Vegetable vendor
Constituency: Rohini
Age: 60 years

Mangal Singh has been selling vegetables all his life and wants that the condition of the poor like him should improve. “The growth of the nation lies with the uplift of the poor, which should top the list of priorities,” he says.

It’s high time the government provided security and shelter to those living below the poverty line. He says it doesn’t matter what party comes to power, as long as their efforts are made for the public.

On Inflation

“I have a family and my only source of income is my vegetable stall. Because of the increase in cost of vegetables, my earnings have fallen. It is getting difficult for me to run my house,” he says.

On Security

“I have been living in Rohini for around 35 years now and I still don’t feel safe,” he says. Singh says the recent terror attacks in the city have made Delhi an unsafe place to live. “It’s the poor like me who die in these attacks,” he says.

On Education

“I have two children and they are deprived of going to school just because I cannot pay the school fee,” he says. “Children are the future of this country and just because they belong to a poor family, they should not be neglected,” he says.

— As told to Naman Nirola