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| Govt negligence turning Jammu into city of beggars | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 7: If the manner in which length and breadth of Jammu city is expanding is taken into consideration, Jammu is destined to be soon named as city of beggars.
Earlier the practice was limited to shrines only but now, these beggars can be found almost everywhere. Be it bus stand, Raghunath Temple, railway station, Taxi stand, Jewel Chowk, Kachi Chawni or government offices, Beggars can be seen everywhere. They also throng places where free meals are provided to poor and to distant travelers.
Of late, beggars have changed their strategy. Most of them can be seen outside tuition centers, schools, colleges and business houses, troubling students and customers. These beggars particularly children of the age group of 7 to 13 years force one to pay them. It gets uglier when they are seen begging outside schools or colleges.
A shopkeeper in Raghunath Market, Harbans Lal said that he has been working in this market for the last forty years. “These beggars have become nuisance not only for the devotees but for us also. We cannot afford to leave our shops even for a second during the day, as there is every possibility of theft,” said Harbans.
Government must do something concrete to get rid of this problem, he added. He further pointed towards routine thefts and suspected involvement of Beggars. “These beggars irritate locals in the evening by knocking at their doors for food. They have become social nuisance,” he added.
Amit opined that almost all are professional beggars. He added that evils associated with beggary need be highlighted. Meenakshi, a student said that irritating behaviour of beggars has disturbed normal life of people to a great extent. Sulakshan Singh, a Chemist in Kachi Chawani said that these beggars can be seen roaming without any restriction.
Whether it is footpath, vehicle parking, government hospital, shopping market or garden or park, every common person has to face these beggars. Mohit Verma said that beggars wait for students and teachers. “As soon as the tuition centre closes for the day, they start begging. They force you to pay them,” added Mohit.
Sanjay Sharma, government employee said that the continuous migration of beggars from different states of India has made common man's life in Jammu problematic. People living in Jammu feel vulnerable in their own houses because of migrant beggars. He further said that increasing presence of migrant beggars is among one of the many causes of increasing graph of crime in Jammu city.
Sohail, a student said that same is the situation at Shrines on Thursday at Peer Baba Satwari, Paang Peer, Peer Baba Mohalla Ustad and other shrines in Jammu city. Whenever, any devotee comes with some offerings, beggars particularly children pounce upon cooked rice. Earlier there used to be very few beggars at this shrine. But during the last two decades their number has increased manifold.
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