Jaipur, June 27 (IANS) Deputy leader of opposition in Rajasthan Assembly, Satish Poonia, on Tuesday delivered books and other stationery items to a eleventh standard student named Mamta, whose books were washed away during the floods triggered by cyclone Biparjoy.
Mamta, a Class11student in Barmer district, had written to Poonia, saying that herbooksand goats, the means of livelihood, were washed away in thefloods caused by the Biparjoy cyclone.
Reacting to Mamta’s letter, Poonia tweeted: “Mamta wants to study further, so I am helpingher through our workers. As a society, we must cooperate in the education of a girl child wherever we can.”
After the books were delivered to Mamta, Pooniaspoke toher over phone, and said: “I came to know that yourbooks and goats were washed away in the floods. If you need any other help, we will help you in every possible way. You will never face any problem in studies… Study without worry.”
Mamta lives with her mother, who earns her livelihood by chopping wood.
–IANS
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