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This
story may not be of any use to Nitish Kumar,
neither it is intended for him. But the story of
late Manju Sinha is worth pondering over by all
those who like and relish to get themselves
branded as workaholic. The life style and the
work ethics must remain balanced, otherwise we
repent for not enjoying some real nice things
and relations bestowed on us by the almighty, if
at all He does that. As otherwise too, the
demise of the wife of the CM, Bihar leaves
behind some unanswered questions in the mind of
Biharis and even, the people at large.
Bihar’s CM lost his wife on April 14, 2007. I
came to know of the news while surfing the site
of Daily Telegraph, Kolkata at around 4AM on
April 15. I went to Patna’s news sites that I
usually look at regularly. Websites of
PatnaDaily.Com and Bihartimes.com did carry the
sad news. However, I couldn’t trace the news in
any of the national newspapers of New Delhi. For
them, all other news-matters appeared to be so
hot that they never cared to have the news
covered even in a corner. After all Manju Devi
was not Rabri Devi. Funny, is it not? Media and
particularly its reporters who, as I assume, are
mostly from the same region, would have been a
little more sensitive.
I just can’t understand the way things go for
the first family of the state like Bihar, or for
that matter any state. While Nitish Kumar might
be too busy to provide the attention desired,
was there none- servants, assistants, relatives,
or sycophants from the party in the chief
minister’s residence to take care of the ill
health of the first lady of the house there? Is
the family not provided with a panel of doctors
for regular medical checks and attention? Why
was she taken to the nursing home of Kankarbagh?
Is it the best one? Did the nursing home provide
the attention of the best of doctors and right
medication? Is it not the minimum the wife of a
CM deserves? Couldn’t the doctor attending her
diagnose the trouble? People of Bihar have a
right to know about it. And the doctors
attending her and the nursing home must come out
with some of the details. The story will be a
black spot on the capability of the doctors of
Patna who have earned a name for careless
approach to their patients. I have some doubts
about the seriousness of the doctors of Patna
who attended her. I know neither Late Manju
Sinha would have complained because of his
humility nor Nitish Kumar will ever come out
with any doubt about the doctors. It is perhaps
the way the family has built its own culture.
Why was the CM’s wife shifted to Max Hospital in
New Delhi and not to other more reputed and
established ones? Was that a decision of Nitish
Kumar or the doctors of Patna? Why can’t some
help from the doctors from the other hospitals
in New Delhi or other cities in the country or
abroad sought when the condition was so
critical? The authority or doctors of Max
hospital attending Late Manjuji must issue
statement detailing circumstances and reasons
that made her succumb to pneumonia. It speaks
very poorly about the Max Hospital that wishes
to have a big name in healthcare in India. How
can a country expect a huge inflow of medical
tourists, if its reputed hospital can’t treat a
case of pneumonia?
Late Manju Sinha was a teacher in a school in
Patna, and remained that even after becoming the
wife of the CM of Bihar. Her simplicity and
detachment from the perks of a CM wife must be
lesson to many and all.
But at the end I shall like to remind the people
of Bihar what Laluji spoke in full view on T
cameras on news channels when the Yadav family
had to leave the official residence of the chief
minister. “I am leaving behind one ghost on one
of the tree in the complex that will keep on
troubling Nitishji.” Most of us come from rural
Bihar where we still believe in those forces
even after all our education. Why would have he
uttered that?
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In fact late Manju Sinha jee was
living with her parents and brothers
at Kankarbagh at G Sector and if
people remember when Nitish was
about to take oath in Nov. 2005, she
was interviewed by many news channel
and one could have find simplicity
in her. Like mother, Nitish's son is
also a very down to earth. Recently
I met him at Shipra Mall, Ghaziabad
along with his BIT Mesra friends and
I found no false pride of being a
son of CM. Along with his friends,
he greeted me well.
Sri Ram Nursing owner belongs to
Nitish jee's native area and in
Bihar, people select their doctors
based on caste! It's not my words,
it is a famous news channel's words.
It's the same Nursing Home which was
highlighted during a paediatric
surgeon Dr Ojha's kidnapping.
I guess Manju Sinha was shifted to
Sri Ram Nursing Home because it was
very near to Manju Sinha's parents
house .
Any way, Manju Sinha jee spent her
last and long 18 days along with her
husband and only son.
Zindagi bhi ajeeb hai! Kisi ko sab
kuchh hote huye bhi kuchh nahi
milata aur kisi ko kuchh nahi hote
huye bhi sab kuchh milata hai!
Bhagwan Manju Sinha jee ki aatma ko
shanti aur Nishi ko dukh sahane ki
takat. - Ranjan Rituraj Sinh ,
NOIDA - May 19, 2007
I also understand that she has not
been keeping well for quite some
time more specifically problems with
her lungs and chest area. It was not
new. - Naveen Kumar Sharma,
Bangalore - May 20, 2007
My personal thanks to Mr Indra For
writing about the Death of Manju Jee.
I did not know anything about her
until I read the news that she died
as a result of pneumonia. We all
know if its God's will no one can
save prevent a death. But death of
such a person really shakes one's
belief in God.
I do not know how to mourn for such
a loss. It a loss of a common
person; it is a loss of a good human
being; it is a loss of a revered
mother; it is a loss for the state
Bihar ( which is in its infancy of
rebuilding itself).
We make a lot of fuss about film
stars cricketers, famous (sometimes
infamous) politicians but it seems
this demise of 'one of us' a common,
law abiding person is not noticed.
Perhaps this is humility or modesty.
I do not know it is but I some how
feel it is not quite right. The
common modest heart and mind needs
to be expressed adequately too, it
is a strong but dormant part of 'one
of us'.
Such seemingly unjust events make us
look deep inside us and perhaps
remind us to be stronger in our
resolve to carry on 'bearing and
striving' to make our society a more
just place.
I am sure many of us believe that
Mrs Sinha is no more but do not
quite know how to feel it how to
express it.
Grief is a very personal affair but
this grief is more than just
personal. How do the school children
and staff, the people who like and
idealise our current chief minister,
adjust to this situation. We have
lost a person, a mother, a wife a
teacher a good citizen - many people
would very easily identify with
Manju Jee, she was one of us
although we did not know anything
about her.
Scientists say it takes 9 to 12
months to come to terms with a
grief. I do not know how long would
it take to to be able to properly
mourn this loss but if one could
resolve to save one life by
preventing one death by health
education to the disadvantaged, one
could say one had done something to
re invest the collective emotional
energy created by Mrs Sinha's tragic
departure.
May God give the family friends and
the peace loving hard working people
of our state the courage to bear the
loss of one of us who we never see
or know about until she or he has
gone. - Dr A P Kapoor, CPsychol,
Chartered Scientist AFBPsS (UK) - May
20, 2007
In
my view, Late Mrs. Manju Sinha may
have convinced Mr. Nitish to not to
bother much about her. 'Hum Thik Hai'
is a typical answers from most of
the Bihari women to their family
members, specially when it comes to
hiding their health problem. They
always try to hide such problems
till they can not hold it anymore.
The motive? Not to overburden their
family members. Unfortunately, when
family members come to know,
generally, it's almost too late.
I feel very sorry for losing a great
teacher. - Naren Singh, USA/India
- May 21, 2007 |
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