Campaign Against Manual Scavenging Accuses Union Government of Concealing 261 Sanitation Worker Deaths

The Safai Karmachari Andolan accuses the Union government of hiding hundreds of deaths. Data shows five hundred ninety-three workers died from sewer cleaning between January 2021 and July 2026. However, the government reported only three hundred thirty-two deaths in Parliament. The group claims this covers up 261 deaths. They demand a parliamentary inquiry to stop these hazardous manual tasks.