Dalit groups see new hope in state division
SC Population In Seemandhra Believes Bifurcation Would End The Domination Of Upper Castes
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Vijayawada: Dalit groups in Seemandhra believe that state bifurcation would be a boon as it would effectively end the domination of the two upper castes Reddys and Kammas in the political arena of the region.Add to this their growing population,SCs in the region feel it would help them take centre stage.
The SC population in Seemandhra has witnessed a jump from 16% to 18.5% in the recent census and the presence of highly educated youth among them is expected to change the fortunes of the people who have so far been largely downtrodden.
The situation in rural areas is changing fast as dalits want to play a bigger role with the support of all sections of society.I think that we have crossed the phase of struggles and Babasaheb advocated small states to empower dalits long ago and the division of AP would at least help them now, observed dalit leader Katti Padma Rao.revolts, said Korivi Vinay Kumar of the Dalit Bahujana Front.
He said dalits will emerge as a strong political force in the divided state as almost all the districts in the region have a considerable population of dalits.Bifurcation of the state will benefit dalits in all aspects as they would emerge as a strong political force, said Melam Bhagya Rao,another dalit activist.
Babasaheb advocated small states to empower dalits long ago and the division of AP would at least help them now, observed dalit leader Katti Padma Rao.
A few SC leaders such as Damodaram Sanjeevaiah (Rayalaseema) and Koneru Rangarao (coastal Andhra) had risen to the level of chief minister and deputy chief minister respectively.GMC Balayogi had become Lok Sabha speaker and Pratibha Bharathi the assembly speaker.But they failed to leave an imprint on the community in the region because of the power politics of the dominant castes.
Dalits in the coastal region are relatively better educated and own cultivable land in some districts.However,treating them as polling-day commodities had led to resentment in the community.
From 1980 to 2000,the younger generation took on the landlord community and the state witnessed virtual rebellions following the dalit massacre of Karamchedu in 1985 and the mass murder of dalits in Tsundurvillage of Guntur
Dalit movements after the two incidents made the sections a strong force in all districts of Seemandhra and no political party could take them for granted.A large number of dalit youth from the villages also took to higher education and industries.
SC Population In Seemandhra Believes Bifurcation Would End The Domination Of Upper Castes
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Vijayawada: Dalit groups in Seemandhra believe that state bifurcation would be a boon as it would effectively end the domination of the two upper castes Reddys and Kammas in the political arena of the region.Add to this their growing population,SCs in the region feel it would help them take centre stage.
The SC population in Seemandhra has witnessed a jump from 16% to 18.5% in the recent census and the presence of highly educated youth among them is expected to change the fortunes of the people who have so far been largely downtrodden.
The situation in rural areas is changing fast as dalits want to play a bigger role with the support of all sections of society.I think that we have crossed the phase of struggles and Babasaheb advocated small states to empower dalits long ago and the division of AP would at least help them now, observed dalit leader Katti Padma Rao.revolts, said Korivi Vinay Kumar of the Dalit Bahujana Front.
He said dalits will emerge as a strong political force in the divided state as almost all the districts in the region have a considerable population of dalits.Bifurcation of the state will benefit dalits in all aspects as they would emerge as a strong political force, said Melam Bhagya Rao,another dalit activist.
Babasaheb advocated small states to empower dalits long ago and the division of AP would at least help them now, observed dalit leader Katti Padma Rao.
A few SC leaders such as Damodaram Sanjeevaiah (Rayalaseema) and Koneru Rangarao (coastal Andhra) had risen to the level of chief minister and deputy chief minister respectively.GMC Balayogi had become Lok Sabha speaker and Pratibha Bharathi the assembly speaker.But they failed to leave an imprint on the community in the region because of the power politics of the dominant castes.
Dalits in the coastal region are relatively better educated and own cultivable land in some districts.However,treating them as polling-day commodities had led to resentment in the community.
From 1980 to 2000,the younger generation took on the landlord community and the state witnessed virtual rebellions following the dalit massacre of Karamchedu in 1985 and the mass murder of dalits in Tsundur
Dalit movements after the two incidents made the sections a strong force in all districts of Seemandhra and no political party could take them for granted.A large number of dalit youth from the villages also took to higher education and industries.
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