F4Fnews has learned that the All India Pickpockets
Association (AIPA), representing around 125,000 pickpockets from around the country,
has written a letter to Prime Minister Modi urging him not to convert India
into a totally cash-less society. "We are the oldest self employed
community of professionals whose existence has been suddenly threatened by your
NoteBandi," said the association president in the letter. The name of the
president and address of the association could not be traced till the time of
writing this post.
"Our association represents small-time pickpockets whose
income has almost disappeared due to 'Notebandi' which has resulted in people
carrying their wallets with hardly any cash. Our yield per successful attempt
has touched the rock bottom level, never seen in the history of our
profession," the letter claimed.
"In many instances our members have been caught and
jailed despite our victims' appeal to the police not to take any action against
them with a sympathetic argument that there was no cash in the 'Batua', any
way," the letter alleged.
The association has appealed PM Modi to help them preserving the
ancient art of pick-pocketing which is facing the possibility that the
tradition could be lost in this generation.
"We are sure you will
appreciate that compared to renowned bank defaulters who run away from the
country after looting the banks, our members totally rely on private
individuals and also, on many occasions, help the local police in their
performance improvement drive by getting caught voluntarily. We urge you,
therefore, to provide us your help and blessings so that we can continue to
earn our living," the letter is supposed to have conveyed the prime
minister.
The letter also reflected the humane side of India's pickpockets, a fast disappearing artisans' community. "Sir, you will be
glad to learn that our association has unanimously decided to give an
undertaking that - from January 1, 2017 - none of our members would retain more than Rs. 1000/- per successful attempt of wallet (Batua) captured
by them. The excess amount will be refunded to the rightful owner directly or
through police. We also assure you that no member of our association will ever
look at other items in the wallet and they will be returned safe,"
association president promised.
"Sir, you will be glad to know that - as such - a large
number of our members personally support your idea of NoteBandi & Cashless
India. But as they foresee existential threat from these policies, they have to
write this letter," association president said. The association has also offered
following proposals to PM Modi for further consideration :
Net banking Proposal
Association members are also ready to go cashless if the
government permits them to issue (online) a LIFETIME PASS charging Rs. 500/-
per person via net banking or Paytm/mobile banking. The issued pass must be
pasted on the pocket as a mark of identification for worry-free safe travel across the country without any restriction on the size of the Batua. Other membership options also
could also be worked out.
Skill Development program
A sizeable number of new generation of young members of the
association, who lack the required aptitude, have expressed their desire to
switch over to some other more respectful profession. Similarly, many of the
well-off senior members - who wish to retire - don't want their children to get
into this profession due to their own personal and/or social reasons. Looking to
this, the association has urged PM Modi to enrol them in an appropriate skill
development programs being run by the government all over the country. Of course,
with a decent stipend. A new skill program could also be started looking to the
aptitude of this differently-bright youngsters from one of the oldest community
of enterprising self-employed people.
"We are sure Prime Minister, who has come up all the
way from a Chaiwala, would appreciate the ambitions of less-fortunate members
of our community and come out with some imaginative futuristic novel scheme
even if people call it useless, mindless or not workable," the association
president said closing the letter.
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