Friends,
Dear friends please spend some time to read this. U can make a
difference.
As u all guys know that there have beeen lot of protests going on
against the raise in reservations. All of us stuggle for months and
years to make our dreams come true; No body in the government is
bothered about that. This new policy of govt ll be a major road block in
the development of our nation and creation of a caste free society. I
want to share some developments occurring here with respect to this
issue.
Abt 2 weeks back the Students Union ( SU ) of AIIMS ( UGs and Interns )
started the protests. they held peaceful march. Their main demand was to
meet Honbl. Arjun Singh and to express their concern regarding the hike
in reservations. What they got in return. Water canons, tear gas shells
and Lathis. Some of the interns who were beaten were my friends and i
could see their injury marks. Worse, some were girls. Sad isnt it ? Well
next few days due to their constant struggle they could get to meet Dr
Arjun Singh. No positive response was obtained. He however promised that
before sending the bill to cabinet, he would inform the SU. The students
continued to boycott their classes. Other medical colleges of delhi also
joined. We Resident Doctors of AIIMS however were not actively
participating. We wore black badges and attended few rallies.
12 th May saw a new beginning. Our medical students were brutally
assaulted by Delhi police. Injured were brought to AIIMS. Fracture hand
bone, head injury, blunt trauma abdomen with intra-abdominal bleed; >
300 students were manhandled including girls, stuffed in buses and taken
to police station. I remember the dialogue from RDB. This incident will
prove to be a final nail in coffin for our Congress Govt. At around 3 pm
the Resident Doctors Association ( RDA ) of AIIMS announced an
indefinite strike. All Junior Residents ( Acad or Non-acad ) & Senior
Residents boycotted. Protest rally was organized that day.
13 th may was the worst day in the history of our Indian
Independence and so called Democracy. Medical Students of Mumbai were
beaten like animals. Infact animals also are never treated like this.
Every body would have witness the brutality of the Mumbai Police.17 - 18
year old medical students were beaten up. Future of our country treated
like this? And these are the same Police Men who come to our OPD and ask
for peferential treatment. Shame on them. And listen to what Bhujbal
said on TV. I thought we need a real RDB now. This incident triggered
the suppressed fire in each and every individual. We at AIIMS went on
INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE from 14 th morning joined by medical students
from MAMC Delhi, Lady Harding, RML Hosp, Rohtak Medical College . Slowly
the fire spread to diferent states of our country. You know what
happened in Blore. Calcutta, Orissa, Chattisgarh, Gujrat, Himachal
Pradesh, Kerala boiled in protests. Students of Delhi University ( BSc
BCom...) also j oined the strike
The hunger strike in AIIMS continues. More than 100 students and
residents are sitting in the heat since 14 th morning just on plain
water. Believe me we slept in the open last night empty stomach. Its
only when rain started pouring we had go inside the audi and slept
there.
The IMA has announced comlete medical bandh today ( 15 th may ).
Doctors from all over delhi have come to AIIMS and are holding protests.
IITs and IIMs have joined the strike. Even patients and their attenders
were of full support towards this cause. One man said, ’’ My father is
admitted in NS department and is fighting for his life and death, but i
declare that I have no objection with ur strike. I support ur movement
and the cause for which u re fighting. Our country needed this.’’
All of us know what is right and what is wrong. Having said that i
feel that each one of us should follow our conscience. I ve written this
message because I felt there are many of who might not be aware of the
exact situation. I request each one of u to please forward this to all
ur friends, Medicos or Non-medicos. Every common man needs to be aware
of the injustice and should be involved in this effort.
This Movement will be a revolution in our independent country and
will be the most significant event after the British Rule. It ll be the
cause for the rewriting of Indian Constitution where just and
meritorious people are not singled out and put to taste the adversities
and someone else enjoys the benefit.
The government cannot hide its inadequacies in providing equal
opportunities to the under priviliged in rural areas by increasing the
reservations. They have ruled the country for so many decades and if in
this time they are not able to provide equalilty in primary and
secondary education for in dian citizens they cannot mask their failure
by providing reservations at each and every level. Its ridiculous. The
whole issue of reservations was a political gimmic of the present govt
to garner votes.
Its time that things are not taken for granted by any one. Let it be a
senior minister police or anyone else. Whole of our nation needs to get
aware of the amount of hardwork and sacrifice we put to achieve our
dreams. We should not allow anyone to make a mockery of our struggle in
future.
Thank U Friends.
Dr Kiran,
Junior Resident,
Internal Medicine,
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi