In a bid to curb the rising cases of child abuse, Chief Secretary (CS), Sudhir Tripathy including other senior officials flagged off ‘Mukti Caravan’ to spread awareness among all sects of the society. During the programmes organized at Government High School, Bariatu on Tuesday, the CS expressed his happiness and motivated others as well to join hands to fight against this social evil.
“Nobel laureate, Kailash Satyarthi has devoted his life entirely for children. Satyarthi has taken up several child rights issues that need immediate attention. His organization is doing its best to save the rights of children especially those belonging to underprivileged class. ‘Mukti Carvan’ is one of the pivotal tools in eradicating the differences which still persists,” said the CS on the occasion.
In addition, Ajay Kumar Singh ADG-CID said that the rehabilitation work adopted by the organization for the rescued children is worth appreciating. “Poverty and lack of education has resulted in increase of crime against the children,” the ADG-CID added. Joint Secretary, Home, Vipra Bal, District Authority of legal Jharkhand State Legal Authority Services --DALSA Secretary, Fahim Kirmani including Omprakash Pal of Kailash Satyarthi Foundation was present on the occasion.
The campaign marked the beginning of a movement aimed at bringing people together against the menace of human trafficking. The campaign that has begun from Ranchi has been divided into four zones. The campaign will continue till January 2019 and will cover about 5,000 villages in 300 districts across the country.
Besides Ranchi, the caravan will cover Khunti, Simdega, Gumla, Lohardaga, Latehar, Palamau, Garhwa, Chatra, Koderma, Giridih, Dumka, Pakur and Sahebganj by the end of this month before entering Bengal. Also, Assam, Bihar and Odisha will also be covered under the east zone regions.
According to a report of Kailash Satyarthi Foundation, over 10,000 children were trafficked from Jharkhand every year through the placement agencies.