Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Sep 11: President of the Udupi district unit of Savita Samaj Bannanje Govind Bhandary demanded at a press conference held here on Wednesday September 10 that the state should set up separate development corporation for the benefit of barbers of the state who are identified in the state with various nomenclatures like Nayinda, Bhandary, Hadapad, Saita, Mahale etc.

Leaders of all these communities have formed the State Barber Community Reservation Union for fighting for reservation facilities for the barbers. The living standard of barbers is very poor and they are unable to provide good education to their children. They do not get preference in government jobs. "We want to organize district and state-level awareness meets to awaken the community members to the need to come together to fight for our rights. The struggle will commence from here, he informed.

He demanded for enactment of a law that makes passing of derogatory remarks against barbers punishable. He condemned the act of the Sullia tahsildar in penalising a barber and cancelling his licence and demanded that action be taken against the tahsildar.

Various office-bearers of the organization were present. In a statement, Sriram Diwan of Udupi Janapara Vedike has said that the Vedike supports the programmes being taken up by Savita Yuva Sene against the injustice meted out to a barber from Sullia.