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Weavers in Varanasi Pawn Jewellery, Houses for Survival - Abdul Alim Jafri

-Newsclick.in Weavers in Prime Minister Modi’s constituency, reeling under the triple blow of demonetisation, GST and lockdown, are on a week-long token protest against hiked electricity bills. Lucknow: To keep his home fires burning, Mohammad Obaid had to sell three handlooms and a wrapping machine that he had bought with his hard-earned money following demonetisation (November 2016) and the imposition of goods and services tax (GST). Now, the coronavirus pandemic-induced over three months of lockdown has re-opened his wounds, and Obaid fears he may be forced to sell the rest of his machines as the situation this time is worse. "More than 15% weavers in Shakkar Talab and Madanpura had to leave their traditional work and start selling vegetables. If the situation remains the same and the government does not come to rescue the weavers, Varanasi will lose the charm of Banarasi sarees for sure," said Obaid, adding that "in the next decade or so, I feel most of the weavers' families will have left this trade." The sorry plight of weavers in Varanasi, the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was recently highlighted by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who said they were being forced to pawn jewellery and sought a financial package for the community. Please click here to read more.