Hundreds of members of the Vikalangula Hakkula Porata
Samiti (VHPS) on Monday laid a siege to the Prakasam Bhavan here seeking a
fair deal.
A high drama was witnessed at the
collectorate with the activists, joined by the Madiga Reservation Porata
Samiti(MRPS), blocked entry into the CPO conference hall, which was
overflowing with petitioners on the grievance day, to press their
demands. Police had a tough time in regulating the huge crowd with the
restive activists staging a sit-in protest. MRPS State General Secretary
Usurpatti Brahamaih, joining the protest, said the MRPS would stand
solidly behind the disabled agitating for justice.The activists pressed
for showing possession for the house sites sanctioned for 424 disabled
persons in 2008.
“We have been running from pillar to
post in vain to get possession of the land,” lamented VHPS State
vice-president A.Suresh Babu. The protesters, including VHPS district
general secretary J. Balaji, pressed for earmarking land in Aluru for
them without any further delay.
Police have a tough time in handling protest by physically challenged people in Ongole on Monday.— Photo: Kommuri Srinivas
An inquiry should be ordered into alleged irregularities
in the purchase of tricycles, recruitment of physically challenged for
jobs under the roaster system by Disabled Assistant Director
K.V.Satyanarayana, said its district president P.Balaiah.
As
many as 15,000 differently-abled were awaiting Software for Assessment
of Disability Access, Rehabilitation, and Empowerment (SADARAM)
certificates in the district, they said.
Source : The Hindu , Ongole , Andhra Pradesh ( 19th Feb 2013 )
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