Fight for right

Posted by: 2016-02-01 05:28:13 ,
By Raj Kumar

Fight for right
Addressing the Road Safety Forum 2016, the national meet of NGOs on road safety, in New Delhi last week, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari asked NGOs to help the government identify accident-prone areas across the country and bring these to the notice of the authorities concerned for remedial action. He advised them not to be disheartened if action was not taken immediately and suggested they continue fighting for better conditions. "Dharna (protest) karo, pradarshan (demonstration) karo," he told them. "Arrey, bachcha jab tak nahi roye tab tak ma bhi doodh nahi deti, aur yeh to sarkar hai (Even a mother doesn't feed her children until they cry, and we are talking about the government.)"
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