Beggars become a 'headache' problem at festivals

Na Son Dong Phu, also known as Phu Na Temple, attracts many visitors and pilgrims during the Lunar New Year. However, the presence of numerous beggars loitering in front of the temple gate is causing concern among locals and tourists alike.

According to VietNamNet's observations, beggars were sitting "blocking" the middle of the road, right at the entrance. Among them were many elderly people, disabled individuals, and even children, crawling on the ground to beg for money from locals and tourists.

Some people "disguise" themselves by selling cotton swabs to beg for money, hoping to receive people's sympathy.

Phu Na Temple has many people coming to visit and worship in early spring.

Many locals and tourists expressed concern when witnessing so many beggars.

Local authorities are "powerless" in the face of beggars flocking from everywhere.

Sitting around begging for money.

Mr. Truong Van Canh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Xuan Du commune, acknowledged that there are many beggars in front of Phu Na temple. This is also a "headache" for the locality.

According to Mr. Canh, most of the beggars are from other areas. Local authorities have been campaigning and persuading them not to sit in front of the temple gate, but so far the results have not been promising.

“The commune government invited these people to the committee and gave each of them 15kg of rice and 100,000 VND per day so that they would no longer beg at the temple gate. The commune committee could not keep them for long, so when they were released, they came back to sit. This is a difficult problem for the locality,” said Mr. Canh.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nguoi-an-xin-tro-thanh-van-de-dau-dau-o-le-hoi-2249883.html