'We should have shown up for our children a long time ago'
India, July 25 -- Event planner Richa Agarwal, 43, admitted that she did not have the courage that her daughter Shubhi, a law student, has at 20. "Children have died by suicide following the NEET paper leak. They have faced police lathis throughout the protests in Delhi. It should have never come to this. We should have shown up a long time ago. That's why I came here from Bhayandar with my daughter," she said.
Amid a chorus of 'Maa tujhe salaam' the mother-daughter duo lent their placard to a group of women who asked them to click their picture. "I know how hard it is for kids to join the protest when their parents don't support them. I feel privileged that my mother is here with me. The government is not holding anyone to account. They have to hear the voice of the people," said Shubhi.
"Hamari toh himmat nahi thi," said Richa. "Our children have shown the way and we have to stand by them."...
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