Action plan for installing Ambedkar’s statue at Ambedkar Circle to be prepared in a month: MCC Commissioner
Mangaluru City Corporation has committed to finalizing an action plan for the installation of a B.R. Ambedkar statue within one month following pressure from Dalit activists. The meeting also addressed concerns regarding the infrastructure of the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement and labor practices in local garbage collection.
Why it matters
The delay in honoring social icons and the status of SC/ST grievance mechanisms are critical issues for social equity and local governance.
Mangaluru City Corporation Commissioner Rahul Ratnam Pandey on Thursday assured Dalit activists that an action plan for installing Ambedkar’s statue at the Ambedkar (erstwhile Jyothi) Circle will be prepared in a month.
During the SC/ST grievance redressal meeting here, Dalit activists Ramesh Kotiyan, Raghu Yekkar and Jagadish Pandeshwar took strong objection to the delay in erecting the statute of B.R. Ambedkar at the Ambedkar Circle. The activists said they have been demanding the installation of the statue for nearly two decades.
A function was held to lay the foundation stone for the work, but the work has not begun.
Deputy Commissioner H.V. Darshan said there was no shortage of funds for the work.
Mr. Pandey said the action plan for erecting the statute would be prepared by the end of September. Then we would invite tenders, he said.
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