For Akhilesh Yadav’s function, 10-year-old ‘sweepers’ at work

Kaliash Satyarthi’s crusade against child labour may have won him the Nobel Peace Prize but in Uttar Pradesh, India’s largest state, child labour continues to be a prevalent practice. In Kannauj, three hours away from state capital Lucknow, yesterday was a busy day – preparations were on for Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s arrival today at the Tirwa Government Medical College where he will be addressing a seminar on potato farming. Some of those involved in the preparations were young children, barely 10 years old, cleaning and sweeping the college ground when they should be in school with books.

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