On June 17, 2011, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India referred to manual scavenging as “one of the darkest blots on [India’s] development process” and asked all state Ministers in his country to pledge to eliminate this scourge from every corner of India in the next six months, by the end of 2011.
By signing this petition, you can stand in solidarity with Prime Minister Singh’s mandate to end the heinous and inhumane practice of manual scavenging.
Sign the petition and spread the word!