The issue of the deplorable living conditions of underprivileged Katkari tribals and the bone-chilling case studies with harrowing tales of bonded labour that mid-day highlighted under its ‘End Slavery In The State’ campaign, was taken up by a number of MLCs in an hour-long discussion at the ongoing Winter Session of Maharashtra Legislative Council in Nagpur on Friday. The members including Kapil Patil, Shrikant Bhartiya, Manisha Kayande, Prasad Lad, Ambadas Danve and Parveen Darekar talked at length about the cases of bonded labour which mid-day highlighted. 

Pressing their demands to improve the living conditions of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), that is, the Katkari tribe, the members highlighted the efforts of activist Vivek Pandit, who has been rescuing the bonded labourers in the state.