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I
have worked very hard to supply the woven cloth in time, but received very
little payment than what was agreed to by the contractor. Since other weavers
had also got less payment, on the afternoon of 4th June, I went along with my partner
and other weavers to the contractor's home for asking for better wages for our
weaving.
Our demands were scornfully refused and we were even threatened that no
more work would be given to us if we did not work at the same rate as what was
paid to us.
Some of my fellow weavers got angry at this and broke the
window panes of the contractor's house, barged inside and damaged his furniture
and crockery.
Some weavers also broke open his store of woven cloth and
tore it all up. Seeing this, the contractor ran away from the house with his
family to a nearby village, but there also he did not get shelter.
Next day, the contractor returned with soldiers from the army,
who fired at our group of weavers, killing eleven of us. I was injured in the
leg by a bullet and now, I am nursing my wounds as I write this.
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