Tuesday, August 14, 2007


AISA Leaders in JNUSU in Solidarity With Doctors Against Caste Discrimination at AIIMS

The JNUSU Vice President Tyler Walker Williams and General Secretary Sandeep Singh mobilised JNU students to join the protest at Parliament Street against discrimination against SC/ST/OBC students at AIIMS on 13 August. The protest was called by the Progressive Medicos and Scientists Forum consisting of Resident Doctors at AIIMS. Below is the pamphlet issued by the PMSF which gives the facts of the matter, accompanied by a photograph of JNU students participating in the protest.

ATROCITIES on SC / ST / OBC’s in AIIMS

Dear Friends,

Kindly have a look at the number of jobs given to the SC/ST/OBCs at AIIMS, the premier medical institute of this country à

Year

No of jobs

Selected

SC 15%

ST 7.5%

OBC 27.5%

2004

148

09 (6%)

05 (3.4%)

Nil (0%)

2005

124

11 (8.8%)

07 (5.6%)

Nil (0%)

2006

239

18 (7.5%)

04 (1.6%)

32 (13.4%)

Source: RTI Act, Respondent AIIMS

Job Type (Group)

TOTAL

SC(15 %)

ST(7.5%)

OBC(27 %)

A

672

78 (11.6 %)

14 (2 %)

31 (4 %)

B

548

84 (15.3 %)

24 (4 %)

21 (4 %)

C

3818

782 (20 %)

234 (6 %)

375 (10 %)

D (excluding sweeper)

1049

456 (43 %)

51 (4 %)

125 (11 %)

D sweeper

533

533 (100%)

0

0

Annual statement showing the representation of SCs, STs and OBCs on 01.01.2006

Brahaminical forces are once again at their oppressive best in AIIMS. Constitutional violation, caste discrimination and atrocities on dalits and other backward section are rampant in AIIIMs under the tutelage of Prof. Venugopal. Despite glaring examples of caste oppression and denial of rights of dalits and oppressed by Director AIIMS, UPA govt., Congress party and Indian Judiciary are not only silent but actively patronizing this. Their role in sustaining caste prejudice in AIIMS has exposed their ugly manuvadi face. Few shocking examples of caste oppression in AIIMS over past one year:

1. Orchestrated anti-reservation stir actively supported by Prof. Venugopal in May, 2006. (Despite High Court directive prohibiting any dharna with in 500 mts of AIIMS).

2. Open desecration of books of Dr. BR Ambedkar in AIIMS hostels and wide circulation of CDs capturing this dastardly act.

3. Deliberate failing of an undergraduate MBBS student in final MBBS examination due to caste prejudice and victimization.

4. Gross violation of reserved quota and deliberate under filling of reserved posts at all levels in AIIMS (Karamchari, Students, Doctors and Faculty). They practice a unique “floating reservation” which is not used anywhere else in INDIA.

5. Most, recently, flagrant violation of all rules and regulations in selection of Senior Resident doctors, where only 24 reserved candidates were selected out of 106 posts.

Even, after such blatant violation, which is akin to robbery in broad daylight, the Judiciary and Government of our country are sleeping. For past one year, PMSF has been waging a war against this inhuman caste oppression.

We appeal to all progressive intellectuals and citizens to join us in the rally to parliament to end this anarchy at AIIMS, violation of the Constitution of India and perpetuation of Caste Discrimination.

The rally starts from Mandi House to Parliament on 13th August 2007 at 1 pm.

General Secretary
PMSF

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