DSS takes out procession

Tumkur: Members of the Tumkur district unit of the Karnataka Dalit Sangharsh Samiti (DSS) took out a “drum beat protest procession” from the Town Hall to the Zilla Panchayat office on Thursday demanding action against the Block Education Officer for allegedly harassing the Head Master of the Government Higher Primary School here.

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District president of DSS P.N. Ramaiah said that K.M. Narasimhamurthy, Head Master of the Government Higher Primary School at K.R. Extension, a Dalit, is being harassed allegedly by the Block Education Officer.

Mr. Ramaiah said that earlier some teachers in the school had provoked students by telling them that the assistant master Balachandra was transferred because of the head master.

The teachers also instigated the students to stage a protest against the head master, he added.

The students staged a protest during which windowpanes were damaged.

But this incident took place when the head master was on leave. When he returned to the school, he reported the incident to the Block Education Officer and recommended action against those who damaged the windowpanes, he said.

But the Block Education Officer instead of taking action against those who provoked the students, has held the head master responsible for the incident, he said.

Mr. Ramaiah urged the officials concerned to take action against the Block Education Officer. A memorandum was submitted to Deputy Secretary (Administration) of the Zilla Panchayat, Yalakkigowda.