With virtually no place to go, the children have made the graveyard their home. A tattered tarpaulin tent and two broken cots are now home for them. And in order to meet their food requirements, the children primarily depend on offerings by villagers.
The five children - the youngest who is a 7-year-old - have been living in a graveyard after the death of their parents due to AIDS. Fearing that others may contract the virus from the children - four boys and one girl - their relatives and others forced them out of the village almost three months back. The oldest among the siblings is a boy aged 17.
Taking cognizance of media reports about the incident, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said that he has directed the administration to shift the four children to a government accommodation. "I have asked the administration to immediately shift these children to the government guest house," Akhilesh Yadav said, and added, "I am asking for bank accounts for these children and will deposit Rs 1 lakh in each account. Apart from this facilities under the Lohia Awas Yojna and BPL cards would be provided to them."
Narrating their plight, one of the ostracized child said, "Two years ago, our father died of AIDS and subsequently our mother too got infected, and she succumbed to AIDS last month. We used to live with our relatives in the village, but they also threw us out. Our father was a truck driver and after contracting AIDS, the treatment continued for almost 8-9 months. However, there was no tangible improvement in his health conditions. Soon after this, our uncles and other relatives spread rumour that our entire family is infected by the disease and forced us to move out of the village."
When contacted, district magistrate, Vidhya Bhushan said, "The district administration will take every step to ensure that the children do not face any more problems. I have visited the village and directed SDM Pratapgarh to provide them land for a house besides making other arrangements. We are also taking steps to make sure that children do not face any further social boycott."
In addition to this, the police have also been asked to mediate in resolving the matter with their family members, the DM said. Blood samples of all five would be sent for medical examination and the siblings would be admitted to Kasturba Vidyalaya for education.
When asked to comment on the medical conditions of the children, Pratapgarh CMO Dr Vinod Kumar Pandey said, "We will send a team at the village to conduct a test on the kids. We will provide all medical facilities to the kids and will set up camps to spread awareness and clear the myths prevailing among the villagers."
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