New Delhi: Social activists have decried the Indian government’s denial of deaths from manual scavenging. Sanjeev Kumar, leader of an NGO working for the rights of Dalits and Tribals, says that the number of death from manual scavenging is anyway underreported and the government denying it completely is highly condemnable.Continue Reading
Mysuru: Criticizing the construction of public toilets under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA), Ramon Magsaysay awardee and Safai Karmachari Andolan national convener Bezwada Wilson said it leads to manual scavenging. Attending the Press Day celebration organized by Mysuru District Journalists Association at Nagapura Girijana Ashrama Shaale at Hunsur taluk on Sunday,Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: It took the trustees of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award almost a fortnight to get in touch with Bezwada Wilson to tell him that he has been selected to receive the award. The 50-year-old national convenor of the Safai Karamchari Andolan, which works to eradicate manual scavenging, hasContinue Reading
Carnatic singer Thodur Madabusi Krishna from Chennai was also selectedContinue Reading
