Biki tried to provide for the family who was barely earning a living making cloth bags. He picked up odd jobs across the country, but was financially exploited and never paid for the work he did.
“The people who hired me said that they couldn’t pay me because I was not 18. I went all the way to Chennai for a job and until recently was working as an unpaid apprentice with a tailor in Assam. Interestingly, my being a minor was never a deterrent in making me work, just when it came to pay for my labour,” Biki told Team CJP at a public meeting in Mumbai on October 11, 2019.
That’s when we swung into action and with the unrelenting support of our allies – Bharatiya Nagorik Adhikar Suraksha Manch, The Need Academy and Nanda Ghosh, Biki Dey is resuming his studies. Biki will now attend standard 12 classes at the Need Academy in Bijni.
The Needs Academy and Nanda Ghosh have taken the responsibility to provide Biki with expenses for college fees and books, while CJP is going to cover all of Biki’s boarding, lodging and other additional expenses.
No child should be devoid of a good education. We wish Biki good luck on his new journey and pledge to continue to fight for every Indian who is deprived of their basic human rights.
