Rajasthan minister fasting for tribal people's demands

Golma Devi and husband, Kirori Meena, began their dharna last week

PTI | April 13, 2011



State minister Golma Devi has continued a fast-unto-death for the second consecutive day here today as a mark of protest against the alleged apathy of the Rajasthan government towards the demands of tribals.

Golma and husband, Kirori Meena, began their dharna last week and announced its conversion into fast-unto-death and indefinite agitation yesterday.

Along with the Meena couple, 11 female employees of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) are also on dharna since yesterday near civil lines demanding permanent jobs under it.

The Dausa MP and Meena community leader Kirori Meena is demanding steps to curb corruption and provide employment opportunities for tribal people and compensation for the families of those who allegedly died due to starvation in the tribal region of Udaipur.

He said that chief minister Ashok Gehlot, despite two rounds of meeting between him and two state ministers, has not given assurance to meet the demands so far, and the agitation will be called off after the CM's assurance to fulfill the demands.

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