MSJ, Bangalore: 24th April 2020
As the Covid lockdown continued, it brought a lot of misery and hardships to the simple folks especially daily wage earners and migrant workers. When we ventured into helping these people in our vicinity and pockets of places where these daily wage earners live, we had to face some music from desperate people. During this time, it is the police who helped us to sort out things. They did not allow the mob either to attack us or shoplift the groceries items that we had. They not only gave us security and authority to do what what we intended to do, but also helped in identifying the right beneficiaries. They have been saviours in many instances to discipline the mob which happened often unruly.
In fact, policemen are also people who have their own families. They have wives, children, parents, grand parents, relatives and friends. In this time of emergency, they are risking their lives, because they have to interact with people whom they do not know including with those who might have corona infection. The police are out everyday in the morning, evening and night in the streets and byways that people follow the rules of Covid lockdown. They are very vulnerable people. Moreover, they might not get food at the right time even the rest rooms to ease themselves.
Covid -19 lockdown has given unprecedented powers to police in India to maintain law and order in this time of pandemic emergency. Unfortunately, in the early days of lockdown the police used their canes to the maximum causing outrage from the public against them. These times have been difficult for everyone, including the police and the law abiding citizens.
In fact, policemen are also people who have their own families. They have wives, children, parents, grand parents, relatives and friends. In this time of emergency, they are risking their lives, because they have to interact with people whom they do not know including with those who might have corona infection. The police are out everyday in the morning, evening and night in the streets and byways that people follow the rules of Covid lockdown. They are very vulnerable people. Moreover, they might not get food at the right time even the rest rooms to ease themselves.
Police men and women are there to journey with us. Perhaps a large number of them are good people who do not empty our pockets and fatten their accounts. A number of police men who accompanied us were self-sacrificing people, who never thought about themselves but the good of the others. Our sincere gratitude goes to them.
- Reported by Olvin Veigas, SJ
24th April 2020
1 comment:
My sincere gratitude to you all for empathizing with the deserved people.
Post a Comment