Do not try to fool Mister - Upper castes as Benami Sweepers - Upper Caste Mischief While, I wrote a rejoinder immediately on thisstory under title %u2018Brahmin seeks Dalit jobs%u2019, knowing fully well that it was an upper caste mischief. Unfortunately, the media which was making this a historical thing never bothered to inquire and investigate on the reasons of the %u2018upper caste%u2019 change of heart. It is important to find as how even in Delhi such things existed much before the media ran the story. This issue could be termed as benami sweepers, where the upper caste apply for the job in municipalities, railways and hospitals and sign regularly on the register and take the salary cheque. The Valmiki who is unable to get a job takes on sublease and does regularly his job and get a paltry sum from the upper caste %u2019sweeper%u2019. Therefore, these benami Safai karmcharis work not only in municipalities but also in Railways and no action has been taken against them. Perhaps no efforts were made to find the truth. The government and its officials feel that beyond the data and funds they have no official responsibility.
Now the condition of the scavengers in Laar town has brought this fact as how the other castes who have joined the profession are actually doing the office work and now really are involved in cleaning and sanitation work.
Ironically, eight upper castes also got appointment along with the sweeper community.
The fact is that the upper castes were given the job of supervision. They do not clean the street or jump into the sewage line.
According to Ram Chandra who himself got the job, the eight people who have joined as sweeper supervisor belong to Rajbhar (MBC), Brahmins and Thakurs. All of them refuse to work as sweeper while taking salary of a sweeper and doing the Babu work of supervision.
Ram Chandra is shocked to inform that the municipality never felt that %u2018we too can do the supervisory work%u2019. I have eight children, now without salary, I cannot survive. The local shopkeeper gives us daily needs items on debt. My wife is still doing %u2018manual scavenging%u2019.
