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00:00The Dalit community was cut off from electricity by the electricity department.
00:05The village people were punished for not paying their bill.
00:09The whole village is in the dark, even the bill payers.
00:13On one hand, the big businessmen, officials and government departments
00:16are not being able to pay the electricity bill, despite the millions of rupees that are being saved.
00:21But because of the bill not being paid by the poor villagers and Dalit communities,
00:25the electricity in the entire area is being cut off and a collective punishment is being given.
00:30Such activities of the electricity department in Uttar Pradesh are continuing in Rampur.
00:35Last week, when some people's bills were still pending in the village,
00:39it was not even cold enough to cut off the electricity in the Jatpura village
00:42that now the electricity of the Dalit settlement Sainagar Mundia has been cut off.
00:45In such a situation, the people whose bills are being paid on time,
00:48they too are forced to live in the dark.
00:50And their children are worried about their studies, preparing for exams.
00:54The electricity department official 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 head of this village.
01:05And the name of this village is Sainagar Colony.
01:08This is the entire Dalit settlement.
01:12There are about 40 connections of electricity here.
01:16Some of them are still there and some have been collected.
01:20Yesterday, Jai Sahib came here and cut off 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 their 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.
01:40Give us some time.
01:41But he did not listen to me and cut off the electricity.
01:43Our village is in darkness.
01:45There are about 60-65 families of the Dalit settlement.
01:49What problems are the villagers facing today?
01:51How are they surviving in the cold without electricity?
01:54There is a problem.
01:55There are small children and the 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?
02:12I spoke to Jai Sahib today.
02:14I spoke to Jai Sahib yesterday as well.
02:16I told him that this is the time for the exam.
02:18Don't cut off the electricity now.
02:19Let's get some bill deposited.
02:21Some people deposited the bill.
02:23He said, no.
02:24We will cut off the electricity only when all the bills are 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.
02:40There are many other problems.
02:42My name is Sandhya.
02:44I study in the 7th class.
02:46The electricity in our village has been cut off.
02:49Our exams are nearing.
02:51We are struggling a lot to study.
02:53How are you studying in the dark?
02:55We are struggling a lot.
02:57We are studying by keeping a lamp close to us.
03:00We are studying by lighting candles.
03:04Our exams are very near.
03:06The electricity has been cut off.
03:07The inverter has also been cut off.
03:08Yes, 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?
03:17I will ask them to return the electricity to our village.
03:20So that our children can study properly.