Dalit convention in Kalaburagi on January 1 to mark Bhima Koregaon victory
The Hindu
Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil, Social Welfare Minister H. C. Mahadevappa, Public Works Department Minister Satish Jarkiholi and Kalaburagi MP Radhakrishna Doddamani would address the gathering.
The Kalaburagi unit of Karnataka Rajya Dalit Sangharsha Samiti and Karnataka rajya Dalit Vidyarthi Okkuta would be organising a convention in Kalaburagi on January 1 to commemorate the valour of Dalit Mahar community soldiers of the British force who fought against Peshwas at Bhima Koregaon in 1818.
Addressing mediapersons in Kalaburagi on December 26, DSS Sate Convener D.G. Sagar said that members of Samiti and people from across the district would join the procession from Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Chowk to Jagat Circle before the convention. “Assistant Commissioner of Police D. G. Rajanna will flag off the procession,” Dr Sagar added.
Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge would inaugurate the convention.
Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil, Social Welfare Minister H. C. Mahadevappa, Public Works Department Minister Satish Jarkiholi and Kalaburagi MP Radhakrishna Doddamani would address the gathering.

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