Kailash Satyarthi’s Bharat Yatra-5 days & 55,000 people mobilised Kolar witnesses largest ever turnout and support for Yatra so far
Kailash Satyarthi’s Bharat Yatra-5 days & 55,000 people mobilised Kolar witnesses largest ever turnout and support for Yatra so far
15 th September, 2017, Friday: The Bharat Yatra, launched by Nobel Peace Laureate
Kailash Satyarthi on 11 September, entered the state of Karnataka, reachingKolar on 15 th
September, the fifth day of the 35-day long march across the country to build unprecedented
awareness on combating child sexual abuse and trafficking.
Within five days of the launch, this march has already mobilized and has been joined by over
55,000 children, youth and working professionals, with the largest turnout in Kolar of nearly
10,000 people, who demanded for a stop to child sexual abuse, called for better laws in the
country and pledged to protect the children of India from these heinous acts. The Yatra
marchers called upon the youth of the country to step up and fight for children across India.
They urged people of Kolar to strive towards building a safe childhood and a safe India.
Said Mr. Satayarthi, “It is not enough to declare a war against rape and sexual abuse. We
must look towards concrete solutions and confidence building measures to ensure the
security for our children. I urge all of the political community in the country to go back to
school as an ordinary parent. See things on your own, feel the environment, question them.
Schools are supposed to be an institution of learning and a haven for our children. It should
not be a place of torture.”
Let us solve problems creatively, let us come forward and pledge to work and advocate a
safe childhood for our children. I appeal to all parents to help instil a sense of trust and be
friends with your children, so that they can speak fearlessly about any problem.Surakshit
Bachpan-Surakshit Bharat has to be realized for our children, politically, economically and
socially,” he added
Ever since its launch, Bharat Yatra has been drawing enormous support from citizens across
India, including Amitabh Bachchan who tweeted to his fans to support the Yatra. Earlier,
Union Minister for Shipping and Finance Mr Pon Radhakrishnan had flagged off the Yatra
from Kanyakumari along with Mr Satyarthi. In Trivandrum, Kerala Chief Minister
PinarayiVijayan assured whole hearted support from his government in eradicating the
menace of child sexual abuse and trafficking.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had sent a personal letter to Kailash Satyarthi extending his
support to the Yatra, which will cover 11000 kilometres across 22 States, including Tamil
Nadu. Some of the key cities it covers include Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai,
Guwahati, Bhopal, Jaipur, Srinagar among others.
At Kanniyakumari during the flag off Mr Satyarthi had declared, “I will not rest till children of
this country are not safe. I am not going to stop fighting if the raping and abuse do not stop.
I cannot sleep in peace until we win our war against rape and abuse. This moral epidemic
haunts our nation, and it is time we fight against it, together.”
Re-iterating his mission behind launching the Bharat Yatra, he said “Why am I marching?
Because my children are being raped. I refuse to accept that eight children go missing and
two are raped every hour. Each time if a single child is in danger, India is in danger. Bharat
Yatra is to make India safe again for our children.”
Kailash Satyarthi has been campaigning for the freedom, safety and security for children
across the globe for the past 36 years. His Nobel Peace Prize (2014) was for his continuous
efforts and struggle for the rights children.
The Yatra is the launch of the three-year campaign against child rape and child sexual
abuse which is aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of the cases, strengthening
intuitional response including medical health and compensations, ensuring protection for
victims and witnesses during trials and increasing convictions of child sexual abuse in a time
bound manner.
15 th September, 2017, Friday: The Bharat Yatra, launched by Nobel Peace Laureate
Kailash Satyarthi on 11 September, entered the state of Karnataka, reachingKolar on 15 th
September, the fifth day of the 35-day long march across the country to build unprecedented
awareness on combating child sexual abuse and trafficking.
Within five days of the launch, this march has already mobilized and has been joined by over
55,000 children, youth and working professionals, with the largest turnout in Kolar of nearly
10,000 people, who demanded for a stop to child sexual abuse, called for better laws in thecountry and pledged to protect the children of India from these heinous acts. The Yatra
marchers called upon the youth of the country to step up and fight for children across India.
They urged people of Kolar to strive towards building a safe childhood and a safe India.
Said Mr. Satayarthi, “It is not enough to declare a war against rape and sexual abuse. We
must look towards concrete solutions and confidence building measures to ensure the
security for our children. I urge all of the political community in the country to go back to
school as an ordinary parent. See things on your own, feel the environment, question them.
Schools are supposed to be an institution of learning and a haven for our children. It should
not be a place of torture.”
Let us solve problems creatively, let us come forward and pledge to work and advocate a
safe childhood for our children. I appeal to all parents to help instil a sense of trust and be
friends with your children, so that they can speak fearlessly about any problem.Surakshit
Bachpan-Surakshit Bharat has to be realized for our children, politically, economically and
socially,” he added
Ever since its launch, Bharat Yatra has been drawing enormous support from citizens across
India, including Amitabh Bachchan who tweeted to his fans to support the Yatra. Earlier,
Union Minister for Shipping and Finance Mr Pon Radhakrishnan had flagged off the Yatra
from Kanyakumari along with Mr Satyarthi. In Trivandrum, Kerala Chief Minister
PinarayiVijayan assured whole hearted support from his government in eradicating themenace of child sexual abuse and trafficking.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had sent a personal letter to Kailash Satyarthi extending his
support to the Yatra, which will cover 11000 kilometres across 22 States, including Tamil
Nadu. Some of the key cities it covers include Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai,
Guwahati, Bhopal, Jaipur, Srinagar among others.
At Kanniyakumari during the flag off Mr Satyarthi had declared, “I will not rest till children of
this country are not safe. I am not going to stop fighting if the raping and abuse do not stop.
I cannot sleep in peace until we win our war against rape and abuse. This moral epidemic
haunts our nation, and it is time we fight against it, together.”
Re-iterating his mission behind launching the Bharat Yatra, he said “Why am I marching?
Because my children are being raped. I refuse to accept that eight children go missing and
two are raped every hour. Each time if a single child is in danger, India is in danger. Bharat
Yatra is to make India safe again for our children.”
Kailash Satyarthi has been campaigning for the freedom, safety and security for children
across the globe for the past 36 years. His Nobel Peace Prize (2014) was for his continuous
efforts and struggle for the rights children.
The Yatra is the launch of the three-year campaign against child rape and child sexual
abuse which is aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of the cases, strengthening
intuitional response including medical health and compensations, ensuring protection for
victims and witnesses during trials and increasing convictions of child sexual abuse in a time
bound manner.
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