Arya Idiga neighborhood seer Pranavananda Swamy talking at a neighborhood leaders assembly in Kalaburagi on Sunday.
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At a particular assembly of Arya Idiga neighborhood leaders organised at a personal lodge in Kalaburagi on Sunday and presided over by neighborhood seer Pranavananda Swamy, neighborhood leaders warned the Congress authorities of widespread protests throughout the State if it fails to fulfill their calls for, together with points involving 26 different sub-communities.
“Idiga and the opposite 26 sub-castes are backward. The federal government ought to look into their calls for and take sincere steps to fulfill them. I’m hopeful that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will take them significantly and make bulletins within the subsequent funds to fulfill the calls for,” Pranavananda Swamy mentioned within the assembly.
Their calls for embrace allocation of ₹500 crore to Brahmashree Narayana Guru Idiga Growth Company and the appointment of Chairman and Administrators to it, rehabilitation of Idiga neighborhood members who’ve misplaced their occupation, i.e., Sendhi (native liquor) manufacturing, owing to authorities measures, the institution of Brahmashree Narayana Guru research chair in all universities within the State, putting in Narayana Guru’s statue on the premises of the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, permitting neighborhood members to take up Sendhi/ Neera manufacturing throughout the State and opening hostels for neighborhood college students in all of the seven districts of Kalyana Karnataka.
“The neighborhood has been duped within the final two budgets with little allocations. It mustn’t occur within the subsequent funds. The federal government ought to allocate ample funds as a measure to raise the neighborhood from poverty and backwardness. If the federal government continues to disregard our calls for, we should resort to widespread protests throughout the State,” the seer mentioned, calling upon the neighborhood leaders to begin preparations for mobilising the neighborhood members for a decisive agitation.
The seer additionally made it clear that he was not in opposition to any authorities or political social gathering however was dedicated to making sure the event and welfare of the neighborhood.
“We have to get united and put strain on the federal government to get our points addressed. We should always not enable any try that might result in disunity. We should always show robust unity and combat for the way forward for our younger generations,” he mentioned.
Neighborhood chief and district president of Janata Dal (Secular) Balaraj Guttedar proposed a Bengaluru Chalo agitation if the federal government ignores their calls for.
“Idiga neighborhood members are disadvantaged of their neighborhood occupation of native liquor manufacturing. We have to elevate our voices in opposition to it and combat collectively to get again our rights. The federal government ought to present jobs at MSIL shops and different departments to those that have misplaced their occupation because of authorities measures,” Balaraj Guttedar mentioned.
Neighborhood leaders Subhash Guttedar, Sathish Guttedar, Rajashekhar Sedamkar, E.N. Krishnamurthy, Sadanand Perla, Ashok Yadagiri, Nagayya Guttedar, Sunil, Rajkumar Guttedar, Devendrappa Guttedar, Mallikarjun Hunasagai, Rajesh Guttedar, Sangayya Sultanpur and others have been current within the assembly.
Revealed – January 19, 2025 09:40 pm IST