Ministers, Stop Lying! 69 Deaths from Manual Scavenging in Tamil Nadu Alone
'There are no reports of deaths due to manual scavenging' a union minister claimed in the Rajya Sabha. However, there have been deaths only from sewer and septic tank cleaning; they say. What are the ministers getting at by denying deaths due to this atrocious practice? Is it to declare India free from manual scavenging, which it is not? Newsclick has consistently reported on deaths from manual scavenging; here are instances from Tamil Nadu, a state that has recorded a high number of such deaths. This video unveils the truth.
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