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All India Catholic University Federation

(AICUF)

University Students why allow injustice

rise, revolt and recreate a just society

We are a unique country in the whole world with the largest ruling democracy, with many

partys that create turmoil for a bill that is passed not for the best interests of the masses

but for their own personal gains. In a society that is essentially focused not on developmentbut merely on profit gain, it becomes extremely difficult for citizens to have an

understanding of what peace really means. And the worst affected are the Students the

victims of the one sided affair, the walking wounded with absolutely no parking space! Is

the campus safe to be a haven for intellectual growth? That is being reprimanded with the

worst of incidents ranging from ragging, raping and reclining from accepting failure. If thestudents are not given the opportunity to express themselves ideally, they are being forced

into fundamental wings that are purely to ascertain the cultural impacts and not for a path

towards holistic development. Are our lecturers imparting the right value education to us?

Its a question that can only be answered by our conscience. Think of how safe you are,

when your fellow friends in Kashmir are struggling to survive, have come out of their

homes and have started becoming communal riot members, been affected with the worst

calendar months with hardly having any classes to conduct or go. What does this imply?

The answer is, the policies are so vivid that theres hardly any room for discussion and

arguments; it rather clearly stupefies that our backbone of our country the education

sector is not strong enough to provide what is called as moral and social education

to its seekers. If corruption has become our material strength, how about our values thathave been profusely ingrained by our peers? If the three pillars of our constitution

Executive, Judiciary, Legislature are being held by people that consider themselves to beactually rendering service to the nation by their selfless dedication, correct again, its their

foolish anguish that has made us slaves to our own aptitude to revolt back. Drawing

accounts from our events in the recent past the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, The Maoist attacks,The Mumbai Blasts, Child trafficking, Child Labour turning into a major sweatshop, Child

Marriage, Dowry deaths, female infanticide, beggary, poverty are all the end result of

students and children being the maximum affected. The landmark Right to Education bill is

now our fundamental right, a major move by the Supreme Court and the House to take it

from the Directive Principles of State Policy and incorporate into the Article 21 (a) of our

Indian constitution, agreed that it is phenomenal but there are plethora of challenges evenbefore this law is realized and put into place. We are given the right to vote, almost so

arbitrary against our Universal Adult Franchise to be silent and continue to believe that one

godfather would come over and spill his magic beans and convert this society into the most

sacred place. But we fail to go back to our physics class and reemphasize the law which we

learnt, the same which we seldom utilize into action Every action has an equal and

opposite reaction. When Mahatma Gandhi said You must be the change you wish to see in

this world little did people realize that he didnt directly mean it to us. Any amount of

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inspiration, any act of suppression, any notion of instigation and every possible attempt of

disgust leaves us weak, helpless and available to be harnessed and exploited. What more

can we ask for, when we ourselves think of everything as the biggest joke and we should

continue our lives the way it is. Being in college not only to study and recreate but also tobecome men and women for the betterment of the society. Theres a very fine line between

being a catalyst for the benefit of good, and fighting for your rights. Your stand remains onyour decision and approach. Our conscious is sound asleep, and doesnt call for any amount

of interrogation. Theres hardly any difference between traditionalism and modernism,

values and philosophy, goodness and greatness, mentoring and admonishing, liking and

appreciating, rewarding and recognizing, and above all to be intellectually sound andhumanistic in approach. These are qualities that we surpass, think of it as another useless

piece of everyday chores. Are you waiting for a wakeup call or you are already apt to

witness a rise. This issue of injustice as said by one of our able ministers is true to every

word Justice is practically denied, and injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere. Where

have all our lessons gone? Look around and feel the tremor. How often do you come across

children being addicted, students being unlawfully reprimanded, being taken out of their

comfort zones and asked to become members of every heinous crime almost every

second. Todays life is not the reality that we have even dreamt of. But it not the dream that

we should still continue to believe. Dear Students, injustice is thought to be highly

inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks ones conscience too. Are you

members in tandem to peace or are you still trying to accept the reality. Its the need of the

hour to be the change, and remember; Change comes from within, believing in oneself andfollowing the footsteps of positivity and ability. You maybe from any class, any place, but

when you see people crying and asking for help in front of your eyes, does your heart melt

or do you feel safe and comfortable because you are not the victim? Its the biggest questionof self administration, and asking people to join the campaign towards social stability and

peace. To develop harmony and make each effort count. Are you in the team or would youlike to join the team? Your stand remains as far as atrocities go. You are the biggest

strength of the country, so rise, revolt and recreate a just society, where equal opportunity

is given and favoured and all-round development to everybody with justice is initiated. So

lets join hands towards a better society!

- Moses Raj G S- AICUF Secretary- St. Josephs Evening College, Bangalore