Daijiworld Media Network - Koppal (MS)

Koppal, May 29: In a heart-wrenching story that is reported from here a six-year-old girl child is forced to beg on streets in order to provide food to her mother who is admitted into a hospital since a week.

Bhagyashree is the child who is seeking alms on the streets with the public in order to save her mother Durgamma who is ill and in the hospital.

When questioned, Bhagyashree said, "I have only my mother as support as my father has left us. As I do not have money, I am forced to beg and feed my mom who is admitted in hospital."

Durgamma is an alcoholic for which she is being treated at the hospital. The girl's father has left his wife due to her habit of drinking and is married to some other woman.

Bhagyashree caught the eye of the people visiting the hospital as she is seen in the premises of the hospital seeking alms since a week. She also takes care of her mother's hygiene. The kind-hearted public brought the plight of this little girl to the attention of the administration of the hospital, which in turn conveyed the same to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

The CMO has asked the Women and Child Welfare department to take care of the woman and ensure their safety once the treatment is over. In addition, the CMO has instructed the concerned department to ensure good education for the child as per the information given by Eranna Panchal, Joint director of women and children welfare department.

Giving further details Panchal said, "The woman was in a bad shape when she was brought to the hospital. She hails from Karatagi Siddapura. She also has a son who is studying in the fourth standard. We are getting more information about the family from him. Free education will be given to the girl in a government school and the cost of the treatment of her mother will also be borne by the department."