Diktats, boycotts and the fight for rights

For over two years, 45 toddy-tapper and 10 Dalit families in Nizamabad’s Tallarampur have allegedly faced a complete social boycott for defying their Village Development Committee’s (VDC) orders. Denied access to groceries, medical aid and social gatherings, they have been pushed to the margins of everyday life. The growing clout of VDCs and nearly 90 complaints of alleged excesses before the…

First reported by The Hindu 1 hr ago1 source

Read at The Hindu

Full coverage

Every report we found on this story, oldest first. Each links to the original publisher.

The Hindu03:221 hr ago
Diktats, boycotts and the fight for rights (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
For over two years, 45 toddy-tapper and 10 Dalit families in Nizamabad’s Tallarampur have allegedly faced a complete social boycott for defying their Village Development Committee’s (VDC) orders. Denied access to groceries, medical aid and social gatherings,…

Something wrong with how we've grouped or summarised this story? Report a problem