Mangalore : Sarvothama Pai, Superintendent of Police of Civil Rights Enforcement (CRE) Cell addressing at the SC/ST grievance meet organized by the City Police Commissionerate at its auditorium on July 24, Sunday said that the members of SC/ST community are unaware on the daily bata of complainants and witnesses related to the cases of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.
He said that every year the funds sanctioned by the government are being sent back from the Deputy Commissioner office to where it was allocated.
Sarvothama Pai regretted that the cell was facing shortage of staff. The cell has only 24 staff to review the progress of work and the implementation of funds provided to the community.
DK Zilla Adi- Dravid Samaja Seva Sangha, General Secretary, Ramkumar P, said that the Adi-Dravid Samaja members are not Dalits hence they must not be addressed as ‘Harijan’.
DCPs Muthuraya and Dharmaiah were present in the meeting.