We have applauded when an Indian Child Right's advocate and an activist against Child labour Kailash Satyarthi along with Malala Yousafzai got Nobel Peace Prize. The Bachpan Bachao Andolan founded by him has acted to protect more than 83,000 children from 144 countries and still working. Most of us never heard his name because our Politicians and Media ignored his achievement which International Labour Organization recognizes to a great extent. He, in an interview, said: “Politicians didn't find me useful as children are not vote-banks”. When his name finalized for Nobel prize, all Politicians(from their bed) and Media Houses rushed to congratulate Mr Satyarthi who was himself surprised that he soon going to be a Nobel laureate.
It is totally shameful that we are doing things just for our own self. Why blame only politicians? We are on the same path and the problem is the mindset. The world is becoming Selfish which I believe need a change so that we can have a peaceful society and thus Peaceful Nation.
And I don't want politicians to give Mr Satyarthi a Bharat Ratna or something (He already got more than that). But I want the Lawmakers to implement his basic idea and Ban child labour in any form which is booming across the country. People don't want to stop it because it provides them Cheap labour and the parents get extra money when their children work.
Read the story in the Indian Express Child worker tied up and beaten for Rs 100 theft.
While this matter is under investigation but there are hundreds and thousands of such incidents happening in India which is a matter of great concern.
The winter session of parliament is running but what we see is Hurly-burly disruption of it and wastage of public money. What we see is a conversion from one religion to another and back to the previous which could be either pressurised or deliberately. We need a good law which can be enforced easily and create fear among those who promote Child labour and sell their soul just for cheap labour.
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