The nomadic Sudugadu Siddha Mahasabha, an organisation of the nomadic community Sudagadu Siddha, has sought protection for people of the community settled at Bettada Sathenahalli in Holenarsipur taluk of Hassan district.
B.L. Hanumanthappa, State president of the mahasabha and other office-bearers, visited the village on Tuesday and interacted with families of the Sudagadu Siddha, a Scheduled Caste, settled there. The residents had been in fear following the assault on three of them by upper caste people in the village over a minor accident reported on February 21.
Mr. Hanumanthappa told The Hindu that the families had been living in the village for many years. However, the upper caste people had been making efforts to evict them from the place through various means. The government had allotted half an acre of land for the community in the village, however, the families had not yet got khatha of their land.
