BJYM exhorts PM to appreciate girl who fought snatchers
Aparna Banerji
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, September 2
Following the gallant and gritty fight put up by a 15-year-old against mobile snatchers in the district, the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to formally appreciate her for her “bravery and courage.” The letter highlights that her intense fight against snatchers was also because she couldn’t buy another phone to attend online classes. It reiterates her concern for education.
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJYM state president Bhanu Pratap has written, “I request you that the courageous girl Kusum, daughter of Sadhu Ram, may kindly be appreciated for her bravery and courage.”
“If this brave girl, who is face of women empowerment in the society is honoured for her courage and strength same would inspire other girls in society to stand up against the wrong doers and emulate the deeds of this brave girl. Furthermore, a lesson can also be taught to criminal elements in the society, who have doubt upon the strength of the females and the girls will feel more safe and familiar and will get more strength to come forward and build a “New India.”
Elaborating on her concern for her education, despite poverty, the letter says, “The girl, who is just 15 years-old belongs to a very poor family. He father is a daily wage labourer and brother is an auto-rickshaw driver. When she was asked about the occurrence, she showed her concern for her mobile, which was got purchased by her brother, after facing financial hardship.
As during this pandemic period, the schools in the entire country are working through virtual platform, so this mobile was the only way for her to attend the classes and she was of the view that if this mobile would have been snatched, she would not be able to attend her classes as limited resources of family do not allow her to get a new mobile, which reflects her concern for her education and the same is required to be appreciated.
The letter has been marked to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Zubin Irani, Punjab Governor VP Badnore, CM Capt Amarinder Singh, the state Chief Secretary and the DGP.
The letter further says, “The entire incident has raised serious question on the law and order situation in the state of Punjab, whereby the crime graph is going upward day by day and the Union Government should take cognizance of this occurrence as the Congress government, led by Capt Amarinder Singh, in the state is facing failure at every front.”
