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Telangana BC Commission to Examine Nizamabad Social Boycott
The Telangana Backward Classes Commission is going to Nizamabad on the 7th.
It wants to learn how village committees work and hear from local people.
In September, 39 Goud families and 10 Scheduled Caste families in Thallarampur reportedly faced a social boycott.
The families said other villagers stopped talking to them.
They also said some shopkeepers would not sell them important goods.
The families asked the Police Commissioner for protection and action.
The Commission has discussed ways to prevent such boycotts with district officials.
It will hear from victims from 23 areas at a meeting starting at 11 a.m.
The meeting will be at the Integrated District Offices Complex.
The Telangana Backward Classes Commission will visit Nizamabad on the 7th to examine Village Development Committees and hear residents.
In September, groups reportedly ostracized 39 Goud families and 10 Scheduled Caste families in Thallarampur village.
Affected families alleged that committees imposed the boycott and warned villagers not to interact with them.
The families said people stopped speaking to them and shopkeepers refused to sell them essential goods.
The Commission met district officials to discuss prevention and will hear victims from 23 areas at 11 a.m. at the Integrated District Offices Complex.
- Who
- The Telangana Backward Classes Commission, affected families, and district officials.
- What
- The Commission will review Village Development Committees and hear complaints about an alleged social boycott.
- Where
- Nizamabad district, Telangana; the hearing will be at the Integrated District Offices Complex.
- When
- The visit and hearing are scheduled for the 7th of this month, beginning at 11 a.m.; the alleged boycott occurred in September.
- Why
- To examine how Village Development Committees function and discuss measures to prevent social boycotts.
Affected families' allegations
Commission and officials' response
Alleged boycott
Affected families' allegations
Families alleged that Village Development Committees imposed the boycott, discouraged others from interacting with them, and that shopkeepers refused to sell them essential goods.
Commission and officials' response
The Commission said it would examine how Village Development Committees function, hear victims in person, and discuss preventive measures with district officials.
Key facts
- Affected families
- 39 Goud (BC) families and 10 Scheduled Caste families
- Village
- Thallarampur village, Yergatla mandal
- District
- Nizamabad
- Scheduled hearing
- The 7th of this month, starting at 11 a.m.
- Hearing venue
- Integrated District Offices Complex (IDOC)
- Areas represented
- Victims from 23 areas in Nizamabad
- Police Commissioner
- P. Sai Chaitanya
Sources
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