The deaths of manual scavengers demand Justice, not Silence. The culprits of their death — whether individuals or institutions — must be held to account. This is not a matter of charity. It is a matter of constitutional duty, legal obligation, and human dignity. Groundxero | May 29, 2025 While, the ruling class […]
On 28th December, 2024, Saturday, more than hundreds of manual scavengers engaged in sewers and septic tank workers, and several families of the victims who had died in the line of duty on the practice of manual scavengers gathered for the public hearing conducted by the Dalit Adivasi Shakti Adhikar Manch along with various organisations and […]
In his book Karmayog, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks of manual scavenging as a ‘spiritual experience’. He gives this sermon even while manual scavenging is banned by law in India. At least one person dies every day while cleaning sewers and septic tanks. Besides risk to human health and life the occupation employing thousands of […]