Sewage workers continue to die despite the practice being illegal, and the govt has allegedly not done much despite massive funding available under Swachh Bharat.
ThePrint takes stock of laws prohibiting this dehumanising practice and finds out why they are not being enforced despite disturbing statistics.
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The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
Just before elections PM was seen washing feet of sanitation staff in front of camera, a gesture was touted PM’s concern for such low level workers. Gujarat under Modi was touted as best governed state and was widely used in 2014 when Modi was shown as PM face. It the same where seven civic workers chocked to death and also twenty students were charred to death in a coaching institutions when BJP was celebrating their victory. If this is reality in PM’s home state ruled by his party for nearly fifteen years imagine the situation in other states. Modi and his party need to introspect and stop using. Sanitation staff as a tool for winning election and do something real to save them from death.
Just before elections PM was seen washing feet of sanitation staff in front of camera, a gesture was touted PM’s concern for such low level workers. Gujarat under Modi was touted as best governed state and was widely used in 2014 when Modi was shown as PM face. It the same where seven civic workers chocked to death and also twenty students were charred to death in a coaching institutions when BJP was celebrating their victory. If this is reality in PM’s home state ruled by his party for nearly fifteen years imagine the situation in other states. Modi and his party need to introspect and stop using. Sanitation staff as a tool for winning election and do something real to save them from death.