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Poor Children With Tickets Were Not Allowed To Travel In Delhi Metro. Is THIS 2017?

byLavanya Shrivastava
3rd May 2017
2 minute read

While our culture talks about diversity and unity, we as a society have turned indifferent towards pain and misery. We are so busy running the rat race that we don’t realise that no matter how fast we go, it’s not fulfilling, at least not until we as human beings help the people who need us.

No, I don’t mean to preach here, but the sight of people being judged every now then for being who they are is troubling, don’t you feel it’s unsettling too?

When humanitarian and just another Delhi girl Shivanya Pandya saw that 4-6 poor kids were denied entry in the Delhi Metro even when they had tickets, she took to Facebook to write about it and tried to reach the concerned authorities for help. She writes,

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4-6 begger kids have been Denied entry in rapid metro station just now Indusind Bank Cybercity Metro just because they were dressed shabbily and sweating even though they were paying fares still guards denied their entry.

To what extent,we as a human will stoop and judge everyone?? I’m feeling bad,wish I could do something but I’m helpless too.
They might be hardly 3-8 yrs of age group.

Our nation is developing rapidly but leaving people behind. Development of country isn’t equal to development of citizens,that’s my great India and Indian government.

This nation has no place for Transgender,LGBT, poors, backward classes. My country is not for its people. I’m sometimes ashamed seeing such incidents happening around yet government talking about development.

Maneka Gandhi Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India President of India Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India

 

In no time Minister for Women & Child Development, Maneka Gandhi took notice of the incident and assured that she will take up the matter immediately.

 

Shivanya not only wrote a Facebook post directing to the concerned authorities, but she mailed them and was determined to help the children who were wronged. In less then 24 hours, Maneka Gandhi made sure that such an incident is never repeated again. 

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If everyone of us becomes a vigilant citizen of the society, like Shivanya and stands up for those who can’t voice their agony, India will become much more progressive.

You can also read her Facebook post here.

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