former Chief Justice of India Justice KG Balakrishnan has left the meeting in a huff without going on to the dais along with senior Congress leaders Dr Chinta Mohan and Harsha Vardhan. SC, ST Act Protection Committee has organised the meeting at Mahati Auditorium here on Friday in which he was the chief guest and main speaker.

It was learnt that Justice Balakrishnan was informed that the meeting was organised to focus on protecting the SC, ST Act and to discuss on the recent Supreme Court judgement regarding the implementation of the Act. But, some of the invitees like Justice Balakrishnan and others have felt that the meeting was given a political colour than the name of SC/ST associations, they left the meeting.

After the exit of them, the meeting went on as scheduled with former MP and leader of VCK Party Tirumavalavan of Tamil Nadu, CPM secretary P Madhu, CPI leader K Ramakrishna, Gali Vinod Kumar, Kamalamma, Balasingam, Prof G Savaraiah and others participated and addressed the gathering. 

Speaking on the occasion, CPM secretary P Madhu criticised the decision of apex court for removing the only weapon in the hands of SC and ST people and said that they were opposing it. He demanded the government to make a bill in the coming session of Parliament to nullify the Supreme Court judgement. 

CPI secretary K Ramakrishna observed that during the last 70 years no Dalit has progressed in the country. Most of the wealth was increasingly going into the hands of some sections and during the regime of Prime Minister Narendra Modi this gap has been widening further. The meeting was organised by SC, ST Act Protection Committee president PTM Siva Prasad and convenor NJ Vidya Sagar and was attended by many leaders, academicians and organisations.