Interesting development indeed. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Group-returns-Rs-2-lakh-as-ministers-fail-to-show-up/articleshow/49399639.cms HYDERABAD: Angry at two ministers for giving a miss to a conference of visually-challenged persons, the All India Confederation of the Blind (AICB) returned a cheque of Rs 2 lakh that was presented to them.
The AICB had invited ministers Kadiam Srihari and T Harish Rao to the conference, where a detailed discussion on the welfare schemes for the visuallychallenged was supposed to be held. However, a liaison officer turned up at the meeting instead of the two ministers. AICB general secretary JL Kaul then announced that the confederation would return the money sent through an emissary. "We will not depend on the government for support. If we were to raise money on our own, we will beg from the people. We want the government to look into our problems, not give monetary benefits," said Kaul. The three-day conference, which ended on Thursday, witnessed the participation of people from several states."We had conducted a session on Right to Education that required the presence of people like Kadiam Srihari. But we were left completely in the dark. He could have sent a message across rather than keep hundreds waiting," rued P Chokka Rao, general secretary, Development and Welfare Association of the Blind. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
