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Lok Sabha elections 2024: ‘I want to make a difference to lives of sweepers’
Updated On: 03 May, 2024 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
BMC sweeper’s wife contesting independently from Mumbai South says sweepers have been denied their rights for several years
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Manisha Khakhdiya with supporters after filing her nomination
In the upcoming Lok Sabha election this year, a BMC sweeper`s wife, Manisha Khakhdiya, is contesting independently from Mumbai South. Khakhdiya aims to secure rights for the sweepers to own houses and obtain jobs in the BMC. Khakhdiya, a resident of south Mumbai, is a SSC pass and has two kids. Her husband Lalit works with BMC`s E ward as a sweeper, and they have been jointly advocating for the rights of sweepers for many years.
“I am from the scheduled caste. My husband inspired me to do something for the sweepers this time. Every time candidates visit the sweepers` doors for votes, promising jobs and houses, but they never fulfil their promises,” she told mid-day.
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