रामपुर दलित बस्ती पर विद्युत विभाग का कहर, काट दी पूरे गाँव की ही बिजली,,,

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चार दिन से बिजली गुल  दलित बस्ती से बकाया जमा होने के बाद ही

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00:00The electricity in the village was cut off.

00:04The village was given a collective punishment for not paying the bills.

00:08The electricity has been cut off in the entire village and the bill payers were in the dark.

00:12On one hand, the big businessmen, officials and government departments

00:16are still unable to pay the electricity bill despite the remaining billions.

00:20But the poor village residents and the Dalit village people,

00:23because of not paying the bills, the electricity of the entire area is being cut off and a collective punishment is being given.

00:29Such activities of Uttar Pradesh's electricity department are going on in Rampur continuously.

00:35Last week, when some people's bills were pending in the village,

00:39it was not even cold enough to cut the electricity of Jatpura village,

00:42that now the electricity of Dalit settlement Sainagar Mundia has been cut.

00:45In such a situation, the people whose bills are being paid on time,

00:48they are also forced to live in darkness.

00:50And they are preparing for exams, their children are worried about their studies.

00:54The officer of the electricity department is not ready to say anything on camera,

00:57but on the phone, he is not stopping to tell the whole story of his frustration.

01:01My name is Gangaram, I am the headman here.

01:05And the name of this village is Sainagar Colony.

01:08This is the entire Dalit settlement here.

01:12There are about 40 connections of electricity here.

01:16Some of them are still there and some people have also collected them.

01:20Yesterday, Jai Sahib came here and cut the electricity of the entire village from the transformer.

01:26I told him that the children of the Dalit settlement are studying here,

01:29the children of the school are preparing for exams.

01:33He did not listen to me.

01:35I told him that we need 100% of the electricity.

01:38He said, let's get 100% done, give us some time.

01:41But he did not listen to me and cut the electricity from here.

01:44Our village is in darkness.

01:46There are about 60-65 families of the Dalit settlement.

01:49What problems are the people of the village facing today?

01:52How are they surviving in the cold without electricity?

01:54There is a problem. There are small children.

01:57The school children are not able to study in the dark.

02:03There are other small children who are crying and struggling without electricity.

02:07You know how difficult life can be.

02:10Did you say anything to the authorities?

02:13I spoke to Jai Sahib today.

02:15I spoke to Jai Sahib yesterday as well.

02:17I told him that this is the time for exams,

02:19don't cut the electricity now, let's get the bill deposited.

02:21Some people have deposited the bill.

02:23He said, no, we will cut the electricity only when the bill is 100% deposited.

02:28He did not listen to me.

02:31What are the children's papers?

02:33They are preparing for school.

02:35You know how difficult life can be without electricity.

02:39There are a lot of problems.

02:42My name is Sandhya.

02:44I study in the 7th class.

02:46The electricity in our village has gone.

02:48Our exams are nearing and we are very worried about studying.

02:53How are you studying in the dark?

02:55We are very worried.

02:57We are studying by keeping a lamp close to us.

03:00We are studying by lighting candles.

03:03Our exams are very near.

03:05The electricity has gone and the inverter has also gone.

03:07Yes, our inverter is also not working.

03:10So, you are facing problems in your studies.

03:13Yes.

03:14What will you say to the authorities?

03:16We will ask them to return the electricity in our village.

03:19Our children will be able to study properly.

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