New Delhi, March 26 -- The Safai Karamchari Andolan (SKA) on Wednesday held a protest at Jantar Mantar demanding an end to manual scavenging, its recognition as a caste-based practice, and strict implementation of the 2013 prohibition law and a 2014 Supreme Court judgment.
Sanitation workers said they are forced into the work due to caste identity and lack basic safety gear.
The SKA claimed higher fatalities than official figures in recent years. htc
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