Day Laborer's Plight: No Electricity, Crumbling Home in Glittering Guskara

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News18•29-12-2025, 14:53
Day Laborer's Plight: No Electricity, Crumbling Home in Glittering Guskara
- •Sheikh Ashraf, a day laborer in Guskara, Purba Bardhaman, lives in extreme poverty in a dilapidated mud house without electricity.
- •His home, amidst a developed town, is unhygienic, with dirt, garbage, and snakes, forcing him to use kerosene lamps.
- •Ashraf's wife and children left him 15 years ago due to his inability to provide a proper home, a consequence of his meager income.
- •Despite repeated pleas to the Guskara Municipality, he has not received housing assistance, highlighting a systemic oversight.
- •Local social workers and residents confirm his dire situation, while the Municipality Chairman promises to investigate if Ashraf approaches them.
Why It Matters: Sheikh Ashraf's struggle reveals stark inequality in Guskara, a call for urgent administrative action.
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