The UP government’s indifference towards growing discrimination and humiliation against the disabled people is shocking. In December 2014, Akhilesh Yadav cabinet colleague Mr Awadhesh Prasad, who is the Social Welfare Minister in the state had said in a publick function that “The physically disabled people are huge burden on their families and society”. Despite his objectionable remark deriding disabled people, the state government did not take any action against him. Ironically, the government of India on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December 2015, honored the Uttar Pradesh from the best state award for empowering the persons with disabilities in 2014-15. The selection of Uttar Pradesh as the best state for empowering the disabled people raises critical questions about the criteria followed by the Centre for conferring the disability awards. Read the full blog and if like share please? http://icareinfo.in/disabled-people-cry-for-justice-in-uttar-pradesh/
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