A demand to frame a strict law to discourage begging was made in the Rajya Sabha today.
Shwait Malik (BJP), through a Zero Hour mention, said begging has become a menace, with visitors also being hounded.
A strict law should be framed to discourage begging, he said, adding that those indulging in begging and were healthy, should take up jobs of labourers or guards and not beg.