It is my long lasting dream to meet the legendry actor Amitabh Bachchan, said one-day chairman of Madhya Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MPSCPCR) Shreyas Barmate.
It was unique Friday morning when all eagerly waited for the chairman of MPSCPCR. The 10-year-old Shreyas stepped out of car that reminded all of Auro from the movie Paa, essayed by Amitabh Bachchan.
Shreyas who suffers with Progeria was appointed as one-day chairman of MPSCPCR.
Shreyas hails from Jabalpur was extremely happy to be a part of the programme. He was accompanied by his father Arvind Barmate.
On this day, Shreyas had all the rights and duties that a chairman of commission has. As a part of his duty, Shreyas gave some suggestions to State government.
Shreyas said, "Children with rare diseases should be taken care of and Government should bear the expenses of their treatment." He also said that if police will not follow the Juvenile Justice Act then actions should be taken against the respective officer. He also suggested that similar programmes should be held in State to encourage children and to make them happy.
Shreyas, who studies in Class VI in Bright Convent School, Jabalpur, said he is a huge fan of Amitabh Bachchan and wants to meet him once.
"I have watched the movie Paa and Amitabh looked exactly the same I do. I have a dream to meet him," said Shreyas.
He suffers with an incurable disease Progeria which is a progressive genetic disorder which causes a child to age rapidly. But, Shreyas like other kids of his age is happy-go-lucky.
He loves singing and dancing. He said, "When I will grow up I will become a singer and also Chairman of child rights commission."
Interestingly, his twin brother is normal and healthy.
While talking to media persons, chairman of MPSCPCR Raghavendra Sharma said, "Shreyansh expressed desire to visit Bhopal. So we decided to make him the Commission chairman for a day to make him happy."
During the event, commission's website cpcr.in.gov.in was launched.
The MPSCPCR review meeting on 'Right to Education and justice to children' was organised at the office of the Commission since morning. On the occasion, Michael Juma, Chief UNICEF Madhya Pradesh spoke on child rights, importance of quality of education and to realise the 'right to education' for children, all children out of school need to be brought back to school.