一名达利特妇女被任命为厨师后,奥迪沙的Anganwadi中心遭到基于种姓的抵制,影响到儿童获得膳食和教育的机会。 A Dalit woman’s appointment as cook led to a caste-based boycott of an Anganwadi center in Odisha, affecting children’s access to meals and education.

据报告,Odisha的Nuagaon村家庭从11月起停止将儿童送往Anganwadi中心,因为Sarmistha Sethi是一名达利特妇女被任命为厨师。 Families in Nuagaon village, Odisha, have reportedly stopped sending children to an Anganwadi center since November after Sarmistha Sethi, a Dalit woman, was appointed cook. 她说,长达三个月的抵制源于她的种姓。 She says the boycott, lasting about three months, stems from her caste. Arun Kumar Nayak 副Colector Arun Kumar Nayak证实村民拒绝提供膳食,但没有提出正式投诉。 Sub-Collector Arun Kumar Nayak confirmed villagers are refusing the meals but no formal complaint has been filed. 官员计划开展提高认识运动,如果权利遭到侵犯,将采取行动。 Officials plan an awareness campaign and will act if rights are violated. 国会领袖Mallikarjun Kharge在Rajya Sabha提出这个问题,称歧视侵犯了第21A条规定的受教育权,并强调了歧视对儿童发展的影响。 Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge raised the issue in the Rajya Sabha, calling the discrimination a violation of the right to education under Article 21A and highlighting its impact on children’s development.