Shimla, Oct 6 (PTI) Protesting for over 1,000 days, the visually impaired association on Tuesday accused the Himachal Pradesh government of neglect and decided to march to Delhi and lay siege to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s residence if necessary.
The protest by the visually impaired association in Shimla reached its 1,089th day on Tuesday, with members staging a sit-in outside the secretariat and raising slogans against the government.
Their demands include filling vacant posts reserved for the visually impaired, increasing the monthly pension from Rs 1,700 to Rs 5,000 and ensuring unconditional inclusion of the differently-abled in schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Chief Minister’s Housing Scheme and BPL (Below Poverty Line) lists.
Rajesh Thakur, a member of the organisation, said that visually impaired people have been protesting for 1,089 days, yet the issues remain unresolved and they continue to receive only false assurances.
He said the group has collectively decided to travel from Shimla to Delhi to meet Rahul Gandhi, and lay siege to his residence if necessary, and meet the prime minister and senior officials from the Commission for Persons with Disabilities to raise the issue of the alleged discriminatory treatment they faced.
Having been ignored for nearly three years, he said, and demanded a dialogue with the government to resolve these issues and affirmed that their agitation would continue until their grievances are addressed. PTI BPL SHS
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