CHANDIGARH:Demanding the Punjab government to take action on violence Dalits the activists of Dalit Dasta Virodhi Andolan held a Dalit Daman Virodhi Maha rally in sector 36 on the martyrod, day of Dr.Bhim Rao Ambedkar.

Swami Agnivesh, founder of the Bonded Labour Liberation Front and president of the World Council of the Arya Samaj participated in the rally.

He demanded minimum wages be fixed at national level, and single education pattern at the national level to end inequality between public and government schools, the Swami said the government should take steps in this direction.

The activists started gathering in the 25 sector since morning in private vehicle The Chandigarh Police had made arrangements at Sector 25, but later changed the venue and provided an alternative site to the Dalits in Sector 36.

The activists were carrying placards and wearing blue robes with the slogan “Give us land or land us in jail”.

They gave a memorandum to the Punjab Chief Minister demanded abolition of the bonded labour, discrimination and untouchablity at cremation grounds, protection of their funeral rights besides filling backlog of government posts and new legislation for reservation of jobs in private sector.

President of the DDVA Jai Singh alleged that the UT administration had also discriminated against the Dalit Samaj by denying to organize the rally at Rally Ground in Sector 25 as the venue for the rally.