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mismanage things, so we explained to sisters in all villages. We
asked ten of them to come together and form a Mandal.

If you do something good, a poor man too would be ready
to put something in sacrificial pot. I found a lively instance of
this at Himmatnagar. When I handed over tools to a poor barber,
he opened a shop there in order to avail the opportunity. His
livelihood became easy. He came to see me at Modasa, and
donated me ` 251, and expressed his gratitude for the poor
welfare fair. He wished to be a participant in the good of the
society.

In Bakaner, we allotted houses to the jugglers so that they
would send their children for education. Now, their children
play with computer’s mouse in place of snakes and mongooses.
Here in Banaskantha, animal husbandry has been started by
the poor people, and today, they are happy with the milk
production, and now they can look after their children well.
They are sending them to school. We have adopted a number
of ways to fight with poverty.

Now the middlemen are afraid, they are seeking new ways,
and they say what type of bulldozer, I am that all of them have
become crushed. I am aware what type of trouble they are going
to face. Their shining and glorious shops are pulling down
shutters. With the government is coming forward to the poor,
their pockets cannot be picked, so these people are prone to
devise new ways; they would blame the government in different
ways; they would get all types of things published in
newspapers. I have set out to do something pure and harmless,
and due to this, I would confront all types of blames, troubles
and calamities. If I cannot devote my life for the good of the
poor, what use is running the government? This government
has to be run for the poor people’s welfare, it will work for
eradication of poverty. It will work so that our mothers can live
a life of dignity. This welfare fair has been organised just for
this purpose. I and my other friends have also issued another
order. We have told our officers that the number of beneficiaries
of these poor welfare fairs ranges 30 in some villages and 50 in
another. I told the government to put the names of the