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Madikeri, Oct. 24: The Kodava National Council will hold a New Delhi Chalo Kodava Satyagraha on November 1 with the aim of presenting various demands, CNC President N.U. Nachappa said.
In a press release, he said that the CNC, which is fighting for the rights of self-determination and self-governance through geo-political autonomy for Kodavaland under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution, will hold a peaceful satyagraha at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on November 1. He informed that the state reorganisation day will be celebrated as “Kodava land invasion day”.
1956 is the day when the mono-ethnic animistic Kodavas lost their beloved homeland, the erstwhile “C” part of the Kodavas state. This is the biggest geo-political product of the 20th century. After the merger of our state under the States Reorganization Act, the Kodavas became non-existent in their own homeland.
Our unique animistic identity, folk culture and traditional legal systems were deliberately erased. The Kodavas have been homogenized by the state force for the convenience and benefit of the majority communities. There has been a systematic violation of constitutional rights. The government system is behaving like an aggressor force, treating the Kodavas as subordinate subjects and Kodavaland as an internal colony - occupied territory for resource production. They have alleged that the Kodavas have been neglected in every aspect. To highlight our pain and suffering before the state and to awaken global religious consciousness. They informed that they will peacefully hold a Satyagraha in the national capital on 1st and present various demands.
The Government of Karnataka and the Government of India should fulfill our legitimate demands. The demands put forward by the CNC organization on behalf of the Kodavas should be considered as a constitutional remedy under the Fundamental Rights and Kodavaland should be brought under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution. The mono-ethnic animistic Kodavas should be included under the Scheduled Tribes (S.Khi) classification and constitutional procedures should be initiated to permanently preserve the right to the Kodavas religious ritual Gun Tok under Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution on par with the Sikh Kirpan. The Kodavas should be recognized and confirmed as an endangered and declining community. N.U. Nachappa said that they will demand that a separate column be included for the Kodavas in the 16th National Census to be held in 2026-27.
N.U. Nachappa said that they will demand that the UN guidelines on the rights of indigenous Kodavas, including the right to reclaim and protect traditional areas and resources, be implemented during the satyagraha.
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