Awareness programme tomorrow to fight dowry among Banjaras
The Banjara community in Yadgir is organizing an awareness program to combat the practice of dowry, which they claim causes significant financial hardship and social issues. The event aims to secure a public commitment from community members to end the practice of giving or receiving dowry.
Why it matters
Community-led initiatives are essential for addressing deeply ingrained social practices and promoting gender equality.
The Banjara community has finally come up with a concrete plan to tackle dowry among Lambanis by organising an awareness programme in Yadgir on Sunday.
Addressing a press conference in Yadgir on Friday, a former ZP member and leader of All India Banjara Seva Sangha Devraj Naik and a former ZP member Kishan Rathod said that the Banjara community has been suffering from the practice of dowry from the ancient times.
“Poor families have been forced to spend lakhs of rupees during marriage ceremony of their female children in the name of dowry. When the quantum of expenditure rises, they have to sell property to meet it. This is what is becoming a heavy burden on such families among Banjaras. The Banjara Seva Sangh, joining hands with different organisations of Banjaras, has planned to formulate a continuous protest against the practice until its eradication,” they said.
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