The Hindu       07.08.2012

Vedike: pay compensation to pig rearers

Members of the Karnataka Dalit Rakshana Vedike along with pig rearers staged a protest here on Monday against the killing of stray pigs in the twin cities.The protesters marched from the Ambedkar statue near the Head Post Office to the Mini Vidhana Soudha. They said that the municipal corporation had meted out injustice to the pig rearers.

The protesters, led by president of the vedike Gangadhar Perur, submitted a memorandum addressed to Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar.In it, they said that the municipal corporation should pay compensation to the pig rearers if it decides to transport stray pigs out of the city or put them down, as it would be snatching away the rearers’ livelihood.

They urged the government to allot 100 acres of land for pig farming and also promote the same in the State. They wanted the government to sanction loans of up to Rs. 2 lakh to pig rearers.