Prakash Ambedkar, national president of BBM, said despite chief minister Prithviraj Chavan's announcement in this regard, the government was moving with a sluggish pace. "We want the government to rename the university at the earliest as we are celebrating birth centenary of the great leader," he said.
The chief minister had announced in November 2012 that Naik, a Banjara tribe leader from Yavatmal district, would be honoured on his birth centenary and the Marathwada Agriculture University would be named after him.
"We will hold rallies at talukas throughout the state and create awareness," Ambedkar said, adding that the government had also announced 28 schemes for the welfare of Banjara community, but has not implemented it yet. "Of the 28 schemes, the state government has not yet acted even on a single scheme. This attitude is creating a sense of insecurity among the people," he said.
The BBM president said that Naik had played a vital role in setting up four universities in the state of which three had already been named after three different leaders. "Rahuri Agriculture University has been named after Mahatma Phule, the agriculture university in Akola after Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh and the agricultural university at Dapoli in Ratnagiri after Balasaheb Sawant. Similarly, agricultural university in Parbhani should be named after Naik," he added.
Hirasingh Rathod, state president of Maharashtra Gor Banjara Sewa Sangh, and others participated in the rally.
Chief minister Yashwantrao Chavan had announced in November 2012 that Naik, a Banjara tribe leader from Yavatmal district, would be honoured on his birth centenary and the Marathwada Agriculture University would be named after him.
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