Today, there was an incident in Karol Bagh. We are talking about it, but this is not the first time. We had the Bhopal gas tragedy, the recent Gujarat exhibition fire, the Mukerji Nagar fire at coaching and now, an incident at Raus coaching center in Karol Bagh.
Students are not dumb; they just have hope!
It’s common sense that the basement library is not safe, but students still go and study there for more than 10 hours because they believe the institute will guide them to success. However, the owners are greedy, risking our lives by constructing such basement libraries, coaching centers, factories, and illegal gas agencies near PG hostels. They know the risks but still dare to do it, thinking they will deal with any problems when they arise.
Regarding waterlogging in Delhi, it’s the MCD’s responsibility to clean and check the drainage regularly. We are paying taxes, and the government should invest that money appropriately. Delhi is known for pollution, floods, cold, and heat waves. We created an economy for a happy life, but if our resources are not sufficient to save our lives, where are our resources being invested? We have problems, and we need to solve them. Aliens won’t come to fix our economy; this is our problem. We created it, and we need to solve it by properly utilizing our resources. Yes, India is the world’s most populated country, and managing resources is not easy. We have sensitive issues to deal with, but we need to learn and act.
Did you know that Raus coaching center and other such big institutes can have an annual turnover of more than 500 crores? Yet, they are still greedy and have constructed a library in the basement.
Let me share my experience when I tried to complain about an illegal gas agency near to our pg and library. I dialed the gas agency’s customer service, and they told me to call another number. When I called that number, it didn’t work. Students still stay in our area because they come from poor backgrounds. It’s like if you have money, your life is valued, but in the case of Raus coaching even after paying 1.5 lakhs, they don’t value life. It’s as if those with money can afford organic food and live longer, while others eat harmful chemical food and die sooner. They are deciding our lives based on the money we invest. Sometimes, even people who invest heavily have to suffer due to greed. Many incidents have already happened in India, yet we are not learning any lessons from our past. This is a tragedy. If something happens in the future, we will discuss it then.
The government should not compromise when it comes to student life. Students are going to educate and empower others and run modern India. Stop the ego clash between state and central governments, invest money, check regularly, and give students hope that India is safe for them.
If we don’t take strict actions like imposing a 1 crore fine, a 10-year jail term, and implementing a proper common dial number for registering complaints about such illegal institutes and their irregularities, we will see more incidents in the future like school and college tragedies, PG hostel fires, and issues with food stalls and restaurants. These people justify their actions by claiming they are providing employment and creating new startups, but they are experimenting with our lives.
History repeats itself if we don’t learn from it.
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