Kaniyar backward community
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Anonymous
(Querist) 12 December 2011
This query is : Resolved
Dear Sir,
This is with regard to a community called KANIYAR in Karnataka spread in 4 districts namely Bangalore, Mysore, Mandya and Chamaraja Nagar. This community is categorised in the list of Backward classes under Sl No 47 along with other castes namely Kaniyaru, Kaniyan, Kanyan,kanizan. Here Kaniyan and Kanyan communities are also categorised as a Scheduled Tribe restricting to Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar. This is because Kollegal taluk prior to 1956 was in the tamil Nadu state and the castes namely KANIYAN and KANYAN are a Scheduled Tribe in that state ,hence when Kollegal was merged with then Mysore state these two castes were given ST status restricting to kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar,but elsewhere in the state of Karnataka this community is treated as Backward caste.
In 1978 Govt of Karnataka by an order clarified that the caste namely Kaniyan and Kanyan with other castes that were enjoying the status both as a Scheduled tribe and Backward caste in certain districts were removed from the list of Backward caste onyl in those areas where they were identified both as a ST and OBc. Hence these two castes namely Kaniyan and Kanyan in Kollegal taluk of Chamrajanagar were to be considered aas Scheduled tribe .
Now a caste bearing the name KANIYAR are doing fraud by changing the last letter "R" of KANIYAR to letter "N" as Kaniyan and falsely claiming to be a Scheduled tribe .
As per the constitution a Kaniyan who is a resident of Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka only has the eligibility to claim as Scheduled tribe ,but the Kaniyars who are vishnavites and belong tpo backward caste by just changing the letter r to n by fraud are getteng the ST certificates by falsely claiming to be the native of Kollegal by either giving a wrong or fake address and some by falsely including thieir names in the voters list even though they havent lived or even stayed there even for a day.
The tasildar of Kollegal have already issued the fake certificates since 1975 onwards and prior to this the certificates have been issued to Kaniyar community. Now the second generation is being utilised this certificate as thie parents have already claimed fake ST certificates.
The case studies of few of the Kaniyar who have claimed to be Kaniyans have been studied. The 1st generation who have claimed false ST certificates for thie job reveals that the caste documented in their Primary School records is KANIYAR(Backward caste) This persists till they enter into the service and finally the name of the caste completely canges to KANIYAN and ST and the native place turns out top be KOllegal instead of other places by tampering. The officials at all levels are supporting them as they have been bribed by the people of this community as these people are well placed in all rungs of the government and are quite wealthy.
The GOK has clarified that the castes namely KANIYAR and KANIYAN are not synnominous and are different . Inspite of this clarification the Govenment oficcies at all levels starting from Taluk level till the directorate has been supporting the community to commit fraud.This is causing atrosity to the real Scheduled tribes and they have been deprived of their benifits as this community people are snatching their benifits.
As per the Havanoor Report on the study of the Other Backward Castes in Karnataka has stated that there are only 150 families/houshold of KANIYANS in Kollegal
taluk and that they are not traced in any other places in Karnataka.
The Directorate of Scheduled Tribe Welfare Department has gone a step ahead to treat that both Kaniyan and Kaniyar as synonymous even though there is clarity in this case as 2 different castes both according to the constitution and also clarification from the Govt of Karnataka. This department has utilised the money earmarked for the studies to be carried out for the development of Scheduled Tribe has been utilised for the study on the Kaniyars(OBC)on their antropological leneage so that they may be depicted as a tribe and then submit it to the government for the benifit of Kaniyar community. The Kaniyar Maha Sabha has requested to carry out the antropological studies no other community under the Serial No 47 in the list of Backward caste has requsted for the studies to be carried out (Kani, Kanisan Kanyan) The Deparment of ST directorarate has submitted to the Govt of Karnataka that the caste namely Kani, Kanisan Kanyan are all synonymouse to Kaniyan and Kanyan , ST restriced to Kollegal taluk and the area restrict to issue ST certificate to these community needs to be studied and has seeked the appoval of the Govt. Thus it has misled the govt and also playing fraud joining hands with the KANIYAR community.
Kanisan who are the derived the leniage from Kerala has already declared themselves that they are Backward caste as they are treated in Kerala and that they want to remain as a Backward caste. Eventhough they want to remain as a Backward caste the Directorate wants this community also to be treated as tribe and hence subitting false report inorder to favor the fraud community.
My question is that whom should i complain to ? can i write to CJI? Hw can i bring this to the notice of St community?and hw cani fight against this fraud community legally and also against the corrupt officials of the Directorate of ST welfare in Karnataka?
The CRE Cell is also hand in glove with this community and also the taluk offices that are issusing fake certificate have to be exposed . This nexus should be brought into lime light.
Shonee Kapoor
(Expert) 12 December 2011
You can file RTI to get the name of scheduled communities in your state and then file a WRIT in HC for exposing the same.
Regards,
Shonee Kapoor
harassed.by.498a@gmail.com
Sailesh Kumar Shah
(Expert) 13 December 2011
Que.My question is that whom should i complain to ?
Ans.State government.
Que.can i write to CJI?
Ans.No need.
Hw can i bring this to the notice of St community?
Ans. representation to state government.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 14 December 2011
repeated query which has already been resolved.
