Plight of SC-ST communities ignored

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The oppressed communities should come forward in protest against the neglect towards them by successive governments, said Kerala Pulaya Maha Sabha state president T V Babu.Speaking after inaugurating the delegates’ meet as part of the 41st state meeting of the organisation, Babu said contemporary politics was ignoring the plight of the poor and SC/ST communities. The joint forum of various SC/ST organisations will gain strength in a year which will have an effect on the next Parliament elections, he said.The KPMS will launch an intense agitation demanding a second land reform, reservation in aided schools, colleges and private sector, he said. The KPMS, SNDP and like-minded organisations will unite for a second renaissance in the state, he said. KPMS working president T K Purushan presided.