We need a big push towards elimination of beggars
In what may be seen as straight from a Tamil masala movie, there are horror stories doing the rounds on social media of the plight of hundreds of children who are kidnapped at different places in India by organized gangs and brought to the big metro cities for begging. These children are often seen begging at various traffic signals and in the open spaces near Churches and temples.They are sometimes a big nuisance as those who would be rushing for some urgent meeting or the other or attend to sick relatives have to confront these children who keep on banging the windows of the cars till they are given at least ten rupees.
The concerned State Governments should raid the premises of these organized gangs that are often situated near the abandoned places of some sick industry, now under litigation as well. The children can be handed over to the NGOs, most of whom have some plan or the other to rehabilitate them in one way or the other.
We need urgent action on this big social problem.
