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Truth behind rehabilitation of Kalandars and dancing bears but performing

monkey left unattended, why?: Naresh Kadyan introduce this scheme, which

was implemented by other NGOs Wildlife sos and WTI in India.

Efforts on to rehabilitate kalandars

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000828/haryana.htm#5 28-08- 2000 The Tribune.

FARIDABAD, Aug 27 Efforts are on to rehabilitate the age-old tribe of the

kalandars or the madaris who have, in recent past, become a target of the ire ofvarious organisations for using and acting cruelly towards animals. The madaris

have been staging demonstrations in protest against a movement launched toseize their animals under the Wild Life Act designed to protect animals. They also

have been raising the issue of their livelihood in case they give up theirprofession.
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The Haryana unit of the People For Animals (PFA) and the Union Minister for Social

Justice and Empowerment, Ms Maneka Gandhi, have been trying to find a long

term and acceptable solution to the problem. It may be recalled that Ms Gandhi,who is the Head of the PFA, has been severely opposing any form of cruelty to all

animals, including wild ones and has invited the kalandars for a dialogue forfinding a solution.She has reportedly deputed Mr Naresh Kumar Kadian, Chairman

of the Haryana unit of the PFA, to organise and coordinate a meeting of thekalandars with her and negotiate with the persons affected at the primary level.

Ms Gandhi has agreed to provide the required financial help to these kalandarswho to have agreed to give up their profession and start other work for their

livelihood.According to Mr Kadian, who recently held meetings with leaders ofkalandars and their families, presently settled at Rindakhera village, (Sector 25)in the district, the response has been quite positive. He says representatives of

about 300 families of madaris of this colony have shown interest in the proposal

and have called a panchayat of the kalandar community on September 5, todiscuss the proposals.He says one of the leaders of madaris, Babu Khan, hasvisited several places in the region where kalandars are located. Babu Khan says

that they are ready to give up this profession forever, if their demands are met.

These demands include allowing them to keep their present animals with them till

the animals lifetime, providing them adequate financial help and jobs so that theirlivelihood is not affected. The kalandar families want some written guarantee in

this connection.But final decision in this connection will be taken after detailedconsultations among their community and the process of changing their professioncould be slow. The madaris also admit that some persons have been trying to get

political gain by associating themselves with their community. They, however, are

worried over the alleged 'indifferent attitude' of the Union Government and otherauthorities regarding their main demands.The total population of the kalandarcommunity in the country is around one lakh and these families have been earning

their livelihood from this profession since many generations. There are about 300houses at Rindakhera (Sector 25) here and some families have settled near Hodaltown in the district. Another concentration of about 40 to 50 house is at Idgah

colony in Sonepat district in Haryana. There are about 80 monkeys and three bearsat the colony here. They have also kept some birds like owls which are used inpreparing taveej.Kanpur and Agra in Uttar Pradesh and Jaipur in Rajasthan arereported to be other places where such families have settled. Fear has gripped the

kalandars following the seizure of their animals by PFA activists in the past fewyears. The PFA claims that keeping and performing with these animals is illegaland has been banned under the Wildlife Act. Atleast half a dozen monkeys and

bears have been seized in the recent past which led the madaris to stage protestdemonstrations at Delhi at two occasions this year only.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/only-performing-monkeys-left-unattendedwhy

Only Performing Monkeys left unattended, why?

Naresh Kadyanwww.pfaharyana.in&www.oipa.orgC-38, Rose Apartment,

Prashant Vihar, sector-14, Rohini, Delhi 110085.

[email protected]&[email protected]+91-9813010595
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