Is eight-year-old Aman Khan’s life in any way less important than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s? The PM’s security claimed another life last week, prompting Indians to doubt if there’ll ever be an end to this. By denying them passage to hospital, the security personnel have done their duty well, if you could define duty as something that lacks any kind of fine sentiment.
Aman died of loss of blood. He sustained serious head injuries after falling from a good height at his home. Meanwhile, all the major roads had been barricaded by the security men following PM’s visit to IIT. The repeated pleas of his family to allow them to take the normal route was denied and hence, they had to take a longer route. The little boy was bleeding profusely, and by the time they reached the hospital, he’d lost considerable amount of blood. Later, the doctors said the tragedy could have been averted if he had reached 10 minutes early. Here’s a tragedy that could have been avoided.
This is the second such incident. Last November, a kidney patient died after he was denied treatment at the hospital. An apology from the PM offering condolences to the bereaved followed, and the second tragedy too was followed by an apology. How many more deaths and apologies are in store, I wonder. All of us have experienced being stuck in traffic whenever a VVIP makes a visit. Though annoying, it can be tolerated at least. Here, it’s a question of a life. Why can’t Z+ category people like PM resort to choppers instead of taking the road transport? At least it could help prevent further such incidents.
Should a law be passed to protect the interests (and life) of the common man when subjected to absolute apathy during VVIP visits? Leave your comments.
This incident happened bcos of PM’s motorcade and security reasons,so the media wants to high light the issue, this is not the first incident, it is day to day happennings the same issue applies for CM,s tour/visit, even for a state deputy ministers and next comes political rallies, political bunds, religious processions or even for a local political or a goondas funeral processions,Why even in normal busy traffic do any body care for an ambulance with the siren hooting to give passage in an emergency?.in all these cases the critical patient is bound to die on way to hospital.So u are destined to your DESTINY bcos you are born in India..So my dear Media dont break you head banging you head on a stone.you will not gain any thing the same applies to all the so called concerns of the educated public.. public have to bear it as long as you live in INDIA. Humara Desh Mahan Hai.
in india money and power is ruling. there is no value for the life and rights of an ordinary citizens. the lifes of these old and senile politicians are least valuable things in india. Only the new generation of rulers and bring a change in india. These rulers should avoid these kind of inaugurations as inaugurations can be made by any beggar. The rulers are expected to work hard for the betterment of our country. they should without any selfishness work for the country. The govt should consider building exclusive roads for their movement also think of underground roads passing busy roads. Nobody has the right to restrict the freedom of movement of anyone. We should enact laws for giving heavy compensation for these kind of victims and the same should be realised from the concerned person. we should learn from other western countires there nobody even the head of country is above law. Here in India the rulers enjoy immunity, which should be withdrawn. There is no justification in blocking roads by restricting the freedom of movement of thousands of people. the politicians should reach people by their good works and not by coming to inaugurate things.
It is sad that the politicians have become so far removed from the common man that they are now living in a world of their own, far removed from the ground realities. A chopper would be better than holding up so much traffic and wasting thousands of man hours when you take into account everyone that is waiting for the vvip to cross. also the thousands of gallons of wasted fuel, needless to mention the security services that could be put to better use than guarding a man who has to be protected from the very people that brought him to power
Hey, we should stop blaming the PM, the person, it is PM the Seat, that is at fault. I do not consider these politicians as VIPs. No they are not VIPs they are my servants, our servants, we elect them and they are “public servants.” Basically it is our mentality (from British Raj??) that we give these people positions of VIP. All Indians are equal….from an Indian beggar to President of India….
These politicians should be made to travel as common men…..if they are afraid of their lives then they should remain in their offices/homes, or travel in a way that does not cause this nuisance. I just fail to understand why we give these politicians and bureaucrats this high status….after all it is just a job they are doing like any other person……is the security personnel’s life guarding these politicians any less than the guarded??
Dear Sir,
I agree that PM needs Z+ Security n all that stuff, but after all pm is a public servent at the cost of it he cannot be the reason of taking ones life. Z security should be given permission to allow people to travel the way PM travels during the extreme cases like this and PM be informed about it. Let PM wait for a while nothing may wrong if pm is late for a while. anyhow are politicians are well know for being late.
It is ridiculous. Do not know as to how an MP, MLA, etc. who is elected by the people becomes higher than a commoner as if to say a common man does not have any standing in society. As rightly said a common man does not find any value in India. It has been so in the past, in the present and live the same in tomorrow too.
I believe there is a solution for every Problem. The only need of the time is security people of lower rank like constables who are the first person to interact with the common people have more freedom to take decission on humanity to ground.
Our VVIP like PM is every now and then make appologie for mistake done by other instead of that he should think of solutions for aam aadmin the faverite of congress in the election year
HI,
I dont think we have to blame the politicians, we have our own selves like who stopped the smaller policeman from allowing the childs vehicle to go through, the decision to not to allow was not taken by the PM, but by the policeman who is one of our own. We should have to guts to stand up to these politieians, not without reason, but when we think the situation demands. We have to take the decision in our hands, after that if the PM takes action against the police for allowing the vehicle of the child, then we will start blaming the PM, but at least the live is saved.
So before we start blaming the politicians, we have to start doing things ourselves.
I have seen in mumbai a couple of colonies throw their rubbish outside the building and then blame the municipality for not taking it away,but they dont stop dumping garbasge, everyday they will curse the municipality and throw more.
JAI HO
Breach of security in a vvip’s travel invites severe reprimand, maybe even suspension. who would risk losing his job. We need to recognise the circumstances and not the action. If the policeman were to be praised for being true to the spirit of his oath, we would not have such loss of life. we have a long way to go. two lives lost in less than a year due to vvip movement. god knows how many go unreported. we need to remind our politicians and bureaucrats that we live in a democracy where the rights of the citizens come before that of its rulers.
I too agree with the Z+ category stuff!its really sad to see such incidents where a commoner loses his/her life which is actually preventable.Hope the security could make some arrangements seeing it an emergency issue as it was really possible for them to find an alternative to it!
v r still living in the same shoe with different polish.
means, ministers r kings and public is thier slave. If u raised voice against them they vl’nt listen u if they listen they will said thier condolences with their families.
This kind of incident also happened in chandigarh, when PM visisted in the hospital of chandigarh.
I want 2 know if they created this kind of law y they cant change it. If, on the name of security every minister security personel do this kind of thing then the toll of death rate go up.
its a serious crime on the name of security. What vl sorry do for the parents. Y dont this thing happen to our Ministers and their families.
In last, the ‘Jungle law’ is most acceptable law in the world.
Indian pliticians are the worst in the world proving the well known adage of a British prime minister that ‘Politics is the last refuge of the scoundrels’. The most educated among the prime ministers may not be an exception. On assuming charge in May 2004, Manmohan went to Gurudwara Rakqb Dunj offering his apologies for the massacre of thousands of innocent Sikhs at the instigation of the notorious leaders of Congress in Delhi. No action has been taken against the culprits from his party even after quarter of a century after the ghastly tragic episode. So the death of an 8-year boy because of his entourage is neglible!
no doubt PM should enjoy Z+ security but not at the cost of the life&right of the common person who has sent him/her in power.I think they should focus on diverting the traffic through another route &inform the public in advance to avoid such incidents.
THE LEADERS OF A COUNTRY ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS ITS PEOPLE…
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Yes our lives are Less important than our corrupt politicians coz’ we have chosen them., and sent them to the parliament over and over again.
Don’t we all know what kind of bastards we have for as our MPs/MLAs…?? Still we choose to do nothing…
We hear everything but we choose to remain deaf…
We see everything but we choose to remain blind…
We understand everything but we choose to act like retards who don’t…
So it looks we are a country of deaf, blind and mentally retarded people…
We have been reduced to a country of a Billion Impotent people who choose to be exploited by a handful of rascals…
So yes!! We deserve them… and we deserve to be treated the way we are, just because we have made that choice for ourselves…
… They might rape your wives, sisters and daughters right in front of your eyes and yet there is hardly anything that you can do…
And let’s NOT Talk about any New Laws, coz’ there are already enough Laws and our ministers don’t care two hoots about it…
And Lastly but Most Importantly… Shiv Khera’s BRSP couldn’t win a single seat coz’ we still chose to vote for the Congress, the BJP and the Likes is proof enough of what we want for ourselves…
Government servants or people servants become rulers all of a sudden after being elected and treat the common man as someone lower in rung, that is the problem. If it had happened anywhere else other than India, the scene would have been different. We need to teach the Politicians in power that we have elected them and they are placed there to serve the people and not throw airs around.Security measures for a VIP needs to be done in such a way that it does not tamper with the security of a commoner.
I read the whole post and all the comments,and starts laughing by thinking about all of u what gone wrong with our thoughts why we blaming PM,Police and system. I would like say only one thing
WHY SHOULDN’T WE MAKE OUR EMERGENGY SERVICES BETTER.
WHY WE DONT PROVIDE CHOPPERS TO INJURED PEOPLES INSTEAD OF PM OR ANY OTHER VIP.
Thousands of lives have been lost over the years due to patients having been unable to reach hospitals in time due to traffic blockage on account of movement of VIPs. This has become a regular feature in all state capitals and Delhi. The same is the case in various districts of India. For hours together, traffic is blocked to pave way for the so-called VIPs’ vehicles to proceed. In the case of an accident, one hour is the maximum time available for the accident victim to get saved, i.e. the GOLDEN HOUR. The vital parameters will be functioning only for one hour, after which one organ after the other will start failing. The patient can be brought to life only if he is rushed to a multi and super speciality hospital. It is, therefore, absolutely essential that a law is passed in the whole country to permit ambulances and vehicles carrying seriously sick and injured patients to be transported to the nearest hospital without any restriction.
For the emergency the scurity force must take care to take the people to the hospital at least, we can understand that it is the demand of the deay to provide protection to the VVIP’s but in no cost of a localite life.
I think there is some misinformation here. The PM came on a helicopter (There were 2 others that escorted him). The GT road which goes in front of IIT Kanpur was blocked for security purposes. There was no ‘motorcade’ for the PM.
And anyone who has been to the GT road that goes from Kalyanpur, must know that it is in pathetic condition.It is not even 2 laned. At some places it is wide enough only for a single vehicle. The number of Tempos and Autos that ply on that route is enormous. The traffic is a mix of trucks, buses, autos, carts, scooters, motorcycles etc. It is inconcievable to anybody who lives in that area to travel easily on that stretch of 10kms or so. The state government has not taken care of a national highway for the rest of the 364 days of the year.
I feel sorry for the poor child who died, but to blame it on the motorcade is probably a reaction to blame someone for the loss. When someone close dies, the ‘If only’s and ‘what if’s magnify greatly.
I think VIPs or VVIPs should restrict their presence in roads. They can go for Video conferences instead.
We 2 ours 2, When this country will realise the population growth is the mother of all problem, all means all. It may be terrorism, less police force, protein lack, less area for fields/play grounds, water resource pollution….. Govt should allow more then 2 kids per couple if it is in remote area or child death rate more. Govt should work closely with this and Ensure that every one get 1 Boy and 1 girl to compatible with our traditional way of family…this is the Destiny..may be tough but… achievable(Impossible is word @ 6ers) At Delhi….you have to brake a lot of structures (may be the clinic or mall by Congress/BJP politicians) and I am sure it failed at the past, You Can’t put UR PM on the back a Kabutar………. LIFE AT INDIA IS SO CHEAP..CHEAPER THEN FISH..It may be Bhopal Gas leak or serial Blasts..or periodic balst/flag burning site at J&K
This is a real shame on our country that politicians who indeed live on public money later rule on their lives and misuse their power, This is why indian is called the 3rd country because politicians are only busy in filling their bank balance and later take the retirement ship, I will also join politics shortly collect the money then resign , this is the best and easiest way as no indian watches and even if someone does he will be killed this is our sweet indian.
I think their are lots of discrepancies and flaws in the Indian judicial system, because of that these politicians ‘whom we use to call V VIPs’ enjoying the free ride on the heads of people who have taken these V VIPs on this position. There should be laws who can stop these persistence of deaths, otherwise what happen today to someone else, may happen to us by tomorrow.
Thank You
I dont want to say anything…but just a single line to my P.M an all our Indians “Ghar Ka Bedi, Lanka Dhaay”…Who is responsible for it ?we are,we are selecting our leaders(but sory to say they are not the leaders becoz they can’t read out hearts).After any such type of incidence,out MPs,MLAs Says “We are very sory for this” and gave them 1 lakh,2 lakh……i am not intersted to say anything regarding this.
“Mera bharat mahan,100 main se 99.99 baiman”
“Remeamber the 3 monkeys of Gandhi”
It is not fare to blame all the responsibilties upon P.M. It is due to lack of planning by the security deptt. who is at that time on duty. They are unable to plan that how to save the life of a child as well as Prime Minister also not suffered.AT last i am also want to say that the life of a child is more important instead of a politician visit to any place.
This is horrible . I suggest to file a PIL to stop this type of killing by reasons of security cover to VVIPs. Their life is important but not at the cost of the common men. The person who is responsible for the security of VVIP should be booked for the murder of this little boy. It is his duty to arrange the visit of VVIP. He should arrange his visit so that the common men will not suffer. He has not done his job and is responsible for this tragedy. Govt. is spending too much on the name of security of neta which is the heard earned money of the common men. we have given right on behalf of the common men but suddenly he become more important then us.
I am sure, each one of us has been a witness, if not a victim (as in this unfortunate event) of such irksome and archaic practices in the name of security. I guess, we as a nation feel the prick only when a situation spells disaster… our policy makers unfortunately do not seem to have enough faith in remedial systems and processes.
Unless, our representatives do not have sufficient foreseeability, we can all at best wait to be a victim of consequences!!!
I think VIPs or VVIPs should go for Video conferences. Atleast they can save themselves from mike hitting, chappal flinging and all the comical actions seen on media but still life is a life no matter rich or poor young or old.
There is a saying VIPs mean V- very I- irresponsible P- Person cos they dont attend function on time.
I am romanian and leaving for last 3 weeks in New Delhi, where i encounter an ‘silent’ ambulance in traffic and nobody was moving a finger.In my country we get penality for both the situation- for not giving way to ambulance or to the police. Ambulance has red lights and siren always attaced and police blue lights. We have traffic jams due to smaller roads but still we learn in driving school not to break the rules. I feel that in India only the government should improve the laws and you people comply. You honk in areas where is forbidden. Laws are for whom? In Europe honking is considered phonic pollution. We see things differentilly but systems are to make life simpler. Anyway, politicians and foreign delegation when they visit any country should they not stop the traffic? They should and even your PM he should!!! He is a Brain and need 2 be protected. Please Love your PM! He really works for all of you!
Only we are responsible for choosing the leaders which we have.
So we only have to suffer. As far as this particular incident, this happens every now and then and after some comments all forgets. Securities Officials Should is blamed in such cases and should be given penalties.
India’s population is the second largest in the world. Poor country. We shall remain a poor country for centuries to come because of corruption. So life is cheap and will remain cheap for ever. As long as life is cheap, nobody cares. God also is not able to help.
I think the pm doest really care for what has happened with this incident. Because if he really was to be concerned he should have let the security person clear the road for emergency . Nothing is more important than having a life or saving someone’s life. I think people should make this as big issue and not just leave it like that.
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After reading all the comments,do you think there will be a change or atleast something initiated with regards to emergency services? Hey you are living in a country of fools governed by idiots and goondas, so you want to live a better life, migrate— as many educated did before you–
This Country will stink further–bcos u cannot change with the present set up of politicians and uneducated over populated indians—LEARN FROM THE CHINESE or go , see and settle there, it is far better —dont live in FOOLS PARADISE..
Aman is just one example of ruthless politicians and their bloody system, every day there are thousands such deaths directly or indirectly where such politician around the world are responsible. Trust me World would have been safe haven had it been these few thousand politician around the world would have been just humans at least, but because of their lust for power and money they have forgoten the very basic reason why we are born in this world to serve humans and mankind. Enough have been spoken, written and discussed but no action has been taken. It’s time we wake up now before it is too late. I have the ability and skills to make this corrupt system work perfectly well, all I need is the support of all you common people. We need to get together and raise our demands and make sure they are accepted and followed the way WE want, WE the people of India. If you have guts stop complaining and start acting, write to me for your support and views and see what we can do together to make India the most desirable country in the world. Jai Ho ! write to me @primeroze@yahoo.in
Many ppl blame the politicians for this ..I d k how many ppl know politicians are either their brother or neighbor..they are part of us..they do & think things which other Indian does at that post…are most Indians good at the work they do…India is corrupted country means thats not in political alone.. most ppl who are working in India expect bribes..So till the time we accept our culture is wrong .we will have no change and only blame game…we Indians culturally think always abt others & we forget to do what we need to do..lets change to a better culture to see a change..
i don’t know what the leaders of our nations are upto. they don’t care of the citizens, that being their only job. they just their comforts. they are just equal to a don who just earns money, atleast they do their work properly. should learn from them if not from anyone else. First the Britishers and then these babus. alteast we got freedom from the former but don know when the rule of the latter will end