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- The Samata Sainik Dal held a protest in Yadgir on Monday demanding land grants under the Land Ownership Scheme, a waiver of agricultural loans, and a drought declaration for the district.
- Protesters said Dalit families have lived for decades without housing or house sites, and that although a Land Ownership Scheme committee meeting was held five years ago, with landowners consenting to hand land to the Ambedkar Development Corporation, no eligible people have received land so far.
- They demanded the Deputy Commissioner form a new committee to grant land to Scheduled Caste families across many listed villages, and submitted a memorandum to Additional Deputy Commissioner Ramesh Kolar after also protesting outside legislators' homes.
What to watch next
- Whether the district administration convenes a fresh Land Ownership Scheme committee meeting to grant land to Scheduled Caste families
- Any action on the demands for an agricultural loan waiver and drought district declaration for Yadgir
- Selection of beneficiaries under the Land Ownership Scheme in the villages named by the protesters
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Named India · Additional District Magistrate Ramesh Kolar · Ambedkar Development Corporation · Dalit Families · Scheduled Castes · Bhimaray Doranahalli · Hattiguduru Sharana Reddy · Samata Sainik Dal · Sharanna Chaluvadi · Sharanna Kadimani · Yadgir
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