Nodeep Kaurâs Arrest Brings Plight of Indiaâs Landless Dalit Labourers Starkly to Light Kaur's incarceration has amplified the cause she stands for: that of a poor and marginalised labour force that has almost no rights and is completely at the mercy of employers. Nodeep, a member of the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan, was arrested on January 12 when she participated in a protest held by unpaid labourers near the Singhu border. Photo: Twitter/@meenaharris Rights13/Feb/2021 Thanks to the Twitter war between Indiaâs Ministry of External Affairs and Meena Harris, the niece of US Vice President Kamala Harris, 23-year-old Dalit labour activist Nodeep Kaur has become a major topic of news in India and abroad over the last few days â and so has the cause she represents.