DIG of Bihar Appeals

Bihar DGP calls on traders to donate 10 per cent of income to poor

Patna,(BiharTimes): When the Bihar Chamber of Commerce invited the state director general of police, Anand Shankar, as a chief guest in a function they expected a different type of lecture from him. But being a religious man he chose to sermonize them on the need to help the poor and downtrodden section of the society, who are deprived of all the basic necessities.
He asked the businessmen and traders of the state to donate 10 per cent of their income to them and exhorted them that if they do not do so this much amount would go in fighting court cases or diseases.

Shankar called for setting up of Kalyan Mandir in Patna where hungry people would be served food free of cost. He regretted that there is hardly any place in Patna where shelter-less people could be served food free of cost and they spent nights.
The DGP said that there should be transparency in running Kalyan Mandir so that the donation collected from the people could be utitlised in a better way. He said that one should not depend entirely on the government for the betterment of the society.
He remined the people of their social responsibility. He quoted form religious books to substantiate his points.
He appealed to the policmen to behave decently with the people visiting the police station. This would improve the image of the state police. However, the DGP conceded that there is excessive work pressure on the state police.
SP (Traffic), Sridhar Mandal, speakingon the occasion urged the people to cooperate with the police. City SP, Manu Maharaj, was also present on the occasion.

It is not everyday that we find a police officer thinking for the poor. We probably can put down the names of such officers in one foolscap single line page. One person whose name would top the list would be Kiran Bedi's.
Of course when anyone asks somebody else to contribute the first question he would be asked is how much are you contributing from your salary. It should be at least 10% as per your own preaching. I am sure Mr. Shankar would not like to be placed in an awkward position and he must already be contributing 10%. A confirmation from sources in Bihar would be appreciated.
It is a fact that all religions preach giving a percentage to the poor and needy. However one does not like to feel that he has been taken for a ride.
I have seen beggars crawling on their feet in a bus and asking for alms. However, as soon as they get down from the bus, they walk straight. The same thing goes for people who pose as blind but can see very well.
Beggars should be removed from the streets as begging has become a profession for some. People are known to maim children to make them look pathetic and helpless so that they earn more from conscience stricken souls.
Whenever I see a lame beggar sitting or lying on the roadside, begging, I immediately think, who has brought him here? Who is earning on his collection?
I would suggest some NGOs could be given some land on the outskirts of the city where they could remove all the beggars on the streets.
These people could be taught some handicraft or unskilled labour intensive work which would help them earn money.
The money could be used to feed them.
Any shortfall can be made up by willing contributions from kind hearted people.
There is no shortage of kind hearted people.
Only, they want to see that these people attempt to do some work and not act like leeches in society.
If they are given work and they do work, then any shortfall can be made up by the people.
We should not depend upon the government.
Any contribution made to the government will be used up by the government itself in salaries and perks for its employees.