“No Empathy, No Hesitation,” Woman Rushes To Hotel Restroom To Help Sick Mother, Asked To Pay ₹805

A woman recently posted on LinkedIn about how she was asked to pay ₹805, just to use a hotel restroom in Rajasthan. In her post, she explained how her mother started feeling sick while her family was visiting the Khatu Shyam Temple. Not being able to find a public washroom near the temple, the family rushed her to a nearby hotel and “begged the person at reception” to let them use the restroom for five to ten minutes.

Woman Shares How She Had To Pay ₹805 To Use A Hotel Restroom

Megha Upadhyay, a journalist by profession, recently took to LinkedIn to share her frustration after being asked to pay about ₹800 to use a hotel restroom to help her mother. In the post, she says, “₹805 for a Washroom. Humanity? I paid ₹805… just to use a restroom. Yes, you read that right…”

In a detailed post, she explained how the family was visiting the revered Khatu Shyam Temple in Rajasthan. She shared that the family left the hotel for darshan at 6 AM and by 7 AM, they were all stationed in a waiting queue. “We stood for two long hours—no complaints. We chose the normal darshan process, because as my mother says, “Bhagwan k darwaze par kya VIP? Sab ek hain,” the post read.

However, things took a turn for the worse after that. But in the middle of this way, something deeply disturbing happened. While the family was waiting patiently, Megha’s mother started feeling extremely unwell. “Nausea, stomach pain, and a strong urge to vomit,” the post listed out all the issues her mother was facing. They immediately started looking for a washroom but couldn’t find anything within the 1 km area of the temple. “A few public bathing areas, but no proper restroom. She was in visible pain, barely able to stand,” Megha’s post explained.

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Price On Basic Humanity?

With no other option, they took her to a nearby hotel and said, “We don’t need a room, just the restroom, just for 5-10 minutes. Please, it’s an emergency.” The man at the reception took one look at Megha’s mother and said that they would have to pay ₹800 to use the restroom. “We were shocked. No empathy. No hesitation. We tried to reason. We explained that our hotel was 7 km away. That this was urgent. That it was a matter of basic human dignity,” the post explained.

However, the man did not budge, and seeing her mother’s condition, the family decided to pay. Interestingly, when Megha’s father asked for a bill, the man began shouting. Her father insisted on the bill and paid ₹805 to use the washroom for a couple of minutes.

Further elaborating her point, Megha mentioned in her post, “I’m writing this because I’m still trying to understand…How can someone see a woman in pain and still put a price on basic humanity? What have we become? This happened not in a random place, but at the doorstep of a spiritual centre. A place where we go to find peace, kindness, and faith.”

Many people in the comments empathised with her unfortunate condition and suggested solutions. Some even mentioned how the charge could have been a hygiene charge since her mother wasn’t feeling well and the staff would require cleaning up after them.

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