This couple attract immediate public attention due to its unique ‘Backward March’ on the busy streets of the city they land. Dinesh and Disha Talwar are on a noble mission to educate people on devastating effects of increase in population. The couple was on the streets of Dehradun on Tuesday. Talwar couple got so frustrated by the pathetic attitude of government and its agencies on population control measures that they decided to undertake backward march to underline the negative attitude of government in the year 2013.
Speaking to The Pioneer, Dinesh Talwar said that they have visited 120 cities so far in their mission. He claimed that he started work on population control in the year 1994 and after marriage in the year 1997; his wife too adopted the mission. The duo said that that in last 24 years they have dispatched 5000 memorandums, 90000 post cards and held fast at Jantar Mantar on more than 80 occasions.
They expressed regret over the fact that no government official has so far cared to acknowledge the letters they have written. He said that government machinery keeping its eyes closed on the fact that population of India at the time of independence the population of India was 33 crore which has increased to 133 crores now.
“Since independence no Prime Minister has ever talked about population control. The bill to ban people having more than two children from contesting elections is still not tabled in parliament since 1992. We are walking Ulta (backwards) to highlight Ulta work of the government,’’ he said. The couple develops instant rapport with common people on the streets by their impromptu dramatic presentation on ill effects of population explosion.
The presentation of the couple casts its effect on the onlookers. “The government should not make Aadhar, ration and Voter Identity card of those who have more than two children. Drastic measures are needed to tackle this problem,’’ quipped Satish Talwar of Seema Dwar.