Because the minimum wage law is a paper tiger here—contractors pay in cash and the panchayat turns a blind eye. We are called "unskilled" so they can justify three hundred rupees for a ten-hour day under the mountain sun. I say this because last year, when we blockaded the auction yard, my own cousin was threatened with eviction from his leased land. That's when I learned their power isn't in the lawbooks, it's in the grip they have on our homes and our silence.
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