Most of the victims are from working class who were actually bread earner for their families. Did these drivers ever think about their families after their death? This is pathetic that drivers rather than taking accident victims to hospital abscond immediately. If they start taking injured victims to hospital than number of dead victims would be very less. Moreover if they surrender immediately in police station that means they are admitting their mistake (which has ruined others life). Unfortunately it never happens, after accident drivers abscond immediately but innocent victims’ family has to go through many formalities. They have to send dead bodies of their dear brother, father, son etc for post-mortem. Can you imagine that pain when one of your family members just left house within half an hour you are receiving news of his/her death. Moreover sometimes it takes more than a day to receive dead body from police and hospitals. Still this is not the end of pain.

First of all, victim’s family members go to police station for number of times and then court for case proceedings. Some times it takes more than a year from police to file case in court like FIR No-85/07 of Tilak Marg police station is now more than 10 months old however it is yet not filed in court while victim family member has already visited police station so many times.

That was police inquiry if we talk about court then nobody knows end of court case. It takes number of years, number of judges gets changed but no one can say anything about the end of court case. Normally it takes nine-ten years for court decision but still nobody give a thought that how victims family would be surviving. Moreover courts decision comes under section 304 which usually do not give more than 6 month imprisonment to drivers. Is it a right decision?

That was the one side of coin, do we ever think that why private buses meets maximum number of accidents! there are number of reasons like poor state of buses, untrained drivers, wrong driving practice, racing with other buses ,letting helpers to drive bus, driving after taking liquor, try to dominate road, start driving while passengers getting down from buses etc…

Most of the bus drivers consider light motor vehicles very negligible and do not care about them. Today all drivers are using absconding as a best way of escaping due to which it is difficult to find whether he was drunk or not?

It really does not matter to them that they have taken somebody’s life and they start driving after some time again.

We should shame on our system that even not following speed governor and driving rules, drivers are getting punished under section 304 which normally gives 6 months imprisonment to drivers. If these court cases start giving decisions in short duration and this rash and negligent driving offence turns into murder offence and punishment change into lifetime imprisonment or to hang, then who would dare to violet traffic rules. Moreover we all know this fact that rash and negligent driving leads to accident but still it’s a bail able offence.

Our government understands this point that these private buses are important for our transport system but they also need to understand that people driving light vehicles or walking are also their responsibility. It’s a high time to bring some big changes in our system.

Conclusion:-
 All motor accidents claim tribunal and state cases must give decisions in a short period.
 Immediate monetary help must be provided to victims’ family.
 Section 304 must be converted into section 302 for these private buses.
 All the absconded drivers must be punished strictly.

back home after 5 yearz.. durga pujo at its best@ calcutta… well… not sleeping, only pandal hopping n catching up with frnds from school… too much of a happyness arnd to really attune to the questions u have asked.. wud get back with an answer.. for now.. my best wishes to you and ur family n all the people for/of/by sachiniti… have a great navratri/durga pujo!! have fun

my movie.. you mean script?.. I’m stuck at a point.. sigh.. and I always imagined I was a genius

On your comment, yes they could have reached for more. But this can be said at all time to everyone. The fact is they did what was undreamable before. I don’t worry about the last mile. I worry about the main journey.

How is your movie coming along ?

‘Expanding’would be more appropriate in this context if used Nationally or rather inclusive on areas/industries at a macro level. As for ‘them’ I feel they could have reached greater heights. Their potential has been misdirected or rather perhaps they have been misguided. Their best is yet to come.. maybe..a lil more passion fo the craft and dedication to making films for the love of it is what can serve as a beacon.

Shaan,

You said “All the above did not happen by accident. It is by choice. USA reached here thanks to the sacrifices and vision of their forefathers.”

That is exactly my point.. you can substitute forefathers with ‘administrative powers’ presently. Since vision if not implemented and executed remains in the realm of illusions.

Indias forefathers had a vision.. JN did..but the later crop of politicos till date had an agenda entirely their own. There is no limit to what can be accomplished in India.. it seems graspable..yet when we delve on the immediacy of unsurmountable roadblocks, the dream vanishes. WE NEED a Father of the Nation today.. we are orphans at the moment.

Hey sapt.. depends on what you are including in the ambit of ‘change’. WE have to understand that nations are made of human beings and they seldom change or any different the world over. If you are expecting an India where newspapers will all of a sudden just become harbingers of Ram rajya kinda stories, we are expecting the moon. Leaving aside human foibles on the national front I would say Shaan is right. We do need a competition and capitalism that promotes it/ supports it.

WE dont need change Sapt.. at least not in its accepted connotation. We need to make progress. Therefore we dont require weapons of change but Brahma Astras that spell cutting through corruption and leading the path to economic glory. At the bottom of it all lies ‘political will’ but somehow I feel that can be circumvented.. hasnt Mukesh achieved the impossible?

Lets be fair of the progress we have achieved.. Telecom, computers, retail, pharmaceuticals, consumer durables..to name a few. Progress on these fronts is up by leaps and bounds. Even a decade ago, life was different. Today the resurgence is apparent..

btw.. how is your pujo going ? I went to ramakrishna ashram in santacruz ..as usual.. I love that place.. its my heaven on earth..on pujo days they have a dazzling Mother vision .. it was lovely.