Cop quits his job

To serve the needy

“Being a government servant I am not able to do many things that I intend to do for the cause I espouse. That is why I decided to quit my job. Coming from a poor background I know how difficult it is to survive in society”

Warangal: While everyone busy scaling heights in their professional career, a police man here has decided to quit his job to take up social service for changing the lives of the people and to serve the needy. Constable by profession, Manubothula Jitendar, who is in his early 40’s said, “I was inspired by life and works of social reformers like BR Ambedkar and Jyotirao Phule since childhood”.

He is the district president of Bharatiya Dalita Sahitya Akademi. He has been engaged in social service for the past several years spending his time and a portion of his salary on it. “Since 2009 I have made it a point to keep aside some amount from my salary for the cause of supporting poor students to continue their education”, he told The Hans India.

Jitender received national award from Bharitya Dalit Sahitya Akademi for spreading Ambedkar ideology. He holds a master’s degree in English, completed B Ed and LLM and now pursuing masters in journalism from Kakatiya University. “I realised the value of education during my college days and decided to lend my part to support someone who is really in need to continue his studies. According to BR Ambedkar education is solution to many ills in the society,” said Jitender

“I joined the police department as a constable in1995 after completing degree and still continue studies. It helps to inspire youngsters to further their studies,” he said. “I have served police department for 21 years. In the month of March I opted for voluntary retirement and would soon be relieved from the service. I would receive pension and I going to be content with it,” he said.

He feels that youngsters are lacking direction, with a little help and right guidance they could better their lives and become good citizens and it is what he intends to achieve. He plans to visit schools in villages and motivate students to make use of welfare schemes provided by governments to build a bright career.

“Further there is a necessity to increase enrollment of children in rural parts as poverty prevents parents from sending their wards to schools. “My first objective is to ensure poor children in the villages are enrolled into schools,” he said. Jitender used to donate books, uniforms and other infrastructure to students at government schools. He spent Rs 1.2 lakh from his pocket to develop Pochamma Temple and conducts the temple festival every year in a grand manner at Babu Camp in Kazipet where he resides.

Not just this, he spent Rs 1.12 lakh to install Ambedkar statue at the colony and extends financial assistance to many Ambedkar Youth Associations. He developed a badminton court and bought 40 shuttle bats encourage youth to take up sports “Protecting a burial ground at Siddhartha Nagar in Kazipet from land grabbers gave me immense pleasure.

Once it was spread on five acre land now it is reduced to 2.5 acres. With the help of police, court and revenue officials I could protect and develop the land,” he said. “Being a government servant I am not able to do many things that I intend to do for the cause I espouse. That is why I decided to quit my job. Coming from a poor background I know how difficult it is to survive in society,” he said .

By James Edwin