Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Save AIIMS

It is unfortunate that Parliament chose to find time for such a Bill at a time when many other important pieces of legislation are held up. More distressing is the behaviour of the Opposition. After protesting the introduction of the Bill, the main opposition parties staged a walkout, allowing the government a cake-walk. The Opposition would have done better to vote en masse against the Bill. The UPA government, by allowing Mr Ramadoss, a PMK representative in the Cabinet, to push through a Bill targeting a single individual, has set a dangerous precedent.

The passage of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Bill 2007 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday is clearly an attempt by the government to curb the autonomy of the two institutions.

Come join in , Let us save AIIMS from A Dictator who is ready to impose emergency like situation