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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS/VA)

Mangalore, Feb 21: Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) staged a demonstration in front of Mangalore City Corporation on Monday February 21 and urged for the implementation of Rent Control Act and distribution of sites for homeless people.

Muneer Katipalla, addressing the protestors said that the number of homeless people has been mounting day by day. Growth of trade and business, industries, real estates have pushed the common people to a struggled life resulting in inequalities. The cost of the land has touched the sky height; house rent amount has doubled up. Because of this, the common people are not able to purchase land and house. The projects initiated by government such as ‘Ashraya, Rajiv Gandhi, Vajpayee housing schemes remained dormant, he lambasted.

Hence to find an answer for all these predicaments, DYFI has assembled all the eligible people under one roof and decided to fight for the right mentioned in the constitution, Muneer Katipalla said.

Before the commencement of the protest, people took out jatha from Besant junction to MCC.
Yadav Shetty, district secretary of the Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha, DYFI leaders Sunil Kumar Bajal, Santhosh Bajal, Dayanand Shetty and B K Imtiyaz among others were present.

Homeless citizens participated in large numbers and submitted mass application to get site.