'No one will see our sorrow'

Although the Haliya household has been declared free, they're compelled to stay in Haliya once more because the survival truthful has not modified.

Bajura, Bajhang: Victory celebrations had been held all over the place after the outcomes of the native stage elections got here out. Singing additionally continued. However to the freed Haliya household of Bajura and Bajhang, all this was a supply of pleasure and shock. They had been extra involved with feeding the youngsters and the household than with who gained and why, and who misplaced. This isn't the primary time that Haliyas have develop into so disillusioned with politics. The federal government declared the Haliya household free on September 7, 2006 however they had been compelled to remain in Haliya once more because the truthful was not modified. Then the election slogans and the assurances of the leaders started to be cultivated as lies.

The households of Dhan Bahadur Sarki of Bajura's Himali Gaonpalika-7 Bandhu, Ramesh Lohar of Budhinanda Municipality-1 Pipaldali, Kamal BK of Swamikartik Gaonpalika-1 or Laxmi Lohar of Swamikartik-4 Jukot don't have anything to do with the federal government declaring them free. As a result of regardless that they're free on paper, they're nonetheless trapped in poverty. They're compelled to plow Sahu's plow for his or her livelihood. There are 11 freed Haliya households residing in Bhirola below Ukhadi village on the opposite aspect close to the district headquarters Martadi. The youth of the district participate within the forefront of each motion within the district headquarters. "As it's a settlement close to the district headquarters, we now have been collaborating in many of the agitations and rallies in Martadi," mentioned Bir Bahadur Lohar. Chakbas is struggling. '

The household of Gyana Damai of Biskhet in Thalara village municipality-6 of Bajhang has been Haliya for 5 generations. Her husband Gopal Nepali died on the age of 45. Even 16 years after his dying, his son Shyam remains to be holding his father's bundle. The federal government has given him a 'D' class identification card. For greater than a decade after the federal government introduced Haliya's launch, that is the one identification card her household has obtained.

Giri Damai, 70, of Thalara can be plowing to repay the 25,000 mortgage and curiosity taken by his father Jahari 51 years in the past. Giri's son Dinesh, who has been plowing since he was 12 years outdated, can be plowing now. "I've to plow until I pay the total quantity," mentioned Giri. "My father died whereas plowing." My life was additionally spent in plowing. If the son isn't in a position to pay, he'll die. ' The freed Haliya households say that they haven't been in a position to do every other work and haven't been in a position to repay the mortgage as a result of time spent working for Sahu all year long. "If you happen to do not go to work for a yr, you'll double the curiosity," mentioned Padam Damai. "We have now no alternative however to plow their fields. This village is indebted. ' He says that Sahu has elevated the rate of interest from Rs 15,000 to Rs 80,000 after staying in India for 2 years. 'I went to India pondering that I'd be capable to repay the mortgage by incomes some cash. Once they got here again, they reached 80,000. He needed to calm down once more as he couldn't repay the mortgage with the cash he had saved, 'he mentioned.

There's a lengthy checklist of inhumane therapy being meted out to the folks of Haliya. Chakhudi Damai, a neighborhood, mentioned that even when she was unable to work attributable to sickness, Sahu used to boost rates of interest and she or he needed to go for farming in any case. "We have now been asking our neighbors to assist us," she mentioned. The Haliyas of Thalara wouldn't have a single piece of land of their identify. The land the place they stay is within the identify of a neighborhood non-Dalit. Kalu Damai mentioned that they're afraid of being evicted if they don't obey the owner as they've a home on another person's land. The Haliya household right here is in dire straits as a result of liberation in identify solely. Many are struggling to make ends meet.

That they had demanded the reinstatement of the candidate who had come to hunt votes within the Constituent Meeting election in 1970 BS. They repeated the identical demand within the native elections of 1974. They didn't change their calls for even within the state and federal parliamentary elections. "Now there isn't any hope," mentioned Mukta Haliya Dhan Bahadur. Once they come to ask for votes, they lie that they'll full the whole lot tomorrow. After successful, they neglect the whole lot. Nobody will see our sorrow. '

It has been introduced that the follow of plowing to repay the curiosity of the mortgage taken from the individual has come to an finish. However 18 Dalit households in Biskhet village of Bajhang are nonetheless plowing to repay the mortgage. They must pay curiosity on the charge of Rs. Sahu needs to be slapped. Even now, the freed Haliyas of Biskhet are working like bonded laborers. In accordance with locals, Dalits from greater than 15 villages are nonetheless in Haliya.

Motihara Damai of Gaira village in Bajhang Durgathali village municipality-7 has a household of 14 members. The world of ​​the home the place he, his three sons, two daughters-in-law and 9 grandchildren stay, prepare dinner, eat and sleep isn't greater than 2 sq. meters. "What do you imply by sleeping? We spend the evening sitting down," mentioned Motihara. It's important to stay in a huddle. ' 164 out of 203 Dalit households (Kami, Damai, Mor, Chanara, Thiruva and Sunar) are subsisting on non-Dalit work (plowing, stitching, contracting, leather-based and iron work). The situation of the household is like that of Motihara. "We have now been liberated in identify solely," mentioned freed Haliya Dhan Bahadur Vik.

'Like sheep and goats, all of us stay in the identical room. The khalo given by Bhagya (proprietor) isn't sufficient to eat even for two months, 'says Nammu Kami. He mentioned that he has to earn 2 to five quintals of wheat and paddy by working all of the yr spherical and he has to make a residing on that foundation. He says, "We won't say something within the barn given in accordance with the desires of the proprietor and the bunch."

The scenario of Dalits in Udayapur is comparable. Out of 118 households right here, 92 households are utterly landless. The full variety of landless dalits within the district is 1,683. In accordance with the Dalit 'profile' ready by the District Improvement Committee Bajhang in 1972, 1,063 households wouldn't have their very own home. In accordance with authorities knowledge, there are 1,644 freed Haliya households in Bajura however only one,457 households have been licensed. Many households have been neglected of the rehabilitation plan introduced by the federal government attributable to inaccurate knowledge. Up to now, 1,359 households have obtained rehabilitation help, in accordance with authorities data. Of the freed Haliya households in Bajura, 264 homes have been constructed and 126 households have gotten each homes and land. Chairman of the District Haliya Mukti Samaj Lal Bir Sarki mentioned that 1,102 households have repaired their homes. In Bajura, 142 households have been neglected for verification. In accordance with him, the native stage has been tasked to rehabilitate 98 households however no work has been finished in that route.

A robust king within the identify of Haliya

In 2006, a staff from the District Haliya Mukti Samaj, a non-governmental group, and the District Land Income Workplace collected knowledge on Haliya all through the district. A gathering of the Free Haliya Knowledge Assortment Committee on July 19, 2006 confirmed that there have been 2,848 Haliyas in Bajhang. On the idea of that, the Free Haliya Rehabilitation Downside Fixing Committee below the Ministry of Land Reforms and Administration has licensed 2168 of them as Haliya. The remaining are within the means of verification. Id playing cards have additionally been distributed to 1,663 folks by classifying the licensed Haliyas. Of those, 71 are in 'A' class, 418 in 'B' class, 29 in 'C' class and 1,145 in 'D' class.

The federal government has arrange 4 bases for Haliya classification. For many who don't personal each homes and land needs to be in 'A' class, those that have home however wouldn't have land needs to be in 'B' class, those that have their very own land however wouldn't have home needs to be in 'C' class and those that have each home and land needs to be in 'D' class. Is In accordance with the factors set by the federal government, the haliyas of Biskhet village talked about above needs to be in 'B' class however they're listed in 'D' class. In accordance with the locals, the reduction supplied by the federal government is accessible solely to these residing across the district headquarters. 'These across the district headquarters and those that know how one can converse are relieved, even when they don't seem to be Haliya. There is no such thing as a one to talk for us, 'says native Chakhudi Damain,' as a result of we now have nobody from our village to steer the Dalit group.

In accordance with Dalit rights activist Dinesh Nepali, the general public who've been listed and verified by Haliya are shut relations and buddies of the officers and staff of the district Haliya Mukti Samaj. "Aid has been distributed to some people who find themselves not Haliya. The actual Haliyas are nonetheless Haliyas. Jagannath has his hand right here, 'he mentioned. Chief of the District Land Income Workplace Krishna Bahadur Bohara is puzzled as to the idea on which the reduction was distributed. "I'm simply completely happy to have the ability to get this info," he mentioned. A few of the names of those that can hold others in Haliya are in 'A' class.

Ravi Sarki, Haliya Supervisor of Malpot, says that many individuals have been wronged as a result of indiscriminate assortment of information firstly. "Some individuals who fall into the 'D' class are additionally included within the 'A' class. Those that fall into the 'A' class are additionally within the 'D' class," he mentioned. Chakra Bahadur Sarki, chairman of District Haliya Mukti Samaj Bajhang, disagreed with the non-Haliya reduction bundle. 'Someone should be awake now. He might have made cash, he might have employed somebody, 'he mentioned. On that foundation, those that appear to be having a superb time might have benefited. The truth is, they're Haliya. '

In Bajura, a staff from the District Land Income Workplace had collected the information of Haliya in 2006 BS, in accordance with which the variety of freed Haliya households within the district is one thousand 644. Of them, only one,492 households had been licensed and obtained monetary help below the rehabilitation bundle. Secretary of the Mukta Haliya Federation Double BK mentioned that 152 households haven't but obtained help. 126 class A households with out land obtained Rs. 200,000 for land buy and Rs. 325,000 for home development. 264 B-class households with out land obtained Rs. 200,000 for land buy. 397 class C households with land and no home obtained Rs. 325,000. Hari Singh Bohara, head of the federation's workplace, mentioned that 705 'D' class households who've land and homes however have dilapidated homes have obtained Rs. 125,000.

In accordance with Secretary BK, the primary downside is the discharge of freed Haliya households on the event of itemizing. "Hardworking college students from the Mukta Haliya household are usually not in a position to pursue increased training attributable to monetary constraints," he mentioned. "It could have been higher if the state and native governments had supplied scholarships for increased and technical training."

Minister for Land Administration, Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Far Western Province, Vinita Chaudhary, identified that the information of the freed Haliya household needs to be taken and corrected as there have been errors within the rehabilitation. "We have now put aside a finances of Rs 600,000 per household to be included within the built-in settlement growth plan," she mentioned. We have now additionally made preparations to supply seed capital to the freed Haliya household via some cooperatives.