In yet another heartbreaking incident, a mother in Agra has offered to sell her kidney so that her daughters can complete their education. The family that has been facing severe financial crunch could not pay the school fees of three of their daughters, due to which they have been expelled from school.
Aarti Sharma uploaded a handwritten letter on Facebook with the help of a social organisation in which she has offered to sell her kidney to anyone in need from anywhere in the country. She explains that the small garment business that her husband owned collapsed last year and the family has been facing severe financial issues since demonetisation.
Despite requesting help from various authorities, no one has come forward to help. Before being expelled, Aarti's daughters were enrolled in a CBSE school and when she asked the authorities for help, they are said to have taunted her saying: "One should make their children study according to their status," reported ANI.
The mother of four also met Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, who assured her help but nothing has materialised yet. "I had to take the step as all doors seem closed to us. My husband is high school fail and I'm intermediate pass. We sold our gas cylinder in black to buy tickets to reach Lucknow and meet CM after the district administration refused to pay heed to our plea, but even then we got nothing in return for our children, who are sitting idle at home and have not joined the new session in April," she told The Times of India.
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Talking about his wife's decision to sell her kidney to fund their children's education, Manoj Sharma said: "It was Aarti's decision to put kidney on sale as I'm currently earning merely Rs 4000 to 5000 per month by driving taxi. Our landlord has warned us to vacate home but I have no where to go."
Speaking about how the Modi-government's demonetisation drive has affected the family, Aarti said that they used to have a pleasant life. They had some savings and with the help of public donations, they even organised a mass wedding for poor girls in August 2016. "It's an irony for us that we used to help others' daughter in their bad times, but no one came for our daughter and a son," Aarti added.
