Ex-Chairman Technical Sports & Cultural Department KPCC
Ex-Joint Secretary SC/ST Department KPCC.
Ex-Vice President District Congress Committee, Bijapur.
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Cricket
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Represented Karnataka in all Junior Tournaments since 1976.
Represented Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy from 1981 to 1993.
Played league and Country Cricket in England, Australia and Kenya.
General Secretary, All India Banjara Seva Karnataka Unit.
President, Naik Education Society Bijapur which runs two Hostels for SC/ST Two High Schools and One Junior College in Bijapur District.
Also Convenor for the Tulza Bhavani College of Nursing, Bijapur run by the Karnataka Pradesh Banjara Seva Sangh.
Nominated to AICC
Bangalore, January 14, 2006: Three office-bearers of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, including the party MLC and general secretary of the KPCC, Prakash K. Rathod, have been co-opted as members of the All India Congress Committee, according to a note from the AICC general secretary in-charge of the State and former Kerala Chief Minister A.K. Antony. The two others co-opted to the AICC are KPCC secretaries P.M. Ashok and A. Kenche Gowda. Special Correspondent
Banjara leaders demand action against rapists
Friday February 1 2008
BANGALORE: A delegation of Banjara community leaders have urged Governor Rameshwar Thakur to initiate action against the alleged rapists who killed two minors from the community in two separate incidents.
A delegation led by MLC Prakash Rathod insisted that action be taken against coffee planter Saleem Pasha who allegedly raped and killed a minor Deepa (14) in Belur (Hassan district).
They also demanded action against four other accused Kallanagouda Patil, Basavanagouda Patil, Sanganagouda Patil and Adivappa Mygeri, who allegedly kidnapped Vijayalakshmi Rathod (16) raped her for three consecutive days and later killed her.
Apart from Prakash Rathod, the delegation comprised former ministers Shankar Naik, Baburao Chouvan and B T Lalita Naik and former MLC Jalaja Naik. Rathod said that Thakur had assured proper action against all the accused and wondered why no action had been initiated.
The delegation impressed on the Governor to prevent atrocities on the community, particularly their women.
They also urged him to direct the social welfare department to initiate process to register and set up a Banjara Development Corporation for which Rs 10 crore funds had already been released. (with thanks from newindpress.com)