I have two acquaintances, both with mentally retarded (yes, "mentally retarded": I don't want to use mealy-mouthed euphemisms) sons, now about 40-y old. Needless to say, they can't take care of themselves. After their parents die, what will these two do? I am extremely suspicious of private organizations that may offer to take care of them for monetary considerations. What care will they get? I am bringing this up, because, in cases like that of Terri Schiavo, the overwhelming majority opinion would be in favour of euthanasia -- the Courts of Law also ordered it -- but in the case of mentally retarded persons, almost no one will allow it. The situation cries for discussion by enlightened people.
I think more than us the ministers who eat crores should contribute something rather than look at the govt. to give 500Rs. It is such a mockery. In case a fund is created will gladly contribute. A
While it is quite a debatable subject on whether mercy killing should be allowed or not, however, it is ridiculous that the government is trying to be of help by providing a petty amount of Rs.500/- to such disabled people.
what is presented is a tip of an iceberg. while the government of india is spending crores of rupees towards enquiry commissions and cbi probes, people below poverty line who want to live honestly suffer like anything. the policy makers should understand the difficulties of poor and the middle class while rich and affluent can cheat the government and rob the benefits. there are many charities like mother therasa society can help this family and save them. i pray god for their peace of mind. it is very hard to digest that in the land of mahathma such sorrowful sufferings are existing even after five decades of independance.
i would support the poor father and join him requesting mercy death for the daughters, i completely sympathise with the plight f the family. just giving rs. 500.00per month to the aughters will not help. the daughters might be going thru a lot of pain and agony, the very feeling of being dependent on the old aged parents must be by itself a burden on them. please help them come out of it. amar
I think it is apt for the cirsumstances the daughters are living. The parent who is in no condition to bear the upbring of his two disabled daughters should be allowed to die a dignified death. No government aid or human assistance is anticipated in this case hence he should be permitted to have them die tleast he will be freed from the financial burden as well as mental torture of witnessing the apple of his eyes deteriorating in such a state.
Even the Almighty would pardon him in this case! God Bless!
This is just the glimpse of the iceberg of the problem of impaired in our massive country. And the parents decided to do this because they are girls. If it were boys, they would have left them to fend themselves somehow!! Such is the pitiable condition. The government's Rs 500 is peanuts for their problems. And the hassle to get it due to the red tapism is even worse and agonising for these disabled. The manpower to fend for these people such as Medical Social Workers and the rehab. infrastructure and network in this country is yet to be completely useful for them. NGOs try doing the max. but the problem is enormous. More than this, the preventive strategies to avoid handicaps in industry, congenital defects etc., is nowhere in place. The least we can do is help such individual people near us in whatever manner we can - atleast for now. I would like to help - if I know from the rediff correspondent, how I can help sending some money directly for the rehab of these girls. It may not be enough for their lifetime but it can be a drop in the ocean!
RE:Plight of the impaired!
by akash on Jun 14, 2005 02:43 PM Permalink
Its no use Baskaran!! I had sent the money to Give india through rediffmail.com from US thought megerly sum of just 15 Dollor for Disable person but I never get to know whether the money reached to them or not.
Its been a 3 months now. NO new till now. SO dont waste your money rather Give to such people near your area.
Its an unfortunate situation and I can empathise with the parents of these two sisters. But what is required at this moment is not only the empathy but some immidiate intervention. A person with disability having the right to live a life with dignity as any non disabled person. However, in this case they are even loosing their right of life. I pledge the government to ensure that the two persons should be taken care and the parents should be made assured that thiers daughters would be given all the support they require. I also appeal to the civil society organisations to make proper intervention in this case.
wat the hell....instead of helping out the poor family, the govt is 'enquiring' as to y they didnt get a 'princely' sum of 500.....as if their lives wud improve much by the measely grant......that too in a commie state!!!!
