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No land 27 years after being freed as bonded labourers
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Forest Dept. recently took back the land on which they were allowed to cultivate; officials assure alternative land will be identified
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Dalit families of Ganguru in Arkalgud taluk have been waiting for land since 1994.
Forest Dept. recently took back the land on which they were allowed to cultivate; officials assure alternative land will be identified
“Now, we are left with no option but to go back to work as bonded labourers,” rued Lakshmamma of Ganguru in Arkalgud taluk on Friday. She is among the 91 people released as bonded labourers by the State government in 1994.