Old Rajinder Nagar Horror: Chants of ‘We Want Justice’ Echo as Students Demand Compensation

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In the aftermath of the Old Rajinder Nagar coaching centre tragedy, students gathered, chanting "We Want Justice" as they demanded compensation for the victims' families. The incident, which resulted in multiple fatalities due to flooding, has sparked widespread outrage and calls for accountability. Protesters are urging authorities to take immediate action to address safety lapses and prevent future tragedies

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00:00This is exactly 24 hours after the sad and unfortunate accident that transpired just

00:08meters away from here at one of the coaching institutes here in old Rajinder Nagar.

00:1324 hours have passed and this particular area, which is otherwise known as a breeding ground

00:19for UPSC aspirants in India, not just in Delhi, has shot to infamy overnight.

00:26What you see right behind me are thousands and thousands of students who have come out

00:31protesting against the loss of three lives.

00:35A sea of students here shouting, Tana Shahi Nahi Chalegi, MCB Hai Hai, clearly reflecting

00:43the anger of the students against the municipal board, the municipal council of Delhi.

00:51The students are saying that not elaborate arrangements were made in order to safeguard

00:57the life of the students and also all the norms were flouted.

01:02Money was exchanged hands and the contract to pass the design of that particular building

01:08where the lives were lost was only a sham.

01:11And this is what the students believe and they are demanding compensation for the students

01:16who have lost their lives.

01:17I have never seen this kind of protest in my journalistic career except for 2013 when

01:23Nirbhaya incident didn't happen.

01:25And again, lakhs of people in New Delhi had come out on the streets and trust me, this

01:30is the scene.

01:31A busy road otherwise, but this time around all the educational institutions have shut

01:35shop and what is open is only chai shops and restaurants and the students have dotted this

01:41one kilometre stretch of road which leads to the iconic Karol Bagh railway station which

01:47was earlier jam-packed.

01:48Police authorities have resolved to use some force to remove the students but thankfully

01:53there was no Lathi Chal.

01:55But as the evening has descended, 24 hours after the incident, unfortunate incident of

02:00loss of lives, now we see a sea of students coming out in support and expressing their

02:05solidarity with the lost lives.

02:08Every candle light march, this every 500 metres from here, you would see students expressing

02:13solidarity and putting up candles.

02:15This is absolute solidarity and camaraderie being demonstrated here.

02:22Remember, these are graduate students, they are not even undergraduate students, graduate

02:27students who come here from all quarters of the country to prepare for UPSC examinations

02:34and lo and behold, today they are sitting and protesting against the government on how

02:41and why these lives were lost.

02:44For this, even the parents have expressed their solitude and support and we met a lot

02:49of family members here who are also equally anxious and unhappy with what has happened.

02:56If I may ask the lady here if she would like to share some thoughts, ma'am, if you don't

03:02mind, if I am not intruding.

03:05Whatever has happened is unfortunate and what you are doing is creating history.

03:10Where does this go from here?

03:12All from coaching media mafias.

03:16Coaching media mafias.

03:17How does this happen?

03:18Why do you believe this happens?

03:19And today, after such a big incident, this has been seen.

03:20Sir, this has been there from the beginning.

03:21This drainage problem has been there from the beginning.

03:22Yes.

03:23Because when we used to come, mostly the water used to stay up to the knees, but now

03:30that the incident has happened, it is coming in front of the people.

03:35The children don't want to listen to it first because when we go there and ask questions

03:40related to the study, they are not answered correctly.

03:43Yes.

03:44So, who will listen to this issue?

03:46Absolutely.

03:47Who will entertain us with all this?

03:50If no one will listen to this, the media is doing a lot of coverage here.

03:54The questions that you are asking.

03:55Thank you very much for that.

03:56No, no, absolutely.

03:57Like you are sweating, we are also with you in this.

04:00But the question is that a protest like this starts and somewhere, like these candles,

04:05the fire is extinguished.

04:07Do you think there is a spark from somewhere, which is enough to go further?

04:11Sir, we are trying.

04:12Yes.

04:13To go further.

04:14Yes.

04:15Let's see who all supports us.

04:16In that, your support, children's support, everything is necessary.

04:19Absolutely.

04:20I would like to know from you if you want.

04:22There should be no politics on this.

04:24Sir, I want to speak.

04:25Please.

04:26You want to speak?

04:27Okay.

04:28Thank you.

04:29Yes, please.

04:30Sir, I think all of you are going to prepare for UPSC.

04:32I am a local here.

04:33I live in Patel Nagar.

04:34Yes.

04:35Even now, these people are missing a lot of issues.

04:37I mean, I know what happened.

04:38You tell me what the issues are.

04:39I have also seen the electric wire.

04:40Sir, I live in Ranjeet Nagar, which is a part of Patel Nagar.

04:43A lot of UPSC people live there too.

04:45The building was built 20 years ago.

04:48I am ready to tell you my address.

04:50The building was built 20 years ago.

04:52Do you know what the entry condition is for that?

04:54Two rooms are put on top of it.

04:56Now those rooms are on rent.

04:58The rule of the government is that if you want to make parking,

05:01then you have to make four flats above.

05:03And if there is no parking, then you can make a total of four.

05:06I can show you a building of 5-6 floors in Ranjeet Nagar.

05:09Absolutely.

05:10I can show you a building whose first two floors were built 25 years ago.

05:14Then they put a floor 5 years ago.

05:16So, all that is weak.

05:18People have flats in the basement.

05:20Which is not allowed at all.

05:22The MCD here, a big party member came here,

05:24Ankush Narang, brother of Patel Nagar and all that crap.

05:27The party people here.

05:28After he came, he taught how corruption happens.

05:31The builder lobby there is also completely in order, sir.

05:33See, absolutely.

05:34I agree with your sentiments.

05:36But one thing that is very dangerous is that if we are awake today,

05:40then consider it morning.

05:42And what starts from here,

05:44consider it as accountability.

05:46Before this, it is not that this has not happened in Delhi.

05:48I think these people are around 25 years old.

05:51When I finished college in 2014,

05:53Nirbhaya protest took place in that area.

05:55I told you, this was in 2013.

05:57We have seen the Annawala protest.

05:59I am from a humble background.

06:02We have seen such affluent girls protesting together.

06:08Nothing happens, sir.

06:09Nothing happens.

06:10You have to kill yourself.

06:14Arvind Kejriwal and a councillor came here once.

06:18Okay, I understand what you are saying.

06:20Again, I will say that roping in the politicians as of now is not going to help.

06:25If the youngsters, if the youth of the future of this country

06:28really wants to hold on to power,

06:30now this is the time and that's what they are demonstrating.

06:33Scenes reminiscent of the movie Rang De Basanti,

06:36whether it would transpire,

06:38the systemic failure that has been there time and again,

06:41whether that would be mended remains to be seen.

Old Rajinder Nagar Horror: Chants of ‘We Want Justice’ Echo as Students Demand Compensation

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