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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the answer the Assistant Minister has given today and from the volume of documents, you will realise that it is very hard to prove the additional information. However, I intend to ask the Assistant Minister questions on issues that can be addressed on the spot. My main reason for raising this issue is because, as the Assistant Minister has rightly put it, in my constituency, only one location, Kaksingiri West is covered. It has a poverty level of 72 per cent, which is very high. However, you will realise that the poverty level is almost the same in the neighbouring location to Kaksingiri West and the entire Gwassi Constituency. Our Constitution makes it illegal to discriminate against some citizens and favour others. Even as I appreciate the support that you have given to the elderly in Kaksingiri West Location, when will the Ministry consider all the deserving cases, not only in my constituency, but even in the entire country, because it is now a constitutional requirement? Article 57of the Constitution says:- âThe State shall take measures to ensure that the rights of older persons- (d) to receive reasonable care and assistance from their family and the State.â So, the Constitution places the responsibility of caring for the elderly not only on the family but also on the State. When will the State make sure that all the elderly who deserve to be given cash transfer are given this money without delay?"
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