BELAGAVI: Team of officials led by Belagavi assistant commissioner Rajashri Jainapur visited the Kasaba-Nandgad village in Khanapur taluk on Monday, in the backdrop of social boycott of dalit families in village by upper community people.

Around 40 dalit families have been socially boycotted in the village since past one and half year and restricted from buying commodities of livelihood in local shops, entry at flour mills, entering the religious places and getting potable water. Following this, dalit families had posted memorandum to CM Siddaramaiah , home minister and district administration. They filed complaint in local police station against nine people and also announced of launching indefinite dharna in the premise DC’s office in Belagavi from Monday.

Following the development, AC Rajashri Jainapur, Khanapur tahasildar M N Baligar, district social welfare department officer Uma Saligoudar visited Kasaba-Nandgad village and held meetings with dalits and upper caste people. In a meeting with upper caste people, they made them aware about the consequences of social boycott on the bases of caste. Officials gave them one month time to withdraw boycott.

Meanwhile, boycotted dalit families explained their plights in-front of the officials. Later, officials held one more meeting with nine people at 7pm whose against dalits filed complaint. Speaking to the TOI, AC Rajashri Jainapur, said all nine people have given in written about withdrawing social boycott. “We also warned them with registering atrocity case, if the boycott is continued further”, officer said.

