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Dalit stir in Punjab: Six landlords booked |
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Written by Correspondent
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Saturday, 16 August 2008 |
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 The police have booked six farmers under the SC/ST Act for calling the social boycott against the labourers.
Mansa: A bunch of Dalit labourers, struggling under a crippling social boycott called by upper caste landlords, finally got justice after almost 20 days without work, denied to them following a face-off with the farmers regarding wages.
The police on 14 August 2008 booked six farmers under the SC/ST Act for calling the social boycott against the labourers.
The group from Guradi village had been struggling for their ‘rightful’ wages and had even staged a dharna at the district administrative complex in Mansa of Punjab five days ago.
The administration had then ensured settlement, but nothing happened as the farmers, about a dozen, had declined to pay them according to the negotiated rate.
(Source: The Times of India 16 August 2008) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chandigarh/Dalit_stir_Six_landlords_booked/articleshow/3369735.cms |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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