Under its weeklong series of events to celebrate child rights the CII Young Indians and Childline on Tuesday organised a rally to create awareness about child rights. State Commission for Protection of Child Rights chairman Raghvendra Sharma and Superintendent of Police (Bhopal South) Anshuman Singh flagged off the rally from Police Control Room, Jehangirabad.
Students from IES Group, BSSS and Scope participated in the rally. They were holding placards with child right and protection slogans. The rally passed through Roshanpura, TT Nagar Police Station, Mata Mandir, MANIT, Kamla Nagar, Nehru Nagar, P&T square, Depot Chauraha, Polytechnic, Sadar Manzil, Hamidia, Royal Market, Collectorate, Bharat Talkies, Pul Bogda, Aishbagh Police Station, Subhash Nagar Railway Crossing, Board Office before culminating at Indrapuri (BHEl). The members in the rally stopped at crowded places to perform Nukkad Natak to educate people about child rights and motivate them to help deprived children.
Addressing a gathering CII Young Indians, Bhopal chairman Rakesh Sukhramani said that a large population of children in India is suffering from child labour, sexual exploitation, poverty, hunger, illiteracy, malnutrition and health issues. It is our collective responsibility to help children in these conditions.
Childline director Archana Sahay said that one can contribute to this cause by drop out children to schools, arranging adequate training and skill development for grown up children and connecting them with the organisations who are working for child welfare.