92-year-old Bhattarai's complaint to the Chief Minister - 'They don't take us in a car'

"Look, we are senior citizens, others, including me, are not given full fare by public vehicles," he complained to the Chief Minister. I have come to see you (Chief Minister) that the elderly will be respected and the vehicle will be discounted.' He said that he and other elderly people had come to the Chief Minister's office to express their grief of being alone in transport and at home. He said that he hoped that after expressing his grief to the Chief Minister, he would get help, that the state would look after him and protect him. Cannot stand in

vehicle. In the bus, young people sit even in the seats marked as senior citizens. They do not leave the elderly . The government has given the status of senior citizens to the age of 60. There is a legal provision to reserve two seats for senior citizens in public transport and give a 50 percent fare discount. "Now we senior citizens who have crossed the age of 80 want a complete exemption from the rent, this state should make arrangements," said Bhattarai, "We have to keep walking in the car." Car drivers give trouble and cheat. To stop the car, to be able to sit on the seat, to be able to travel well, create this environment, Mr. Chief Minister.

According to him, the elderly are forced to stay alone at home as many of their children are studying and working abroad. His demand is that the state should conduct religious entertainment activities in some places and make arrangements to forget it . He says that the government should pay attention to senior citizens in order to easily travel by car in their old age, spend their days and forget. Bhattarai said that the state should help the elderly who are alone in some houses and cannot cook and eat and cannot even go to collect social security allowance. "Staying at home will make you sick, many are sick," he said. The state should take care of the elderly.'

After listening to Bhattarai, who was very emotional and came to Deukhuri from Kohalpur to express the grief of the elderly of his age group, Chief Minister Acharya said that the state government will take the initiative to fully implement the procedure of giving discounts on vehicle fares to senior citizens. Chief Minister Acharya said, ``I will take the initiative.'' The state guarantees the protection and social security of senior citizens.

Acharya said that the government of Lumbini province will move forward by making use of all the experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of senior citizens from social work throughout their lives. He said that the provincial government needs the experience of senior citizens in the campaign to create a prosperous province.

According to the results of the National Census 2078, the number of senior citizens over 60 years of age in Nepal has reached 29 lakh 77 thousand 318. Which is 10.21 percent of the total population .