This is in response to the arrest
made by the Indore Police of Mr. Sudarshan Sonar, Principal, DPS Indore as per
the order made by the DM Indore on the basis of the complaints made by the
parents of DPS Indore and specially by the ones who lost their children in the
tragic road accident on 5th of January 2018.
It was undoubtedly a tragic event
which along with the bus driver took away the lives of four children and
injured many others. Our deep sympathies
lie with the parents and family members of the deceased.
Prima fascia what we can
understand from the media reports of the accident it indicates that the driver
was driving the vehicle at a very high speed due to which he lost control over
it and the vehicle after crossing the barrier went across the road and hit the oncoming
trailer. This is a case of rash
driving. Drivers license needs to be
checked whether he was ever taken to task by the traffic police for his rash
driving. It is also reported that the
vehicle was having its fitness certificate.
How come the Traffic Police or the RTO is not being arrested for their
negligence ?
Why has the Principal been
targeted by the parents ?
So many accidents take place
throughout the country. Never before the
fitness of the vehicles have been taken into account of those accidents. So why
is this Indore incident being treated so differently ?
Why are the owners of the school
not being taken into account ?
Responsibility of running the
school including the academics as well as the non academics part does lie with
the Principal. But we also need to keep in mind the owners of the schools who
directly or indirectly play a vital role
in getting the suggestions, decisions of the Principals implemented. We can’t ignore the fact that the Principal
is after all an employee of the owner of the school. He can at the most suggest
or remind the owner of the decisions taken regarding running of the
school. The onus of agreeing &
implementing the suggestions and the decisions more or less lies in the hands
of the owners.
Arresting Mr. Sudarshan Sonar and
sending him to the Central Jail by the concerned authorities is shocking, sad
and surprising.
Shocking because why he alone has
been targeted ? Why all others have been spared ?
Sad because by not only arresting
a Principal but also sending him to a judicial custody for 10 days a very wrong
example has been set. By doing so what
kind of message are we sending to the society in general and to the students in
particular ?
Surprising because there are uncountable
vehicles more rickety than the ill fated bus still plying on the roads of our
country with no one taking any action against them.
If this is justifiable then the
Traffic Incharges, Road Builders, RTOs, DMs should be put behind bars for all
the accidents that are taking place on the roads every day.
The court should show mercy
towards the Principal and bury him from the charges of culpable murder and negligence
of his duties at the earliest and the society at large should help to restore
his reputation.