People are seeming demonetisation move as a positive step somewhat to overcome black money and corruption. Because of the move, they are also facing several problems such as currency crunch and the serpentine queues at the banks and ATMs to get new currency notes. Despite all, they are happy with the move. However, there is such community who have really hit by the move of government and they are beggars.
The beggars of metros including Delhi and Mumbai and other big cities are not having chiller party as they are not getting a change to the people.
A beggar from Mumbai told to Mid day “Everyone is hit by the demonetization, hence when they bet to folks; they just get angry and yell at us saying they don’t have any change,”
Beggars are unable to get meal due to currency ban
Due to the move, she had to cancel her daughter’s wedding as they hardly had anything to eat. The spare change is becoming limited these days and beggars in Delhi and Mumbai have to face the repercussion of it. Momna, who was sitting outside the Bandra station, said that she was able to make as much as Rs 250-300, but now she is unable to buy meal now. She said this is the reason I am begging food instead of money. She said I just wander one shop to another, begging for food. My daughter was supposed to get married next month, but we had to cancel just because of the lack of money. There is not enough to eat, how can I possibly send money home? She said.
It is getting difficult to get Rs 20 a day
Another begger Gulshana Shah shared her irony about she is not able to pay medical bills of her kids. “One or the other kid keeps falling sick. Fever, malaria and dengue are very common here. Where do I collect money for the treatment? Even getting Rs 20 has become difficult,” she said.
In such worried times, when beggars are close to death, they left with only one alternate- burglary to stay alive, said a beggar anonymity. On the other hand, some people are trying to support the beggars with some money but their hands are tied due to currency crunch.
“I gave money one of the beggars in the train. I think we should be a more giving at this point. We can still survive with what little we have, however there are those who are much needy than us, Aquila Khan a traveler told Mid day.
