The signatories, which includes social activist Medha Patkar, expressed support for the 111-day-old protest against the project, which the agitators blame for coastal erosion
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‘New govt must address issues of violence against women both within and outside the house’
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‘New govt must address issues of violence against women both within and outside the house’
It has been a life of hard labour for 65-year-old Elsie Antony, a worker under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
“Whichever government comes to power, they should be able to see, acknowledge and reward regular workers like us,” said the resident of Neericode in Alangad, who was a construction worker for several years before she took up work under the MGNREGA. Both her pension and her wages are crucial to women like her, she says, since they at least cover the cost of medication.