Dalit activists question DK district administration over not holding SC/ST grievance meet
Dalit activists in Dakshina Kannada are criticizing the local administration for failing to hold mandatory SC/ST grievance redressal meetings for nearly two years. They are demanding that these meetings be reinstated on a quarterly basis to address ongoing issues regarding land disputes and caste certificate issuance.
Why it matters
This highlights a breakdown in institutional accountability for marginalized communities and the struggle for legal and administrative representation.
Questioning the Dakshina Kannada district administration for not holding an SC/ST grievance redressal meeting for nearly two years, Dalit activists said the district administration should hold the meeting once every three months.
Speaking at a SC/ST grievance redressal meeting on Sunday, held jointly by the Mangaluru City police and Dakshina Kannada district police at the office of the Mangaluru Police Commissioner, activist Jagadish Pandeshwar said many of the grievances raised during meetings held by the police related to revenue matters. “We cannot have unnecessary discussions about revenue matters in this meeting,” he said.
He said that while the Udupi district administration held meetings once every three months, the Dakshina Kannada district administration had not held grievance redressal meetings for nearly two years. Mr. Pandeshwar said he had met Revenue Minister G. Parameshwara and apprised him of the issue.
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