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Basant Kumar

DARK SECRETS: How ramdev s patanjali took control of dalit lands in haridwar | Rare Historical Photos

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Nearly five decades ago, every Dalit family in Teliwala village of Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district was granted six bighas of farm plots on lease as part of a land reform. But most of that land is now under Patanjali’s control. The Dalits are mostly landless – either working for Ramdev’s corporate giant or migrating to earn a living.

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