PANAJI
The organisation of Dalits from Goa “Vishwabhushan Dr Ambedkar Samiti” has given an ultimatum of eight days to the government to commence the pending work of Ambedkar Bhavan in the State.
The organisation president Sakharam Korgaonkar in a press conference has said that the organisation will launch an agitation if their demand is not met.
Korgaonkar said that many demands are pending with the organisation since 2012. In which the construction of Ambedkar Bhavan was the main demand. He said that former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has assured organisation that Bhavan will be constructed at Porvorim but the demand is not fulfilled till today.
The construction of Bhavan was not taken up during Parrikar time nor it was taken up by Pramod Sawant.
The Government has to acquire the land for the Ambedkar Bhavan and commence the work in the upcoming eight days otherwise protest will be held in the capital.
Korgaonkar alleged the Minister Babu Azgaonkar who is from SC community has also neglected the demands of the SC community.
“Azgaonkar has to speak on the issued of SC community but he is failing his duties”, said Korgaonkar.
The organisation also demanded that the SC, ST and OBC community members who are staying as tenants should be made the owner of the land.
President of the organisation Korgaonkar said that due to ownership issues the SC community members are not getting benefits of the various housing schemes of the government.
