Visakhapatnam: Called for Manyam Bandha Protest against the AP government’s proposal on inclusion of Boya or Valmiki community in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list received a good response on Friday with active participation from most parts of ASR district, Parvathipuram Manyam district and some other parts of the state. Tribal Joint Action Committee (JAC) and various organizations.
The AP Assembly passed a resolution to include Valmikis in the ST category. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Assured other tribal groups that the inclusion of Valmikis will not affect the existing quota. At present the Scheduled Tribes get 6 percent reservation. Andhra Pradesh And during the padayatra undertaken before coming to power in 2019, Jagan had presented a resolution to fulfill the promise made to the community.
Normal life was affected due to the unavailability of transport services including public and private buses. Transport services in the tribal areas were paralyzed as private vehicles and public bus services, auto-rickshaws, lorries and trucks remained off the road in several parts of Paderu, Araku Valley, Parvathipuram, Saluru, Chintapalle, Pedabayalu and Manyam.
The tourism sector bore the brunt of the shutdown after the protesters blocked vehicles going to Araku, Chintapalle, Borra Caves and some other parts of Manyam.
Tribal JAC leaders said that at present the people of Boya Valmiki community belong to backward class category. He said that the inclusion of Boya Valmiki community people of Kurnool, Cuddapah, Anantapur and Chittoor districts of the state with a population of about 20 lakhs in the ST list will reduce the ST quota of tribal agency areas in the state, which have a population of about 30 lakhs. . , he added.
The protesters blocked roads with trees, wooden logs, human-chain formation, vant-varapu (cooking on the streets) and a few other events. The protesters did not allow the vehicles of the Project Officer, ITDA-Paderu and some other vehicles. Schools, business and commercial establishments remained closed on Friday.
Manyam Bandh was successful and peaceful. There were very few incidents where protesters argued with police personnel. JAC leaders said they will continue their protest in various forms until the YSRC government withdraws its decision. eom
The AP Assembly passed a resolution to include Valmikis in the ST category. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Assured other tribal groups that the inclusion of Valmikis will not affect the existing quota. At present the Scheduled Tribes get 6 percent reservation. Andhra Pradesh And during the padayatra undertaken before coming to power in 2019, Jagan had presented a resolution to fulfill the promise made to the community.
Normal life was affected due to the unavailability of transport services including public and private buses. Transport services in the tribal areas were paralyzed as private vehicles and public bus services, auto-rickshaws, lorries and trucks remained off the road in several parts of Paderu, Araku Valley, Parvathipuram, Saluru, Chintapalle, Pedabayalu and Manyam.
The tourism sector bore the brunt of the shutdown after the protesters blocked vehicles going to Araku, Chintapalle, Borra Caves and some other parts of Manyam.
Tribal JAC leaders said that at present the people of Boya Valmiki community belong to backward class category. He said that the inclusion of Boya Valmiki community people of Kurnool, Cuddapah, Anantapur and Chittoor districts of the state with a population of about 20 lakhs in the ST list will reduce the ST quota of tribal agency areas in the state, which have a population of about 30 lakhs. . , he added.
The protesters blocked roads with trees, wooden logs, human-chain formation, vant-varapu (cooking on the streets) and a few other events. The protesters did not allow the vehicles of the Project Officer, ITDA-Paderu and some other vehicles. Schools, business and commercial establishments remained closed on Friday.
Manyam Bandh was successful and peaceful. There were very few incidents where protesters argued with police personnel. JAC leaders said they will continue their protest in various forms until the YSRC government withdraws its decision. eom