Question

What excuse do the rag pickers give for not wearing chappals

Answer 1

Answer:

The army of barefoot boy makes plenty of excuses for not wearing footwear. One of them explains that he does not wear chappals because his mother does not get them down from the shelf, another one calls it a fashion of remaining barefoot.

Answer 2

Answer:

Most of the impoverished children busy in rag picking were not wearing footwear. The boys were barefoot as it was a tradition to remain barefoot. It had become their habit not to wear chappals. But according to the writer it was their excuse to conceal their poverty.