To protect people and property

TO protect and save people and property, in general civil defence personnel are required to save the humankind.  Inorder to do so one must be sufficiently trained in all round skills, and ensure that he or she uses the same on live situations effectively.

In day to day world we are faced with many a situations wherein the teacher is involved in harassing a student, despite the fact that the students mother may be hospitalised and wants to leave the classroom or seminar or even a function.  The gate is closed and the guard is instructed not to allow any student outside the gate till the function is over.  One such situation we faced yesterday.  Rattan the grandson of Shanti madam witnessed both the sides of the coin, initially he thought the student was wrong footed, when teacher scolded her.  But when we made our private enquiries we found the teacher was wrong in detaining the student when majority of the function was over and proceedings were being wound up.  This created an arguement and a scene, the student was helpless since she was veiled.  She was in tears and her friends too were scared. 

We just entered the scene without knowing what was happening, and i just photographed the girl crying.  A noble act was enacted on the day in the premises with DGP just leaving the venue.  But the ground level situation proved otherwise, instead of protecting the authorities concerned were hell bent on detention and harassment of the student.

We were asked to delete the photograph, which was an evidence, I refused bluntly.  Nobody can muzzle the press is obvious, but neither can one gag or coerce a civil defence personnel too.  We proved a point of contention despite threats.

The scenario shifts to the problem area, once we were convinced Shina had to be released out of the horrifying situation along with her friends, she was weeping uncontrollably.  Rattan said i will release you, he went and spoke to the guard and requested him to release in front of a crowd of other students who too wanted to get out of the premise.  The guard relented, and thus the issue was resolved.  Thus the fact that Civil defence personnel should examine both sides of the coin and execute swiftly the decision is reinforced.  All is well that ends well thus our D launch was a total success.  KUDOS to Rattan, even though he might be spoilt brat, but when it was required he performed his duty as a citizen of India.