Father is dead, mother is ill, Kishor hopes that his hard work will pay off. India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: His voice is thin, very childish. by the way 14 year old Lovepreet Singh Calling Jamun buyers to the quiet street Food, a town in Ludhiana district, you know right away that he is not an experienced salesperson. The Class 10 student was forced to sell fruits and vegetables after his father died of kidney ailment last August. His mother, who works as a domestic help, has become ill. With no one to run the household, Lovepreet, who studied in a local school, had to start working.
“I sell vegetables and fruits,” lovepreet Told TOI while moving his car. But does he get the time and energy to study? He shrugs and bites into his lower lip, but doesn’t respond.
His parents used to sell tea at the bus stand of Khanna town till last year. “After the lockdown, they had to stop,” he says.
The second of four siblings, Lovepreet’s elder sister is preparing for the 12th examination. The only smartphone in the house is shared between four siblings for studies. “I study and work… I earn around Rs 300 a day,” says the boy who drives his car under the flyover near Samrala Road.
Lovepreet has no future plans for herself. “I want to finish my studies,” says the teenager, wiping the sweat from his brows to the sleeve of his red T-shirt. “For now, I have no choice but to work for my family.”