really its very sad incident. These police and, politicians behaving very badly. Whithout any humanity.
On 3/2/14, habeeb. c <habee...@gmail.com> wrote: > The hindu > > For Ram Karan Singh, an Arjuna Award winner in athletics, going for > the Asian Games trial in April now looks like a far-fetched dream. The > 23-year-old, > who was partially visually challenged, lost his eyesight completely > after he was injured in the police action on Thursday. The police > 'highhandedness' > took place during a protest against issuance of an ordinance on the > Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill. > > The Persons with Disabilitiess, who were a part of All India > Disabilities Alliance, were protesting outside Congress vice-president > Rahul Gandhi's residence > when the police used force to evict them. They wanted to meet Mr. > Gandhi and convey their message to the President requesting him not to > sign the Ordinance > on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill as is being planned by the > UPA government. > > "Earlier in the day, my friends were protesting against the Bill at > the All India Congress Committee office. In the evening, I got to know > that they were > lathi-charged; some of my visually challenged friends and I went to > support them. We were protesting in front of Rahul Gandhi's residence. > The police had > erected barricades and when we tried to cross them the policemen hit > us with lathis," said Mr. Singh, talking to The Hindu. > > "I was hit on my left eye and several other friends too were injured. > We were taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where the doctors told me > that the lens > of my eye has been dislocated. I cannot see anything after that > incident," he added. > > Mr. Singh had lost his eyesight in an accident when he was 14 but was > able to see with his left eye after he was operated upon in 2006. That > is when he > applied for the CellOne Marathon in Delhi in the disabled category and > won the gold medal in athletics. This was the first step towards a > sporting career > and he never looked back. > > In 2010, he received a silver medal in the Asian Games; in 2011, he > won a bronze in the World Championship in Turkey; and in 2012, the > prestigious Arjuna > Award was conferred on him. > > > -- > Habeeb C. > Vice President Kerala Federation of the Blind. > > Assistant Professor of English > Centre for advanced studies and research in English Language and Literature > Farook College. > Calicut. > Phone. 09946265483. > Email. habee...@gmail.com > Skype Id. habeebc3 > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > -- thanks and regards. Siddalingeshwar Ingalagi. State: Karnataka. Country: India. My contact info: mail ID: ingalagisi...@gmail.com facebook: http://m.facebook.com/siddalingeshwar.ingalagi/ join my own group on facebook: ShareEverything! http://m.facebook.com/groups/201402363354521?refid=27/ twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ingalagisiddu/ skype: siddalingeshwar2 Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
