REMINDER- 136- Dated. 18-12-2012
Since = 07-06-2009 [Silence for 2188 Days]
To
Sri. Pawan Kr. Bansal
Minister of Indian Railways, Govt. of India
Rail Bhavan, New Delhi , India
Sri. Adhir Ranjan Choudhury,
MOS –Railways.
Chairman Railway Board
Rail Bhavan, New Delhi , India
Copy to all Principle officers at Railway Board & all others- referred earlier for kind information & necessary action.
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HENCE NO SPL. ATTN. INVITED]
Priya
Mahodaya,
Sub: A very simple prayer on Humanity ground
by a Retd. Disabled, Sr.Citizen of India
Ref: Kindly see attachment: A
self detailed prayer made through100th reminders to you.
[Details of 100+ reminders with all other imputes
already available with you]
It is hoped that some fine morning some
kind hearted administrative authority may think twice…….. keeping in view
the theme of INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISABILITY – 2012Excuse me for inviting your kind
attention to the prayers made to Railways Minister during Miss Mamata
Banerjee’s period for consideration of allowing my escort to accompany me
in coach I am traveling owing to my absolute disability. Prayer has been made
purely on humanitarian, religious / pilgrimage reasons by a Retd. Sr.Citien,
Extreme Disabled / Disability persons at the fag end of their life for due
consideration as a token of cognition of services rendered appreciated by
Railways through 17 awards. I am well aware that existing rules does not cater
such provision but rules are made by human being & not by Lord God or
treated as Bible, necessity, justification demands change, amend consideration
on humanitarian reasons. Hope Government ofIndia acting through the Railway Ministry
will not debar this aged couple in performing their religious intentions
already narrated before your predecessors. In this respect it will not be out
of place to mention that expenditure likely to be incurred in allowing prayed
issue will be absolutely negligible from finance point of view and as such
there should be no reason to hold on. Incidentally with an intention to visit Ma Tara Temple
at Tara pith, Kamrup Kamakhya at Gauhati, Tirupati Devasthanam, Hardwar etc to
offer Puja for betterment of all of us submitted pass application to GM / M.Rly
/ Kolkata during past three years. Sorry till date since no directive
issued from RailBoard’s office, escort could not be included in pass by
concerned GM. All religious programmed made had to be cancelled on account of
railways. Thus continuously
debarred to perform religious obligations at the fag end of life which is
virtually my constitutional right. Kind attention is also invited toDeclaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons Proclaimed by
General Assembly resolution 3447 (XXX) of 9
December 1975especially matters pertaining to Differential
Treatment to a PERSON WITH DISABILITY. Hope you will be kind enough to
study the entire situation & issue suitable instructions as prayed for to
the concerned GM / M.Rly /Kolkata., copy to undersigned as immediately as
possible and oblige. Kindly don’t hesitate to tell your constraints if any.
Escort will be chosen by PWD himself. Incidentally it is mentioned that the
delay resulted deterioration of my disability which may kindly be noted,
Namaskaram,
Chinmay Kar 18th Dec’'2012
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Sri. Vinay Mittal,
Chairman, Railway Board,
Indian Railways, New Delhi .
Sub:
REMINDER- 136- Dated. 18-12-2012
Since= 07-06-2009 [Silence by Railways for 2188 Days]
Ref: 136 Reminders
Priya Mahoday,
A very simple prayer made above on necessity & Humanity
ground by a Retd. Disabled, Sr.Citizen of India
Since the undersigned, a paralyzed Disabled (entire right side of the
body paralyzed) can’t move without an escort certified by a CMS of Railway
Hospital submitted an appeal to highest authority of railways to allow his
attendant / escort to travel in the same coach with me on the pass granted to
me as per prevailing rules. Normally an attendant / escort has to travel at
general sleeper coach 5 / 6 coaches away from the coach traveled by the pass
holder and as such does not helpful to a Disabled like the undersigned.
Situation
being as mentioned above do our respected Chairman Sahab can deny that:-
1)
By way of remaining silent for 2188+
days, even after issue of 136 letters/reminders tantamount to a Neglect /
Ignore / insult made to a Senior Citizen, Paralyzed Disabled, can’t move
without an escort, made by railway authority?
2)
By way of remaining silent over three
years from the date of receipt of 1st appeal made on 07-06-2009 allowed this physically disabled person
(68 yrs) deteriorating physical handicapped ness to further extent. Railways
silence caused my deterioration condition of Disability further which could
have been avoided provided Railways at the initial stage of my appeal
communicated the Disability of Railways to help / accept the simple prayer of a
Senior Citizen, Paralyzed Disabled, who can’t move without an escort. Hence
Railway is totally responsible for the damage done to a Disabled
Railways could not consider a very simple prayer of a genuine
very aged extreme Disabled Person though all papers / documents relating to
eligibility to get an escort to travel with the Disabled in question but
arranged charity distribution of very costly free pass to a large number
of different persons of the society
having absolutely No connection with Railway or Railway works at all and thus
made a Differential Treatment with a Sr.Citizen, Paralyzed Disabled Person.
Please see the provisions made for PWDs:- [Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights
Declaration on the
Rights of Disabled Persons
Proclaimed by
General Assembly resolution 3447 (XXX) of 9 December 1975
3)
Railways silence to the appeals of an
Aged, Paralyzed Disabled debarred him in observing / availing religious as well
as pilgrimage tours to Thirupati, Kamrup, Tarapith Vaishna Devi etc. This is to
be noted that a Paralyzed disabled, can’t move outside with out an escort &
if escort cannot accompany the Disabled Person the deserved journey cannot be
made by Disabled in question. By such action Railways are responsible for
preventing me to avail the fundamental rights of performing religious customary
as provided in constitution.
4)
Had Railways at the very initial stage
of the appeal made three years back expressed their DISABILITY to help an
extreme Paralyzed Disabled Person then the question of Differential Treatment,
Ignore, Neglect, Insult, Payment of compensation to a PWD would have not
arisen. I would have make some adjustment & proceeded for pilgrimage.
Amount claimed towards compensation is Rupees seven lakhs and fifty thousand
only.
Hope that Mittal Sahab, well conversant with my case will
render proper justice to this Disabled at the fag end of life and oblige,
Thanking you, Yours faithfully,
Attachment: TWO
Chinmay Kar 22nd Dec’'2012
