VCK demands basic amenities for SC/ST residents in the Nilgiris
The VCK party has protested in the Nilgiris, demanding basic infrastructure like roads, water, and housing for SC/ST communities in Kookalthorai. They allege that these villages have been systematically neglected by government officials for over 50 years.
Why it matters
The protest underscores persistent social inequality and the struggle for equitable access to public services among marginalized communities in India.
The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) have demanded that basic amenities be provided to villages populated by communities from underprivileged backgrounds in Kookalthorai in the Nilgiris.
The VCK alleged that residents of Anna Nagar, Indira Nagar, Sundakkarai, Jeeve Nagar and others, in the Kookalthorai panchayat limits did not have adequate access to basic amenities such as good roads, street lights and drinking water. The VCK on Monday even staged a protest in front of the Kookalthorai panchayat office demanding better housing, a community hall and other facilities for residents in the village, a majority of whom belong to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities.
The party alleged that the communities have been neglected for over 50 years and that government officials had neglected the villages because they were populated by SC/ST communities.
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