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Rally on Child Rights
25th February 2009
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RALLY ON CHILD RIGHTS BY CHILDREN INVOLVED IN RAG PICKING
ADF organised a rally of children involved in rag picking on Child Rights on 25th February 2009 at A Block Park. More than 700 rag picking children from Seemapuri resettlement colony participated in the programme. All the children assembled at Basti Vikas Kendra at 10.00 a.m. in the morning to begin the rally. The Shahid Nagar Police Station SHO Mr. Vashisth flagged off the rally. The rally passed through Aanadgram, Tahirpur, Dilshad garden and Dilshad Colony finally reaching to A- Block park venue. Children were raising slogans to restore their fundamental rights. They were having banners and placards in their hand. They were in Orange color T-shirts and caps with the name ADF and HCDI (Pune) printed on it. At the venue Chief Guest Mr. Rajesh Deo, ACP Northeast District of Delhi addressed the children. Apart from chief guest Seemapuri Councilor Mrs. Kiranvati Tank, Prominent persons of community, Residence welfare association Presidents of the area, representatives of Mr. Narendra Nath, MLA Shahadra Constituency & Chairman, Tans Yamuna development authority and Mr. Veer Singh Dhingan, MLA Seemapuri Constituency participated in the event to show their solidarity with the children. They ensured their full support to children. Children also shared their experience with the guest and presented the memorandum. A rag-picking girl Usiran asked the community, why there is gender discrimination in the society? She demanded equal facilities and benefits for the girls. Chief Guest Mr. Deo invited the children to police station to see the working of police. He assured the children that police are friend of society. Next day children visited Hon'ble Chief Minister of Delhi Mrs. Sheila Dixit, at her residence with Sr. Jothi Chetty Chief Executive, ADF and Br. H.K. Chetty, Director. They gave a memorandum of their demand to Hon'ble Chief Minister. Chief Minister especially invited Mr. Amod Kanth, Chairman, National Child Rights Commission to look into the demands. He assured all necessary support to the children. The programme was very successful and able to create awareness nearly 3-lakh population of the area effectively.
