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The authorities in this district of Madhya Pradesh have made it compulsory [indianexpress.com] for a person seeking a firearm licence to first cite proof that they have a toilet at home.

In rural India many people consider toilets to be unsanitary and believe that defecating in open fields is healthier. That leads both to increased health risks for people walking in those fields and increased personal risk of attack, [globalcitizen.org] especially at night. The new prime minister, hindu nationalist Nahendra Modi, made widespread adoption of toilets a major campaign promise. Dubbing it "toilets before temples." [telegraph.co.uk]

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