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Nepal: Brihaspati Sada does not return from Mahajan’s field

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Like every other day, Brihaspati Sada from Dhanusha district of Madhes province in Nepal left for work. But this time, he did not return.

Brihaspati had left for work hungry. It was his pay day and he did not want to get late for work. Mahajan owed him a good pending amount from the last many days, as well. 

The Mahajan himself showed up at Brihaspati’s home that scorching afternoon. “Your husband has collapsed,” he told Jasiya. 

When the mother and her children rushed to the field, they found Brihaspati dead. His body was later taken to Janakpur for autopsy.

The family has not received the autopsy report even after 15 days. “We know they will tell us he died of alcohol abuse or a chronic condition,” Jasiya tells Naya Patrika, “but he was absolutely fine. This is a murder.”

Brihaspati worked as a bonded farmer at Mahajan Sakal Yadav’s field. That was how he looked after his big family of 14. 

At least 20 people from the Madhesi Musahar community die under such circumstances but the government does not take these issues seriously, Nepal National Musahar Association states. 

Millions of money is spent annually to facelift the Hindu temples in Dhanusa district but the plight of Dalits remain unaddressed.

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May day: Two Workers Die of Suffocation While Cleaning Septic Tank at Tamil Nadu School

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May day: Two Workers Die of Suffocation While Cleaning Septic Tank at Tamil Nadu School

Two sanitation workers died after inhaling poisonous gas while cleaning a septic tank at a private school in Tamil Nadu’s Thiruvallur district on International Workers’ Day.

On May 1, Govindan and Subburayalu were sent to clean the septic tank at a private school in Thiruvallur. Govindan was an employee of the Meenjur panchayat, while Subburayalu was a contract worker. Unfortunately, as they entered the septic tank, they inhaled toxic fumes and lost consciousness.

This news comes when the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M.K. Stalin was celebrating International labour day.

The Fire and Rescue service were immediately called to retrieve their bodies. They used a rope harness and safety equipment to pull the workers out of the septic tank. The bodies were then sent for autopsy at the Ponneri Government Hospital.

After the incident, the Meenjur Police registered a case and detained Simiyon Victor, the principal of the school, for questioning. Simiyon stated that the two men were sent by Meenjur panchayat officials for cleaning work. However, the panchayat officials denied allocating any sanitation work to the duo on May Day.

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TMC Minister Firhad Hakim uses Casteist Slurs in a Speech, Sparks Outrage

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TMC Minister Firhad Hakim uses Casteist Slurs in Speech, Sparks Outrage

Kolkata Mayor and TMC minister Firhad Hakim has come under fire for allegedly using casteist slurs during a speech at a rally in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. The incident has triggered outrage among the public and various political parties.

Founder of Mission Ambedkar, Suraj Kumar Baudh, tagged the Chairman of National Scheduled Castes Commission, Vijay Sampla, on Twitter, urging him to take action against Hakim under the SC-ST PoA Act. In his tweet, he also stated that “caste slurs are not satire.”

The casteist slur used by Hakim during his speech was “Chori-Chamari,” which is illegal under the SC/ST POA Act.

The viral speech video has sparked widespread condemnation from on social media, and people are demanding strict action against the minister.

After the outrage on Twitter, Vijay Sampla tweets in Hindi tagging the NationalCommission of Scheduled Caste: The allegations are very serious. @NCSC_GoI Will investigate the matter and take legal action.

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Canadian city of Burnaby becomes first to include caste as a protected category in equity policy

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Burnaby, a city in British Columbia, Canada, has become the first city in the country to include caste as a protected category in its equity policy, according to a report by the Hindustan Times. “City Council approved an update the City’s Equity Policy to include ‘caste’ as a protected category,” stated the post on the city’s website.

The motion was passed unanimously, according to Council member Sav Dhaliwal. Dhaliwal stated that the move was an acknowledgement of a problem that exists and a step towards finding solutions. “It’s an acknowledgement of a problem that exists and that’s the start of the search for solutions,” he said to Hindustan Times.

The motion was initially passed by the executive committee of the Council on April 5, after the Vancouver-based Chetna Association of Canada brought the issue to their attention. In proposing the update to the city’s equity policy, Dhaliwal and fellow councillor Richard T Lee wrote to the Mayor and all Council members that the executive committee had “expressed concern that casteism, a social hierarchy passed down through families that has been outlawed in India since 1948, is still being practiced in Canada and where some South Asian populations exist.”

Jai Birdi, the general secretary of the Chetna Association of Canada, welcomed the decision, saying, “Adding caste as a protected category sends a strong message that the city values diversity and does not tolerate any kind of harassment or oppression, including the one based on caste. This also provides a framework for staff training and enhancing awareness as well as equity.” Harmesh Chander, Chetna’s vice-president, described the move as a “first step” and expressed hope that other cities across Canada will follow Burnaby’s lead.

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