In 2019, PM Modi had declared India to be 'ODF' (Open-Defecation Free)
But in the remote village of Rottigawad in Karnataka, residents of an Ambedkarite colony claim their neighbourhood has no toilets or proper cremation/burial grounds for their dead.
As Dharwad Lok Sabha Constituency goes to polls, Scheduled Caste residents of villages in the Hubbali-Dharwad region of northern Karnataka demand freedom from casteism, land rights and equal opportunities.
But in the remote village of Rottigawad in Karnataka, residents of an Ambedkarite colony claim their neighbourhood has no toilets or proper cremation/burial grounds for their dead.
As Dharwad Lok Sabha Constituency goes to polls, Scheduled Caste residents of villages in the Hubbali-Dharwad region of northern Karnataka demand freedom from casteism, land rights and equal opportunities.
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00:00 In Karnataka, there are more than 100 SC caste people.
00:04 50% of them work in the fields and do other work.
00:09 But the original untouchables are still struggling to survive.
00:26 This is Rakhi Bose, Assistant Editor with Outlook.
00:30 I am in Roti Gawar village in Kungol, Taluka of Dharwar constituency.
00:34 Kungol along with Dharwar goes to polls on May 7th.
00:37 This village is about 40 km from Hubli, the main city.
00:41 One of the main problems in this village is that the Dalit population here,
00:44 which lives in a segregated Ambedkar colony, claims to be facing problems.
00:48 The people here say that even till a few months ago,
00:51 the Dalit population here was not allowed to go for haircuts in shops run by upper caste people.
00:55 They were not allowed to enter the temples that were run by upper caste people.
00:59 Women in the community say that there are no toilets, not in the village, not in their homes.
01:03 They don't own any land.
01:05 There also is a lack of cremation grounds in the village, so they have to bury their dead.
01:09 Even now, after protests, when some of these problems have gone away,
01:14 in December there were protests here in this very village and a lot of officials came here.
01:18 And villages here have been assured that these problems will not happen anymore.
01:21 Let us find out from the villagers what the issues are right now with the votes coming.
01:25 Are their voices being heard by the government here?
01:29 My name is Jayesh Reddy.
01:31 There are not enough toilets in our village.
01:35 We cannot afford to build a toilet.
01:37 So we have to build a toilet in the government's land.
01:42 After cleaning the toilet, we have to pay the payment to the people.
01:48 If a child goes without knowing the reason,
01:51 after cleaning the toilet, we have to pay the payment to the people.
01:54 But who will be there to clean the toilet?
01:58 We have to pay the payment to the people who live in the village.
02:00 After cleaning the toilet, we have to pay the payment to the people.
02:03 After that, we have to pay the payment to the school.
02:06 They don't even bring food for us.
02:09 They say that we don't have any food.
02:12 They say that we don't have any food.
02:14 They say that our children don't have food.
02:16 They say that we don't want food.
02:18 They say that our children don't have food.
02:20 They say that they don't take our children forward.
02:23 They say that they don't pay the percentage of our children.
02:26 They say that they don't pay the percentage of our children.
02:28 They say that they don't pay the percentage of our children.
02:30 Modi government has not done anything for the children.
02:33 What have you done?
02:34 Modi government has not done anything for the children.
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04:16 In Karnataka, SC caste, more than 100 people are working.
04:18 In Karnataka, SC caste, more than 100 people are working.
04:20 50% of the people are working in other fields.
04:22 50% of the people are working in other fields.
04:24 50% of the people are working in other fields.
04:26 But the original untouchable people are working in the fields.
04:28 But the original untouchable people are working in the fields.
04:30 But the original untouchable people are working in the fields.
04:32 They are working and earning money.
04:34 They are working and earning money.
04:36 They are working and earning money.
04:38 In those times, the government has provided many facilities.
04:40 In those times, the government has provided many facilities.
04:42 In those times, the government has provided many facilities.
04:44 The BJP has provided many facilities.
04:46 The BJP has provided many facilities.
04:48 But we have never seen the village being provided with facilities.
04:50 But we have never seen the village being provided with facilities.
04:52 We have never seen the village being provided with facilities.
04:54 We have never seen the village being provided with facilities.
04:56 We have never seen the village being provided with facilities.
04:58 We have never seen the village being provided with facilities.
05:00 We have never seen the village being provided with facilities.
05:02 We have never seen the village being provided with facilities.
05:04 We have never seen the village being provided with facilities.
05:06 We have never seen the village being provided with facilities.
05:08 We have never seen the village being provided with facilities.
05:10 We have never seen the village being provided with facilities.
05:12 The government has provided us with land.
05:14 The government has provided us with land.
05:16 50% of the people are doing their work.
05:18 50% of the people are doing their work.
05:20 But the government has not provided us with any facilities.
05:22 But the government has not provided us with any facilities.
05:24 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:26 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:28 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:30 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:32 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:34 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:36 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:38 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:40 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:42 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:44 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:46 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:48 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:50 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:52 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:54 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:56 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
05:58 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:00 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:02 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:04 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:06 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:08 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:10 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:12 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:14 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:16 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:18 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:20 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:22 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:24 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:26 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:28 This is a story that we have been following across Karnataka.
06:40 quality.
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