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["Dr.M.C. Gupta" <>]

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This letter forces me to pen the following:



1. The words "This incident will prove to be a final nail in coffin for our
Congress Govt" bring to mind the words of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya,
founder of BHU, when he was leading the protest against the Simon
Commission: "Every blow on my head is like another nail in the coffin of the
British Empire".



2. The above are brave words. What is the proper strategy .to achieve the
desired result, which is, withdrawal of the provision for reservations for
OBC?



3.  In the present political scenario, where the Constitutional Amendment
for reservations for OBC was passed by near unanimity, it would be foolhardy
to suppose MPs would vote to undo what they have done unanimously.

4. The way out lies in the fact that the Amendment nowhere talks about ONE,
the quantum of such reservation being 27.5% or, even, proportionate to the
population strength of OBCs; TWO, it being applicable to ALL OBCs, meaning
thereby that creamy layers ned to be kept out; THREE, it being applicable
UNIFORMLY in all situations. For example, there is no reservation for HC and
SC judges and the Armed Forces.



5. Supreme Court has already held that reservations shall not be more than
50%. What is sought to be done by Arjun Singh is to fill the gap between
27.5 [15%+7.5% for SC/ST] and 50% by allocating the entire amount to OBCs,
thereby effectively precluding the possibility of giving any reservation to
others, such as the poor/economically backward].



6. The Amendment has to be followed by executive orders providing for
reservations for OBC. The anti-reservation struggle has come up at the right
time, before such orders have been promulgated.



7. The protesting medicos should withdraw their demand for roll back of the
Amendment. Chances are bleak. They would earn much opposition to it.
Pro-reservationist movement has already started. This will fritter the
stamina of medicos. Moreover, they would soon lose public support due to
continued denial of patient care.



8. SUGGESTED STRATEGY--



A. Persist with the demand for judicial commission to review the reservation
system in the past and to withold implementation of the Amendment till the
report of the Commissionn is out;



B. Insist on exclusion of creamy layer among OBC;



C. Insist on inclusion of reservations for the economically backward. Let
them suggest that of the 27.5% gap [proposed to be filled up by granting
27.5% reservation to OBC], let 9% be given to OBC and 9% to the economically
backward, taking the reservation block to 40%, leaving the 60% for general
categories.



D.  Let them suggest an alternative formula for determination of reservation
on the basis of a clearly identifiable point system in respect of the 40%
reservation block, as follows:



i. Reservation should be for those with low socio-economic status;



ii. Criteria for low SES are well known as per standard public health and
sociology textbooks. The accepted SES scale used in India for last 40-50
years recognizes three criteria for determining SES--Education of Head of
household or HHH; Income expressed as per capita family income; caste. All
these three can be easily graded on a point system, as follows:



Education of HHH--1 [illiterate as per govt. definition of illiterate], 2
[Below class 10]; 3 [Above class 10 passed]



Income--1 [BPL, Below Poverty Line, as defined by Govt].; 2, [Non-income tax
payers; 3 [Income tax payers]



Caste--1, SC; 2, ST; 3, OBC



Those with lowest SES should get preferential reservation. This would mean
that the differential quotas for different categories would be abolished and
only those would be permitted to apply out of this quota who are below a
certain SES score, which can be easily calculated on an individual applicant
basis.



 9. CAUTION--The suggestion for SES system should not be made now but should
be the suggestion to be given to the proposed Commission mentioned above.



NOTE-- Hope this mail, if readers find it worthwhile, would be circulated
widely and taken note of those who are spearheading this agitation,
including the AIIMS Students Union.



M C Gupta

21 May 2006



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Prof. M C Gupta, Fourth batch
MD (Medicine), MPH,  LL.M.,

Advocate & Health and Medico-legal Consultant

mcgupta44@gmail.com
medical.negligence@indiatimes.com
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On 5/21/06, pant pant  wrote:
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>           Friends,
>                Dear friends please spend some time to read this. U can
> make a difference.
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>              As u all guys know that there has 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.
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>    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 S! ingh. 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.
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>    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 Congr! ess 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.
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>    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. Futur! e 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 joined the strike
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>    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.
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>    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."
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>    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.
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>    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 meri! torious people are
> not singled out and put to taste the adversities and someone else enjoys the
> benefit.
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>    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.
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>    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 t! o achieve our
> dreams. We should not allow anyone to make a mockery of our struggle in
> future.
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>    Thank U Friends.
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>    Dr Kiran,
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>    Junior Resident,
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>    Internal Medicine,
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>    All India Institute Of Medical Sciences,
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>    New Delhi
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Prof. M C Gupta
MD (Medicine), MPH,  LL.M.,

Advocate & Health and Medico-legal Consultant

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