Champa, Chokkadi, Anagalli get Delhi Karnataka Sangha award
Mangaluru, November 21: Writer Chandrashekar Patil, popularly known as Champa, Senior poet Subraya Chokkadi and Senior theatre artiste Suresh Anagalli were given Dr Sarojini Mahishi award, Dr Shivaram Karanth Award and Kannada Bharati Ranga Award respectively instituted by the Delhi Karnataka Sangha, said sangha president Vasanth Shetty Bellare.
In a press release, Shetty said that the Selection Committee, comprising of Kannada Development Authority chairman Prof SG Siddaramaiah and Rajya Sabha Member Dr L Hanumanthaiah, has selected these three personalities for the awards.
Each award would have a cash prize of Rs 50,000 and a citation. The award presentation programme would be held at the Delhi Karnataka Sangha auditorium on December 16, he said.
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Dalit officer alleges harassment by senior officials in Civil Rights Enforcement Directorate
Bengaluru: An Inspector of the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement (DCRE) has alleged that Dalit officers are facing harassment from senior officials within the department that is meant to handle cases of atrocities against SC/ST communities.
Inspector T.R. Srinivas has made the allegations in a letter addressed to DCRE Director General of Police Umesh Kumar, which he has also shared with the media. He has also released a video reiterating the claims.
In the video, Srinivas has named DCRE SP Karibasangouda and DySP Maheshwaragouda, alleging that he was pressured to act in favour of upper-caste accused in certain cases. He further claimed that false complaints were accepted against him and he was harassed in the name of inquiry.
Srinivas also alleged that he was not officially relieved from duty in DCRE, but that SP Karibasangouda and DySP Maheshwaragouda created “fake documents” showing that he had been relieved, which he said was in violation of an order of the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal (KAT).
He said he had served for 20 years without any adverse remarks, but is now being targeted. “Working for Dalits and serving in the police department itself seems to have become a mistake,” he said, adding that Dalit officers are not receiving protection in the state.
He also alleged lack of transparency in the department and claimed that decisions are being dominated by upper-caste officials. In the video, he appealed to the government to intervene and prevent any untoward incident, warning that if the situation continues, responsibility would lie with the Chief Minister, Home Minister and the DGP.
Srinivas had been transferred from the DCRE last month, but had obtained a stay on the transfer from the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal.
Meanwhile, DCRE SP Karibasangouda has denied the allegations made by Srinivas.
