Our Other Activities

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During 1987–88, a major movement was carried out at the headquarters of the Union Public Service Commission in Delhi to end the compulsory requirement of English in favour of recognition of Indian languages. The initiative for this movement was taken by young colleague Shri Pushpendra Chauhan of Ghaziabad. At his initiative, a youth group from Alwar was the first in the country to undertake a bicycle journey to Delhi in support of the movement. The group included Rajesh Yajnik, Shyam Sharma, Mukesh Bavaliya and others. We actively participated for 4–5 years in sit-ins, hunger strikes, demonstrations, rallies, etc. As a result, the compulsory requirement of English for reaching many important positions has now been removed.

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Inspired by Swami Agnivesh Ji’s programme for the entry of Harijans into temples in Nathdwara, on 2 October 1989, Gandhi Jayanti, we entered openly into several major temples of the city, including Atta Temple, along with 51 Harijan youths.

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In January 1994, a movement was launched against arbitrary fees being charged from students at a B.Ed. college in Alwar district, and the illegally collected fees were returned to all the students. This involved a silent procession, demonstrations, a sit-in, a phased hunger strike and, finally, Shri Yajnik’s five-day hunger strike, after which success was achieved. It was an unprecedented movement in Rajasthan in which the fees were returned.

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In 1995, there was widespread public opposition to the liquor factory being established by the Kedia Group in Sarekhurd village of Alwar district. Various public organisations, social workers and intellectuals participated actively in this movement. Bandhua Mukti Morcha also provided moral and active support to the movement. Swami Agnivesh Ji participated in it. Ultimately, the citizens of Alwar did not allow the said factory to be established there.

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Due to the awareness created by Bandhua Mukti Morcha, in May 1995, the case of an agent of Alwar Urban Cooperative Bank absconding after misappropriating the money of hundreds of small depositors was exposed. The organisation wrote to the then Cooperation Minister Shri Sujan Singh Yadav, got the matter investigated and secured justice for the victims.

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During the hearing on a petition filed by Bandhua Mukti Morcha, 13 state governments, including Rajasthan, submitted in writing to the Supreme Court that there was not a single bonded labourer in their respective states. To investigate this claim, the Court constituted three-member committees in all the states. In the committee, Rajasthan High Court lawyer Shri Ashok Sharma, renowned social worker Shrilata Swaminathan and Morcha State President Shri Rajesh Yajnik were included. In June 1995, they visited several districts of the state, including the district administration, organisations and field areas, and submitted their report to the Supreme Court. Only three months later, the Morcha liberated 28 workers from a stone quarry in Bayana tehsil of Bharatpur district, exposing the claims of the state government. Since then, the Morcha has liberated thousands of bonded workers.

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In June 1996, active and moral support was given to the people’s movement that arose against the much-discussed sexual exploitation case.

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On 19 November 1996, a Child Labour Eradication Fair was organised in Revana village, Alwar, in which approximately 500 liberated child labourers participated.

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In February 1997, when a Jain monk initiated an innocent child into religious order, human-rights organisations in Alwar strongly opposed it. Bandhua Mukti Morcha participated in this, and after a movement lasting several days, the Jain Acharya ultimately had to stop the controversial child-initiation programme.

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Under Bandhua Mukti Morcha’s “Campaign to Settle the Homeless”, the Morcha conducted a survey of Gadia Lohars in Alwar city and submitted the report to the District Collector. The process, which began in November 1997, ended when, in March 1998, 38 Gadia Lohar families received residential plots in the Urban Improvement Trust colony at Surya Nagar and 8 families received residential plots in Buddh Vihar. In March 1998, a grant of ₹5,000 was secured from the Social Welfare Department for each family to construct houses.

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On 1 July 1996, a child labour school for 50 children was started in Guru Gobind Basti, Alwar. With financial support from the Ministry of Labour, Government of India, each child labourer was provided 1 kilogram of grain and free education and training. The school continued for two years. For better operation, a report on the school was also broadcast by Alwar Akashvani on 2 May 1998.

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Influenced by the organisation’s work in the above settlement, many women and men joined the Morcha. Numerous public-awareness programmes, street meetings, women’s awareness programmes and work on issues such as social evils, child marriage and prohibition were undertaken. As a result of the women’s awareness that followed, on 19 August 1998, women in the settlement severely beat people involved in the illegal liquor trade and destroyed liquor worth thousands of rupees. All of this happened spontaneously.

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In April 1998, 35 workers belonging to the Bhil community were removed from the local Prakash Paints factory of the Ramnarayan Group. At the demand of these workers, B.M.M. submitted a memorandum to the District Collector and got the matter investigated by the Labour Commissioner. After considerable struggle, the workers were reinstated.

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On 22 February 1998, a grand seminar on the subject of finding solutions to the problem of child labour was organised jointly by the Rajasthan Journalists’ Association, Kota, and the Morcha.

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When it was complained that workers engaged in the work of the Urban Improvement Trust were not receiving minimum wages, women and men workers were removed from their work. On this issue, the Morcha surrounded the Urban Improvement Trust along with hundreds of workers. Following discussions with Trust Secretary Shreya Guha, the workers were taken back to work.

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On 15 August 1998, on the completion of 51 years of Independence, Swami Agnivesh introduced 51 child labourers from different parts of the country to President Shri K. R. Narayanan and submitted a memorandum on behalf of the country’s 6.5 crore child labourers. Among them, 13 child labourers from Rajasthan went to the Rashtrapati Bhavan with Shri Rajesh Yajnik.

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A primary school was sanctioned in Dhai Paidi village. There, Morcha worker Baniya Banjara was elected Ward Panch. Assistance was provided for the treatment of a person who had burnt both his palms in a fire in Dhai Paidi village.

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From 7 to 10 March 1999, the Morcha’s youth were given street-play training by renowned theatre personality Ashwini Kumar Pankaj so that public education could be undertaken on various issues.

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On 8 February 1999, a large conference was organised near D.C.M., Ajmer Road, near Gujar Ki Thadi, to provide information on labour laws to workers of the Banjara community in Jaipur district and to organise them. It was addressed by Shrilata Swaminathan and Shri Rajesh Yajnik.

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A National Seminar on Child and Bonded Labour was held in Chennai on 20–21 August 1997, in which Shri Rajesh Yajnik participated as the sole representative from Rajasthan.

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On 26 January 1998, the Alwar district administration honoured Shri Rajesh Yajnik for his notable work in the field of child and bonded labour.

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Devkheda Ka Bas, established years ago by former MLA Late Ramanand Agrawal, had not received attention from any political party or government department for years. Looking at it, it did not appear to be a settlement in the city. The dirty water of the entire city passed near the settlement and reached the fields. During the rainy season, this made the place resemble an island, from which it was very difficult to leave or enter the settlement. Seeing this problem, the Morcha arranged for the then District Collector Shri Deepak Upreti to visit the area. Thereafter, the drain was constructed properly and the road was widened.

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Since its construction, there had been no drainage arrangement at Daudpur Madrasa. A lake-like pool of dirty water always remained in the madrasa, creating a fear of disease among the students. In 1998, by meeting with the District Collector and the Trust, a drainage system was arranged. A permanent drain was constructed.

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On 26 July 1999, Shri Rajesh Yajnik participated as a resource person in a workshop on bonded labour organised by the State Government at Harish Chandra Mathur Institute of Public Training for all Sub-Divisional Officers and spoke in detail about “Field Work”.

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During the severe drought in 2000, during the joint relief work undertaken, people associated with the Morcha collected 8 sacks of grain, which were later distributed in Kotra tehsil of Udaipur district.

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Our belief is that in a developing country like India, spending crores of rupees on fireworks during Diwali is extremely vulgar. In fact, bursting crackers means contributing to making the environment poisonous and to the exploitation of child labourers. For the past 20 years, we had been developing opposition to fireworks among society through articles, publicity, etc. In November 2001, a 15-day anti-fireworks campaign was conducted in Alwar. Under this, posters and speeches were organised in educational institutions in the city, anti-fireworks banners were displayed in the main markets, leaflets were distributed and cassette publicity was carried out in residential areas.

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The Morcha contributed to the establishment of “Childline”, which helps children, in Alwar. Even now, the Morcha is the resource organisation of Childline and is a member of its advisory board.

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In March 2002, recognising the seriousness of the problem of communalism in the context of Gujarat, several organisations and enlightened members of different communities together formed Sadbhav Manch. The initiative for its formation was taken by the Morcha.

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In 2003, slides of the Morcha were displayed in all three cinema halls of Alwar.

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On 21.12.2003, a large public hearing of women construction workers was organised in Jaipur with the support of the National Commission for Women. Chairperson of the National Commission for Women Purnima Advani, Swami Agnivesh, former Acting Governor N. L. Tibrewal, State Labour Commissioner Rajendra Bhanawat and many other distinguished persons participated.

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In 2004, the Morcha arranged insurance for more than 200 workers, and after the death of two of them, claims were secured for the nominated persons.

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On 19 May 2004, a large Sadbhavana Rally of approximately 5,000 people was organised at Company Bagh ground in Alwar, addressed mainly by Swami Agnivesh.

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On 5–6–7 June 2004, a public-awareness journey was organised throughout Alwar district, and on 23–24–25 June 2004, a public-awareness journey was organised in Jodhpur district.

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Every day, many people from poor sections come to the Morcha office to seek solutions to their problems. Morcha office-bearers provide relief to the affected party by writing letters, making phone calls and, when necessary, putting pressure on the concerned department through movements.

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On 16 October 2005, a training camp was organised in Dhadholi village, Ramgarh. Approximately 300 women workers of the Morcha participated in this training camp. Various subject experts provided useful information to the women. The camp coordinator was Advocate Renu Gupta. A similar camp, particularly for brick-kiln workers, was organised on 23 October 2005 in village Bahala. Similar camps were organised on 13 and 14 October 2006, 29 December 2006, 4 November 2007, 26 April 2008 and 27 June 2008.

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On 10 December 2005, Rajesh Yajnik was presented the Human Dignity Award 2005 at a grand ceremony held in Jaipur.

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On 20 May 2007, a Banjara Community Reform Meeting was organised in a garden near Thanagazi Bus Stand. Hundreds of Banjaras from the Thanagazi area were present. Rajesh Yajnik announced that campaigns would be conducted for the Banjaras’ right to vote, ration cards, drinking water, land leases and recognition in the records.

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In January–February 2008 in village Kamalpur, March–April 2008 in Mohalla Khadana and May–June 2008 in village Harsana, women’s sewing centres and other training programmes were conducted, making 150 women self-reliant.

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On 19 July 2007 at Arya Samaj in Manni Ka Bar, the inter-caste love marriage of Dilawar Singh (Somvanshi Kshatriya) and Preeti Yadav (Ahir) was arranged, and on 15 February 2008 at Arya Samaj Aravali Vihar, the inter-caste love marriage of Hindu youth Deepak and Sikh young woman Jyoti was arranged.

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In 2008, more than one thousand workers were insured under the micro-insurance scheme.

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On 28 March 2008, Rajesh Yajnik’s 38th birthday was observed. Inspired by Yajnik, 38 people declared that they would donate their eyes after death.

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On 12 May 2008, an honour ceremony for inter-caste and inter-religious married couples was organised at Mayur Hotel auditorium jointly with Sadbhav Manch.

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Rajesh Yajnik and Renu Gupta had a dowry-free inter-caste marriage on 12 May 1999. Since 2008, every year on 12 May, a public honour ceremony for inter-caste married couples has been organised jointly with Sadbhav Manch. In this, 10–12 selected couples are honoured with certificates, mementos, etc., in the presence of a prominent personality.

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As soon as the then Gehlot Government assumed office, it launched the Navjeevan Scheme, under which training and facilities are provided to divert persons belonging to communities involved in the manufacture, storage, sale and distribution of illegal liquor towards new employment. In 2010, the Morcha was selected from among 34 NGOs on the basis of strict criteria. The Morcha successfully rehabilitated 100 families from Bhudarka Bas, Desula Khurd, Kamalpur and Pipal Khed villages. Its three stages—first, motivating; second, training; and third, engaging them in new employment—were successfully completed. Of the 100 families, 99 produced successful and concrete results, while one family had migrated.

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Women’s employment training centres were run in Harsana village, Laxmangarh, Alwar in 2009, Desula, Alwar in 2010 and Balautnagar, Ramgarh, Alwar in 2012. Women were provided three months of training and bank loans, making a total of 150 women self-reliant.

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Mukti Gram, Dehra, Alwar, established in 1997, was electrified in February 2011.

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The Morcha has enabled hundreds of people to benefit from old-age, widow and disability pensions and the Palanhar Scheme of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.

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The Morcha took up the Labour Department’s scheme for registration of construction workers on 25 January 2012. On this day, hundreds of construction workers were addressed at I.M.A. Hall, Alwar, by District and Sessions Judge Shri Rajendra Sharma, Chief Judicial Magistrate Shri Jagmohan Agrawal, Labour Court Judge Shri Govardhan Meena, Deputy Labour Commissioner K.P. Yadav and Morcha State President Rajesh Yajnik. Through the efforts of workers including Virendra Chaudhary, Renu Gupta, Manoj Arya, Divya Prakash, Neetika, Dalchand and Mahendra Krishnan, registration of approximately 1,000 workers was completed over 11 months from 25 January 2012 to 25 December 2012.

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On 1 June 2012 at Bal Bari School and on 16 September 2012 at 38 Kush Marg, workshops and training camps were organised for active Morcha workers, in which intensive training was provided on the Morcha’s main programmes.

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On 13 January 2013, a workers’ conference was organised in the large auditorium of Jain Bhawan in Vivek Vihar, Alwar city. Approximately 2,000 workers participated in the conference. The chief guest was Union Minister Shri Jitendra Singh, who appreciated the work of Bandhua Mukti Morcha and described it as the largest and most effective NGO in Alwar district. The chief speaker, Morcha National General Secretary Professor Shyotaj Singh, said that the struggle for workers’ rights can be fought only by forming workers’ organisations. Bandhua Mukti Morcha has always remained ready to organise unorganised workers. At the conference, Deputy Labour Commissioner Shri Jeevaraj Singh provided information about laws relating to bonded labour, child labour and minimum wages. Labour Welfare Officer Shri Jitendra Khattar provided information about the Payment of Arrears Act and registration of construction workers. The conference was also addressed by District Chief Safia Khan, Urban Improvement Trust Chairman Pradeep Arya, Morcha State President Rajesh Yajnik, District President Virendra Chaudhary, Indra Kumar Tolani, Sandeep Sharma and others. On this occasion, the 2012 Best Worker Award was presented to Seema Saini. The programme was conducted by Renu Gupta, and a community meal was also organised during the conference.

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On 1 May 2013, Labour Day was celebrated at Imarti Devi Dharamshala. After the workers’ conference, a procession was taken through Bijli Ghar Chowk, Kadelganj and Hope Circus to Company Bagh, in which approximately 1,000 workers participated.

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On 12 May 2013, Bandhua Mukti Morcha, jointly with Sadbhav Manch, organised an honour ceremony for seven inter-caste married couples at Swaroop Vilas, Moti Dungri.

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On 16 May 2013, a high-level meeting was organised by the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights in Jaipur, in which the suggestions given by Shri Rajesh Yajnik regarding the Rajasthan Government’s policy on child labour were considered the best. Giving prominence to two of his suggestions, the State Government sent recommendations to the Centre. These included the suggestion to make a new law on child labour similar to the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act and the suggestion that the maximum age of a child labourer be considered as 18 years.

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On 12 June 2013, on the occasion of the International Day Against Child Labour, a seminar was organised at the District Institute of Education and Training with the cooperation of the Labour Department. The chief guest was Chief Judicial Magistrate Rita Tejpal. The programme was chaired by District Labour Welfare Officer Jitendra Khattar and conducted by Rajesh Yajnik.

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On 20 October 2013, Bandhua Mukti Morcha, jointly with Sadbhav Manch, celebrated Gandhi Jayanti at the Information Centre auditorium. A Sadbhavana discussion was organised as part of the programme. The chief guest was District Collector R.S. Jakhar, who said that the Indian Constitution gives equal rights to all citizens and that no discrimination can be made before the law on the basis of gender, caste or community. The discussion was chaired by Sadbhav Manch President Dr. S.C. Mittal and conducted by Rajesh Yajnik. Mufti Amjad, Sardar Sajjan Singh, Dennis Thomas, Dharmchand Jain and Amar Muni also expressed their views. Six trainers associated with Bandhua Mukti Morcha were also honoured.

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From 1 November 2013 to 31 January 2014, a women’s training centre was run in Mundawara village of Thanagazi Block with the support of the District Industries Centre.

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On 31 January 2014, a seminar opposing female foeticide was organised at Agrasen Bhawan in Kotputli, Jaipur district. The chief guest, the Block Medical Officer, said that the declining sex ratio had become a major challenge for both society and the government. The government was taking several steps to improve it, and the problem could be solved only by creating awareness in society. President of the Kotputli Bar Association Bajrang Lal Sharma, Advocate Prabha Agrawal, gynaecologist Dr. Prabhu Agrawal, councillor Renu Agrawal, Women’s President Renu Gupta and Seema Saini also addressed the seminar. The programme was chaired by Morcha State President Rajesh Yajnik and conducted by Treasurer Daya Garg. Ankita Goyal presented a song related to Beti Bachao and Devendra Sharma presented poetry.

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On 1, 2 and 3 February 2014, an anti-female-foeticide public-awareness journey was organised in Jaipur district. The street-theatre team accompanying the journey performed Beti Bachao street plays at approximately 30 locations. At the same locations, Rajesh Yajnik, Seema Saini and others expressed their views at street meetings. Wall writing and leaflet distribution were also carried out.

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On 1 March 2014, a Beti Bachao seminar was organised at Trimurti Garden in Bharatpur. The chief guest was Chief Medical Officer Dr. Akhilesh Shrivastava and the programme was chaired by Bharatpur Bar Association President Dinesh Thutupura. It was conducted by Morcha General Secretary Renu Gupta. Kishore Nyay Board member Pragya Mishra, Dr. Kusum Sharma, Bharatpur Municipal Council councillor Virmati, Natthi Singh, Jitendra Singh and others also expressed their views. Virendra Chaudhary, Daya Garg and Sandeep from Alwar also expressed their views.

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7, 8 and 9 March 2014 – Three-day journey in Bharatpur district: The journey covered Jawahar Nagar, Heeradas Bus Stand, Vijay Nagar, Kodiyan Mohalla and Ganga Mandir in Bharatpur city, as well as 24 villages in the Nagar, Deeg and Bhusawar areas. The travelling group carried out leaflet distribution, wall writing, theatre performances and other activities in all areas. In all the meetings, Morcha State President Rajesh Yajnik appealed to the public to become aware of the situation in Bharatpur district, where there were 877 girls for every 1,000 boys. In addition to Yajnik, the travelling group included Sandeep Sharma, Seema Saini, Munni Naruka, Manoj Arya, councillor Virmati, Nagendra Bhardwaj, Seema Sharma, Bahadur Singh, Chandni and others. During the journey, Women’s Day was also celebrated on 8 March 2014 at Holy Mother School. A. James, Secretary of Holy Mother Society, described the Beti Bachao movement as an important issue. Principal Jyoti welcomed the travelling group with a bouquet. Rajesh Yajnik chaired the programme and Swadesh Katara conducted it.

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On 12 March 2014, Beti Bachao pledge meetings were organised at B.L. Public School, R.D. Mishra B.Ed. College and Hardev Das School in Alwar city.

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Similarly, on 16 March, Beti Bachao awareness meetings were organised at six schools in Khairthal town of Alwar district. On 27 March 2014, on World Theatre Day, street plays were performed at three locations. After Vivekanand Chowk, Company Bagh and Hope Circus, the final performance was held at the Raj Rishi Abhay Samaj stage. The theatre group was led by Manoj Arya, and Morcha office-bearers were also present.

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On 14 April 2014, the annual meeting of the Alwar branch of the Morcha was held in Nehru Nagar. Virendra Chaudhary was elected District President and Renu Gupta General Secretary for the following year.

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On 30 April 2014, a discussion meeting was organised on the eve of Labour Day, and on 2 May, a National Chaupal was organised at Agnilok Ashram in Gurgaon. Rajesh Yajnik led the Alwar delegation, which included Virendra Chaudhary and Renu Gupta. Mehrab Khan from Barmer, Shravan Bhil from Jalore, Rakesh Tiwari from Jaipur and Archana Agrawal from Bharatpur also participated.

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On 6 June 2014, Renu Gupta (Secretary) celebrated her birthday by planting a sapling at the Child Observation Home, Alwar. With daily care, it has now grown into a tree. Sweets, fruits and other items were also distributed to all the children present at the Observation Home on that day.

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On 27 July, a group of Sadbhav Manch members reached Untwal village, where there was a very tense situation between two communities. The group worked for four hours to establish brotherhood, and hundreds of villagers were administered an oath of communal harmony at the Gram Panchayat Bhawan. The group included Dr. S.C. Mittal, Puran Karotiya, Maulana Hanif, Jogendra Kochar, Surajmal Kardam, Rajesh Yajnik and others.

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On Hindi Day, 14 September, a discussion meeting was held at the office. From 15 September to 14 December, a successful sewing training centre was run at Mandha Ka Bas, Ramgarh, Alwar.

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On 21 September, on Swami Agnivesh’s birthday, 50 colleagues from across Rajasthan, including 10 from Alwar, participated in a rally against animal slaughter organised at Jantar Mantar, Delhi. Those participating included Rajesh Yajnik, Khillimal Jain, Mamraj Saini, Daya Garg, Manoj Arya, Virendra Chaudhary, Sonu Singh, Sunil Maurya and others.

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On 2 October, Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra were observed at the office, where all executive committee members pledged to destroy one evil in themselves, symbolised as Ravana.

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On 7 October 2014, the inter-caste marriage of Hemant Jain and Pratibha Rajput was arranged. After their marriage, both became active members of the Morcha.

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On 19 October 2014, an Eid-Diwali Milan ceremony was organised by Sadbhav Manch at the residence of Dr. S.C. Mittal in Subhash Nagar.

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On 22 October 2014, on Chhoti Diwali, Diwali was celebrated in Mukti Gram, Kasba Dehra, the village of liberated bonded workers. Songs, music and refreshments were shared while sitting with the liberated bonded labourers. Lamps were lit in all the houses, rangoli was made, and sweets and fruits were distributed.

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From 1 January to 4 January 2015, a Youth Yoga Camp was organised at Shri Hardev Das Adarsh Senior Secondary School, Nehru Nagar, Alwar. Every day, two hours of physical training and two hours of discussion sessions were organised. At the concluding ceremony on 4 January, Rajesh Yajnik distributed certificates. Anil Sharma chaired the programme and Manoj Arya and Nitin Saini conducted the camp.

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On 20 January, the death anniversary of Chand Kishore Sharma was observed. The 2014 Best Worker Award was presented to Daya Garg.

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On 21 January, Rajesh Yajnik travelled to Jaipur and met Shri Vishnu Sharma, the officer in charge of BOCW, and submitted a memorandum for the benefit of construction workers.

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On 31 January, a seminar on natural gas and oil conservation was held at Jain B.Ed. College, Alwar. IOC District Officer Shikha Ahuja and Rajesh Yajnik, Renu Gupta and Sunil Maurya from the Morcha participated.

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On 18 February, a memorandum was submitted to the District Collector for prevention of child marriage, and a child marriage was also stopped in Choroti Pahad.

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On 19 February, Rajesh Yajnik participated in the Child Labour Task Force meeting.

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Under Rajasthan Patrika’s “Bitiya in Office” initiative, Rajasthan Patrika published a photograph of Renu Gupta and her daughter Srishti on 21 March.

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On 23 March, a sit-in was held at the Collectorate along with other organisations against the Land Acquisition Bill.

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On 25 March, the annual meeting of Sadbhav Manch was held.

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12 May – Inter-caste Marriage Conference: At the beginning of the programme, chief guest Smt. Jagmati Sangwan was welcomed by Renu Gupta with a garland. Thereafter, office-bearers of Sadbhav Manch and Bandhua Mukti Morcha jointly honoured the chief guest with a shawl and memento. Raisa delivered the welcome speech. Rajkumar Bakshi informed the audience about Sadbhav Manch, Virendra Chaudhary about Bandhua Mukti Morcha and Ramesh Bairwa about the objective of the programme. Chief guest Jagmati Sangwan, Amar Muni, Dharmchand Jain, Harishankar Goyal and Revati Raman Sharma expressed their views. A total of twelve couples were honoured with garlands and certificates. The programme was chaired by Dr. S.C. Mittal and conducted by Rajesh Yajnik. Sonu Singh, Sandeep, Nitin, Manoj Arya and Sunil Maurya of the Morcha made a major contribution to the success of the programme under the direction of Renu Gupta.

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24 May – Councillors’ Workshop: On Sunday, 24-05-2015, a workshop of all ward councillors of Alwar Municipal Council was held at Raj Gupta Auditorium by Bandhua Mukti Morcha. The workshop began with a revolutionary song by Sunil Maurya. Thereafter, the councillors present and Bandhua Mukti Morcha workers introduced themselves. General Secretary Renu Gupta welcomed all councillors and spoke about the Palanhar Scheme, as well as the Morcha office timings from Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the executive committee.

Virendra Chaudhary then spoke about the problems of child labourers and their solutions. Sonu Singh Rajput provided information about various beneficial schemes applicable to construction workers. Morcha State President Rajesh Yajnik raised the issue of increasing the salary, allowances, facilities and rights of councillors and said that, similar to MPs and MLAs, a development fund was necessary for councillors to discharge their responsibilities. Rajesh Yajnik explained the issues of child labourers, construction workers and others in detail and appealed to councillors to work in the interests of the poor and join the programmes of the Morcha. Councillors Puran Bhagat, Niranjan Saini, Hukam Singh, Purushottam Lal Manchanda, Deendayal Nayak, Shimbhuram Nagar, Vikram Yadav, Vimla Devi and others announced their intention to join the Morcha’s programmes. The programme was conducted by Puran Karotiya.

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On 4 July 2015, a talk by Rajesh Yajnik was broadcast on the Sariska Channel of Alwar Akashvani on the death anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The subject of the talk was “Youth in Vivekananda’s Vision”.

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On Independence Day, 15 August 2015, at 9:30 a.m., Rajesh Yajnik hoisted the national flag at the Morcha office. At the discussion meeting organised on the occasion, Virendra Chaudhary, Puran Karotiya, Daya Garg, Rachna Singh, Nitin Saini, Manoj Arya and Khushbu Khandelwal expressed their views. The programme was conducted by Renu Gupta.

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On 13 September 2015, a one-day workers’ training camp organised by Bandhua Mukti Morcha was held on Sunday at Yadav Dharamshala. The camp was inaugurated by Morcha State President Rajesh Yajnik. Describing Morcha workers as the backbone of the organisation, Yajnik called upon them to publicise the Morcha’s programmes from village to village. The workers were given detailed information on child labour, child marriage, bonded labour, minimum wages, welfare schemes for workers, Beti Bachao, Sadbhav Mission and other issues.

A quiz programme was also organised and prizes were distributed to the winners. On this occasion, Bhomaram Bhil was honoured for mine workers, Daulat Jatav for brick-kiln workers, Rana Banjara for nomadic communities and Rajjo Devi for the prohibition campaign. Rajesh Yajnik, Virendra Chaudhary, Puran Karotiya, Daya Garg, Renu Gupta, Nitin Saini, Manoj Arya, Khushbu Khandelwal, Munni Naruka and others provided training in different sessions. The programme was conducted by Renu Gupta. At the end of the camp, all 100 participants pledged to work for the Morcha’s publicity and outreach in their respective areas.

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On 29 September 2015, reconciliation and settlement discussions were held between Prahlad of Gurgaon, Haryana, and Shravan Banjara of Khushpuri, Ramgarh, Alwar, who were both fathers-in-law. Thereafter, Shravan Banjara promised that he would send his daughter to her matrimonial home in Gurgaon on 4 October 2015.

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On 28 October 2015, a discussion meeting on Karwa Chauth was organised at the Bandhua Mukti Morcha office. The Karwa Chauth fast was described as promoting concepts such as male dominance and destroying the idea of equality between men and women. This was also publicised through newspapers and other media.

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From 1 November to 10 November 2015, an anti-fireworks campaign was conducted by the Morcha on the occasion of Diwali. Under the direction of Renu Gupta, approximately 25 educational institutions, 10 hospitals and 20 settlements were contacted and appealed to celebrate Diwali by lighting lamps and not bursting crackers. Daya Garg, Nitin Saini, Rachna Singh, Khushbu Khandelwal, Manoj Arya and other workers played an important role at prominent places in the city.

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On 8 November 2015 at 4 p.m., a Diwali Milan ceremony was organised at Mittal Hospital auditorium. Thereafter, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Diwali was celebrated with residents of Bhudarka Bas Dalit settlement. Lamps were lit at every house. One utensil and one box of sweets were provided to every household. Rajesh Yajnik, Renu Gupta, Virendra Chaudhary, Daya Garg, Ram Charan Rag, Manoj Arya, Harishankar Goyal, Sandeep Sharma, Nitin Saini, Munni Naruka, Sonu Rajput and others were present.

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6–12 December 2015 – Human Rights Week: On the occasion of Human Rights Day on 10 December, Human Rights Week was observed from 6 to 12 December. On the 6th, a discussion meeting was held at the office; on the 7th, a meeting of liberated bonded workers was held at Mukti Gram; on the 8th, a meeting of liberated child labourers was held at Kharbas, Alwar; on the 9th, a programme was held at the Child Observation Home; on the 10th, a meeting of nomadic communities was held at Chamrauda, Kishangarh, Alwar; on the 11th, a meeting was held at Government Gauri Devi College; and on the 12th, a meeting was held at B.L. Public School, providing information about human rights.

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On 26 December 2015, on the occasion of Christmas, a Sadbhavana Conference was organised at the Emmanuel Mission premises. The conference was organised by the Christian Women’s Forum at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Emmanuel Mission premises on Sixty Feet Road. The chief guest was Anil Masih from Udaipur. He spoke about the life of Jesus Christ. Special guest Dr. S.C. Mittal said that all religions convey the message of brotherhood. If this message is adopted in life, war and terrorism can end from the world. The chief speaker of the Sadbhavana Conference, Sadbhav Manch General Secretary Rajesh Yajnik, said that the greatness of Jesus Christ is that human history to date is divided into two periods—before Christ and after Christ. The founders of all religions, Jesus, Mohammad and Nanak, gave the message of love, truth, justice and compassion. We should celebrate the festivals of all communities. The programme was chaired by Father Jaswant Rana. A youth team from Delhi presented songs and plays. The programme was conducted by Dennis Thomas. Johnson expressed thanks to those who attended. A large number of Christians and people from other communities were present.

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On 20 January 2016, a discussion meeting was held on the subject “Arise, Awake, Demand Your Rights” on the death anniversary of Comrade Chand Kishore Sharma.

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On 26 January 2016 at 9:00 a.m., the national flag was hoisted at the Morcha office in Kadelganj on Republic Day.

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On 4–5 February 2016, Morcha State President Shri Rajesh Yajnik participated as a trainer in a training programme for police officers of Jaipur Division on child-rights laws at the Police Academy, Jaipur.

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On 29 February 2016, Morcha State President Shri Rajesh Yajnik participated in a workshop on child-protection laws at the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur.

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On 14 May 2016, a workshop on the Juvenile Justice Act was organised by the Alwar Police Administration at the Police Investigation Building. It was chaired by Additional Superintendent of Police Suresh Khinchi. Police personnel from all police stations of Alwar district were present. Morcha State President Rajesh Yajnik provided detailed information about the Juvenile Justice Act.

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On 28 May 2016, Kapuri, daughter of Prahlad Banjara and wife of Fatiya, a daughter-in-law from Khushpuri village and daughter of Gurgaon, Haryana, was reunited with her five children from her in-laws with the help of the police. Her in-laws had previously beaten her and expelled her and had not given her the children. This action was carried out by Bandhua Mukti Morcha’s Rajesh Yajnik, Renu Gupta and Rakesh Tiwari.

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On 27 October 2016, a Diwali Milan ceremony was organised jointly by Sadbhav Manch and Bandhua Mukti Morcha in Choroti Pahad village. Villagers from Choroti Pahad, Luharwadi and Maujdika participated. The programme was chaired by Dr. S.C. Mittal. Chief speaker Rajesh Yajnik said that our culture and heritage are shared and that we should celebrate festivals together. Diwali can truly be celebrated only by eliminating social evils and spreading the light of scientific thinking. Daya Garg spoke about saving daughters, educating them and giving them equal rights. Girish Gupta appealed to villagers to maintain cleanliness and join the cleanliness campaign. Renu Gupta, Naveen Saini, Khushbu Khandelwal, Virendra Chaudhary, Girish Gupta, Sonu Singh, Kishanlal Khairaliya and others were present.

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On 5 December 2016, Bandhua Mukti Morcha organised a camp for students of Classes 9 to 12 at Government Senior Secondary School, Choroti Pahad. The children were taught personality development and methods of acquiring knowledge. Morcha State President Rajesh Yajnik provided detailed information about human rights and stressed the need for every educational institution to observe Human Rights Day on 10 December.

Renu Gupta spoke about the Beti Bachao–Beti Padhao campaign. The programme was chaired by Principal Suresh Kumar Sharma and conducted by Physical Education Teacher Sheesh Ram Yadav. Babulal Sharma, Chhajuram Saini and Naveen Kumar of the Morcha also expressed their views.

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On 6 December 2016, Bandhua Mukti Morcha organised a rural meeting on Human Rights Day in Kasba Dehra. Residents of Mukti Gram, Maujas Ki Dhani and Dehra village participated. Morcha State President Rajesh Yajnik, the chief speaker, provided information about human rights. Morcha General Secretary Advocate Renu Gupta spoke about settling families belonging to nomadic tribes and connecting these families with public welfare schemes. The programme was chaired by Samda Ram and conducted by Rana Banjara. Naveen Saini, Jagdish, Gopi, Mohan and others participated.

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On 10 December 2016, Rajesh Yajnik’s talk on Human Rights Day was broadcast at 7:30 a.m. on Alwar Akashvani’s Sariska Channel.

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On 10 December 2016, on the second day of a two-day UGC-sponsored workshop at Rajgarh College, Morcha State President and member of the Alwar Juvenile Justice Board Magistrate Rajesh Yajnik provided information about human rights as the chief speaker. Special speaker Daya Garg, member of the Child Welfare Committee, described female foeticide and atrocities against women as a disgrace.

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From 15 to 16 December 2016, Daya Garg, member of the Child Welfare Committee and Vice-President of the Morcha, participated in a state-level workshop in Jaipur on the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 and Rules 2016.

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On 17 December 2016, Rajesh Yajnik, member of the Alwar Juvenile Justice Board and Morcha State President, participated in a state-level workshop in Jaipur on the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 and Rules 2016.

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On 15 February 2017, a meeting of the Rajasthan Social Security Board was held at the Secretariat in Jaipur under the chairmanship of Labour Minister Dr. Jaswant Singh Yadav. The Labour Commissioner, Finance Secretary, Secretary of Women and Child Development, officials of the Social Justice and Empowerment Department and Labour Department, and representatives from the non-government sector were also present. Morcha State President Rajesh Yajnik participated in the meeting. He suggested registration of unorganised workers. Yajnik also complained to the Labour Minister that a Workers’ Facilitation Centre had not yet been started in Alwar. The Labour Minister said that the government would soon take steps to benefit unorganised workers from all sectors along with construction workers.

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On 20 February 2017, a seminar organised jointly by the State Legal Services Authority and UNICEF was held in the main auditorium of the Rajasthan Judicial Academy in Jodhpur. Four High Court judges, the Chief Secretary of the State Legal Services Authority, the Chairman of the Judicial Academy, the Joint Director of the Social Justice Department, the UNICEF State Director and others addressed the participants. The programme was organised on effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015. From Alwar, Principal Magistrate of the Juvenile Justice Board Bal Krishna Katara, member Rajesh Yajnik and Hemlata Agrawal participated.

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On 24 February 2017, Morcha State President Rajesh Yajnik and Vice-President Daya Garg reached Jaunkheda village in the Laxmangarh area. They met people in the Sapera settlement there and learned about their problems. There was no road to reach the settlement. Although water was supplied over a large area in their region, there was no adequate water arrangement for them, and many people had been living there for 50 years without residential leases. It was also observed that the government school building in their settlement was in a completely unusable condition and no action had been taken despite repeated complaints. There was a possibility of an accident involving teachers and students at any time. Rajesh Yajnik was accompanied by Child Welfare Committee member Daya Garg. They also met the women. Workers Deepchand, Kamal Nath, Hemant and others were also present. A letter was written to the S.D.M., Laxmangarh, regarding the problem.

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On 8 March 2017, Women’s Day was celebrated at Mother Teresa Home as part of the week being observed by Bandhua Mukti Morcha under the Women’s Day programme. The chief guest was Child Welfare Committee member and Morcha Vice-President Daya Garg and the chief speaker was Morcha General Secretary Advocate Renu Gupta. Daya Garg explained why Women’s Day is celebrated. Renu Gupta discussed making women self-reliant and social, economic and political issues. The Home’s director Rozalina and counsellor Rashmi Vashishtha also expressed their views.

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On 28 March 2017, a memorandum was submitted to the Jaipur District Collector seeking residential leases for approximately 30 families of the nomadic Banjara community in Kanwarpura village of Jaipur district.

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On 2 April 2017, Bandhua Mukti Morcha National President Swami Agnivesh and Morcha Bihar State President Manohar Manav came to Alwar. Morcha State President Rajesh Yajnik, District President Virendra Chaudhary, General Secretary Renu Gupta and Vice-President Daya Garg welcomed them at Alwar railway station. Swami Ji and all the office-bearers then went to Tarun Bharat Sangh Ashram in Bhikampura village of Thanagazi area to participate in a camp on water conservation, where Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Singh welcomed everyone.

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On 13 April 2017, on the eve of the birth anniversary of the architect of the Indian Constitution, Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, a discussion meeting was held at the Bandhua Mukti Morcha office.

At the discussion meeting, all speakers described the Indian Constitution as the greatest guiding principle for every citizen of the country to live life. Every citizen should give it a higher place than every religious scripture in their own interest. Only then can the rule of law truly be established. Every injustice should be fought by using the law as a weapon. Only then can the struggle be won. The discussion was mainly addressed by Rajesh Yajnik, Virendra Chaudhary, Daya Garg, Puran Karotiya, Renu Gupta, Khushbu Khandelwal, Sonu Singh, Rachna Tanwar and others. The discussion was conducted by Manoj Arya.

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On 1 May 2017, a talk by Bandhua Mukti Morcha State President Rajesh Yajnik on Labour Day was broadcast on Alwar Akashvani.

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On 17 and 18 May 2017, someone mischievously placed an idol at night in a mosque and shrine located in Family Line, Alwar, creating a tense situation in the area. Rajesh Yajnik, along with Puran Karotiya and Rajkumar Bakshi of Sadbhav Manch, intervened. They spoke with citizens from both Hindu and Muslim sides and brought about an agreement between the two.

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On 18 October 2017, a Diwali Milan ceremony was organised at the Child Observation Home jointly by Bandhua Mukti Morcha and Sadbhav Manch. At the beginning of the programme, two orphan children cut a cake, which was distributed to everyone. Dr. S.C. Mittal was the chief guest, Rajesh Yajnik was the special guest, and Suresh Sharma, Harishankar Goyal and Daya Garg were seated on the stage for the chairmanship. The children presented dances and songs. Rajkumar Bakshi, Renu Gupta, Shuchi Gupta and Harpreet Kaur expressed their views. Everyone was served refreshments and sweets, and lamps were lit collectively.