Modi's 'Swachh Bharat': A Dream for 2 Million Rag Pickers?
As the Prime Minister picks up a shovel to spread the message of 'Swacch Bharat' in his constituency Varanasi, we bring you a reality check. It's all very well for the PM and several stars to be paying token service to this cause. But who are some of the real heroes? Rag pickers, lakhs of whom are children, whose lives are destroyed as they pick up trash in our cities so that they can survive. Is the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' ignoring the role and the reality of the lives of these invisible citizens?
