MCH has no use for Scheduled Castes? They are planning to demolish the public toilets at Bandi Ka Adda, Murgichowk, Shakkarkota, near Charminar. These public toilets are now being used by a community of about 50 poor families belonging to Scheduled Caste. Responding to the demand by a well-to-do local person, the MCH authorities are going to resort to this action.
The poor residents, who are a worried lot now, have immediately responded to this planned move today, and represented on this issue to the Chief Justice of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, A.P. High Court Legal Services Committee, Secretary, A.P. State Commission for SC & ST Commission, the MCH Commissioner, and the Additional Commissioner, MCH (South Zone).
These poor people have been enjoying the facility of public toilets in the basti for the past four decades. The households are too small to accommodate individual toilets. Thus they are entirely dependent on public toilets to answer calls of nature. The MCH Commissioner Mr Sanjay Jaju warned in the past that those who used roadsides and other public places would be penalized. On the other hand, the MCH demolishes the public facilities in a methodical manner. The MCH appears to be keen on punishing the poor.
This case is not first of its kind. At Fukrulmulk Deodi in the old city, the public toilets meant for a community of SC families were already demolished, and the people there are running pillar to post to learn why it happened. (Refere to Pay, Shit & Watch on this blog)
If the MCH does not protect their facilities, the peace-loving people will be forced to launch public protests to secure their rights.
No comments:
Post a Comment