Hyderabad: Hyderabad City Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar backed the proposed Parents Support Bill and called it a necessary response to a growing social concern over neglect of elderly parents.
In a post on social media, he said society was witnessing a gradual erosion of values, as families increasingly ignored elderly parents despite their lifelong sacrifices.
Commissioner calls Parents Support Bill a moral intervention
He said the legislation went beyond administrative reform and reflected a moral intervention by the government. According to him, the move addressed a deeper social crisis where families failed to care for their elders.
“A society that forgets its parents is a society that has already begun to lose its soul,” he said.
He said parents who once made sacrifices for their children now faced neglect, both physically and emotionally. As a result, he described the trend as a silent but serious breakdown of human relationships.
He said the provision to allocate a portion of earnings to neglected parents served as both a warning and a safeguard. At the same time, he said the measure aimed to protect the dignity of elderly citizens.
He noted that parents sought care, presence, and emotional support rather than material comforts. However, when families denied even that, it reflected a deeper social failure.
He said the Parents Support Bill set an example not just for the state but for the country. Therefore, he added that true progress depended on how society treated those who once cared for it.
He thanked the Telangana government for taking what he described as a humane and necessary step. He also urged citizens to respect and care for their parents beyond legal obligations.
A society that forgets its parents is a society that has already begun to lose its soul.
The same hands that once lifted us when we fell are now being pushed away. The same parents who went hungry so we could eat, who built their entire lives around our dreams, are today being… pic.twitter.com/lXkDb2q5wo
— V.C. Sajjanar, IPS (@SajjanarVC_IPS) March 24, 2026