Those seeking to play politics & score brownie points, writing letters to one another, are not responding to the call of their conscience: Dhankhar
Monday, 02 September 2024 |PNS | DEHRADUN
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said that NGOs which come out on the roads at the drop of a hat are in silence mode should be questioned for their stance. He said this referring to the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at a government hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal. Addressing doctors and staff at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh on Sunday, he said that what had happened on August 9 was barbarity expressed in extremity, shaming humanity and the victim happened to be from a category, a class that is ever devoted to saving lives.
He said, “Certain NGOs, on road at the drop of a hat are in silence mode, we have to question them. Their silence is much worse than the culpable act of the perpetrators of this heinous crime on August 9. Those who seek to play politics and score brownie points, keep on writing letters to one another, are not responding to the call of their conscience. I can assure you, things will take shape. This is just not a work by the resident doctors association. It is not scripted as they have laid bare their soul,” he said.
The Vice President said that this is not the time to vie with each other, to earn brownie points or score political mileage; this is non-partisan. It requires a bipartisan, concerted effort. There is a need for the convergence of all stakeholders in democracy to come together on one platform. The heinous crime has elicited, condemnation and a way must be found out. The ecosystem must be so vibrant that there is no feeling of insecurity among doctors. “It will happen, if the President of India has expressed concern, you can take it from me,” he said.
“I have myself gone on record saying that the clarion call given by the President of India should become a movement across the country. Severe punishment is one way out while holding the ultimate rogues of humanity and bringing them to justice is one way but we must bring about a revolutionary, secure, systemic mechanism so that there will never be any kind of threat to the sector that is in the service of humanity. We have to protect everyone all over, no one should suffer this indignity in any walk of life. Our civility and democratic values will be defined by the respect we have for our women and girls in particular. But we must have security for all,” the Vice President said.
