A group of caste equity leaders have been fasting for more than two weeks to convince Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would make caste discrimination illegal in California.
A group of women from Grandmothers for Caste Equity protest outside Gov. Gavin Newsom's office as part of a hunger strike to pass state Senate Bill 403.Nirmal Singh, 42, has been on a hunger strike for 18 days. Only drinking liquids, he says he can’t run with his children anymore; even climbing stairs is hard. But as an Indian American who identifies as caste-oppressed, he says the cause he’s fighting for is worth it.
The bill, which cleared both houses of the state Legislature earlier this month, has signaled a large step forward for caste oppressed Americans, leaders said. To make one last push to get it signed by the governor before his deadline of Oct. 14, they say they’re turning to a quintessentially South Asian practice.
Singh is one of the protesters who has been fasting for the duration. As a physician and father of young children, he’s exhausted, but having experienced casteism himself, he wants to keep fighting. Standing outside with signs, chants and songs for several hours of the day, the protesters have been consuming an all-liquid diet and keeping their vitals monitored throughout the process.
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