Congress promises to end manual scavenging after a sanitation worker dies in PM Modi's constituency.

Congress vows to end manual scavenging after a sanitation worker dies from a gas leak in PM Modi's constituency. Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary, criticizes the Centre for doing injustice to sanitation workers, promising to end the evil practice and provide jobs for skilled manual scavengers. Over 400 deaths related to septic tank and sewer cleaning occurred in India between 2018 and 2023, according to government data.