Walk for Rights and Justice ends in Kalaburagi with name for equitable growth

Per week-long “Jatha for Justice for Kalyana Karnataka” organised by the Welfare Party of India concluded in Kalaburagi on Monday with an indication outdoors the Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board (KKRDB) headquarters. The jatha, which started in Ballari on October 6, was flagged off by social gathering State president Tahir Hussein at Valmiki Circle.

Addressing the gathering, Mr. Hussein mentioned that the jatha was organised to focus on the continued neglect of the Kalyana Karnataka area regardless of the Special Status granted to the area by means of the 98th Constitutional Amendment in 2013.

He noticed that even after 78 years of Independence and over a decade of Special Status, the fruits of growth haven’t reached the individuals. Although round ₹25,000 crore have been launched for the area by means of KKRDB and associated schemes, he mentioned that the funds haven’t translated into tangible enhancements in individuals’s lives.

“The State authorities should guarantee a clear and efficient utilisation of funds meant for Kalyana Karnataka. The area continues to lag behind in virtually all indicators of growth, from employment and schooling to healthcare and industrial development,” he mentioned.

Mr. Hussein famous that whereas the per capita earnings within the Bengaluru division stands at ₹5.01 lakh, it’s only ₹1.73 lakh in Kalyana Karnataka.

“Districts resembling Yadgir, Raichur, Kalaburagi and Koppal stay among the many poorest within the State. Out of the 17.48 lakh small and medium industries in Karnataka, solely about 1.96 lakh are positioned on this area. Despite the presence of hundreds of engineering graduates yearly, most youth are compelled emigrate in the hunt for employment alternatives elsewhere,” he mentioned.

WPI State vice-president Mujahid Pasha Qureshi mentioned that the jatha was a symbolic march to awaken the conscience of the State concerning the deep disparities in growth.

“Nearly 30 lakh individuals right here undergo from anaemia and malnutrition and about 80,000 authorities posts stay vacant, together with 22,000 educating posts. Education, healthcare and employment proceed to stay uncared for. The State can not declare inclusive development when Kalyana Karnataka continues to be left behind,” he mentioned.

Following the rally, WPI leaders submitted an in depth memorandum to KKRDB officers demanding pressing authorities intervention. The memorandum urged the State authorities to make sure correct use of growth funds, arrange new industries with employment choice for locals, full pending irrigation initiatives, enhance the standard of schooling and fill vacant educating positions.

It additionally known as for the institution of a particular judicial fee to forestall injustice in opposition to minorities, backward lessons, Dalits and Adivasis and for the creation of multi-speciality hospitals based mostly on inhabitants wants. The social gathering additional demanded an unique industrial coverage tailor-made to the distinctive necessities of Kalyana Karnataka.

Hundreds of WPI employees and native residents participated within the concluding rally and dharna, elevating slogans in opposition to unequal growth insurance policies.

WPI State vice-presidents Srikanth Salian, Prabhakar and Habeebullah Khan, State secretary Mubeen Ahmed and social gathering leaders Jabbar Gola, Afzal Mehmood, Fareed Manvi, Fahad Mohsin, Ibrahim Patel, Subhash Rathod and several other others participated within the agitation.