Have we solemnly resolved as citizens of India? Our "Preamble" quotes the following: WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens: JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity...
But all the above prerequisites have been solemnly denied to our youth, who stand as the future of this country. The recent NEET paper leaks, leading to the traumatic suicides of 19 proficient students, have ignited a humongous fire in this country. A flame that should have been lit long before against the atrocities and malpractices of the miscreants in our country.
Arranging a re-NEET examination will not retrieve the lost lives of the students or ease the agony of the parents grieving for their children.
Such loopholes in our education system should be reprimanded, and stringent action should be taken against the authorities, who have been sitting on their high horses as mute spectators. They should resign from their posts and be held accountable for their recklessness.
It is also dismaying to watch so many influential personalities from the entertainment industry turn a deaf ear to this issue and refrain from advocating this protest or voicing their support, lest their fame and glamour be at stake. They were avid watchers of the Gaza massacre "THEN", and they are again avid watchers of these students "NOW"!
The students have the right to proclaim to the government through this phrase, "Sadda haq ethe rakh", which the government ought to honour!
FARHEEN SHAH, Navelim
