As the year 2020 rolled in, the State-level Jatha for eradication of Manual Scavenging from Karnataka organized by Safaikarmachari Kavulu Samithi-Karnataka (SKKS) moved from Haveri to Dharwad district on its third day. A sit-in was organized by the district level SKKS body in front of the Deputy Commissioner office against the ineffective implementation of the Prohibiton of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013.

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A representative of the Deputy Commissioner, met the protestors and accepted the Memorandum on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner.

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Memorandum-to-CM-ack

Press Coverage

• Times of India, “Civic Workers Protest in Dharwad“, Dharwad.
• Deccan Herald, “Samithi Demands Fulfillment of various demands of Civic Workers“, Dharwad.
• Prajavani, “ಬೇಡಿಕೆಗಳ ಈಡೇರಿಕೆಗೆ ಆಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ಧಾರಣೆ“,
• Vijayavani “ಬೇಡಿಕೆಗಳ ಈಡೇರಿಕೆಗೆ ಆಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ“, Dharwad.
• Vijaya Karnataka, “ಸಫಾಯಿ ಕರ್ಮಚಾರಿ ಕಾವಲು ಸಮಿತಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ: ನಾನಾ ಬೇಡಿಕೆಗಳ ಈಡೇರಿಕೆಗೆ ಆಗ್ರಹ“, Dharwad.
• Samyukta Karnataka, “ಬೇಡಿಕೆಗಳ ಈಡೇರಿಕೆಗೆ ಆಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ“, Dharwad.