Days after three UPSC aspirants were killed in the basement of an IAS coaching centre in the Old Rajinder Nagar area due to flooding, Vikas Divyakirti, a popular teacher and Drishti IAS owner, has finally broken the silence on the issue. Divyakirti explained he did not want to say anything based on incomplete information. In a statement, he said, "We regret that we are late in presenting our view. We did not want to say anything based on incomplete information. We are sincerely apologetic for this delay."
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00:0027th of July was that fateful evening when gallons and gallons, liters and liters of
00:06water gushed into the basement of Rao's coaching institute in old Rajinder Nagar.
00:13And three days later, we have Drishti IAS issuing response to this whole scenario.
00:21What is Drishti IAS?
00:23It is one of the premier coaching institutions where the name Vikas Divyakirti also you would
00:30have seen making headlines earlier during the month for his comments on a lot of things,
00:36be it the governance, be it the quality, be it education system and everything.
00:41Why everyone was gunning for Drishti IAS?
00:44Because Vikas Divyakirti, whom many revere as one of the topmost teachers and mentors
00:52who ensures successful entry into the most premier elite services in India that is the
00:59UPSC, Drishti IAS also runs institutions and coaching classes which are based placed in
01:06the basement, which is illegal.
01:08Drishti IAS also takes a lot of money as far as any other as any other IAS institute would
01:15do.
01:16But whether the facilities given to the students are top notch or not, that also remains questionable.
01:23And not just for Drishti IAS for others also, we have Shivam Jha with us who has studied
01:28in one of the Drishti IAS classes in Karol Bagh in New Delhi, which is in the basement
01:36and that basement office has been sealed.
01:38So the question was, the person who speaks so highly or speaks on anything and everything
01:44under the sun, why that person why that institution was silent, what they have mentioned as of
01:50now in this letter, Shivam, you have gone through this.
01:54Help us understand, the pointers that they have given here, where does it start and what
01:59does it mean?
02:00They have tried to explain the governmental rules having inconsistent, you know, they
02:06have found that there are some rules which have the laws and that is inconsistent.
02:12And they have put some names, you know, laws name, that like Master Plan of Delhi 2021
02:20and then National Building Plan, and then another names they have taken.
02:23So they have suggested that there are rules, which has inconsistency.
02:28And they have, you know, blamed the DDA, Delhi Development Authority, MCD, and fire department
02:35not having, you know, consistent rule to follow for their, you know, coaching centers.
02:40They have requested also government and they are, they have told the MCD that they whatever
02:45they have taken the action is right, right.
02:48So for the benefit of the viewers, let me read it out.
02:50We have the Hindi copy of their press release.
02:53It says,
02:54The problem associated with the coaching institutions is not as simple as it appears on the surface.
02:59There are many sides to this, whose lines are associated with the lack of clarity and
03:03contradiction of the laws.
03:05There is inconsistency in the rules laid by the DDA, MCD, and Delhi Fire Department.
03:17Similarly, Delhi Master Plan 2021, National Building Code, Delhi Fire Rules, and Unified
03:21Building By-laws also have inconsistency in the provisions.
03:25Delhi Master Plan 2021 has not given clear provisions for coaching institutions in any
03:30of the documents.
03:31It is hoped that when the central government will issue a report, it will be included.
03:35Now look at this scenario.
03:37It took three lines.
03:40Three lines were snuffed out and then a premier institution like this, or for that matter
03:45Rao, or many other institutions which are there in old Rajinder Nagar are waking up
03:49to this reality that yes, there is a problem in the system.
03:52What were you doing till now?
03:53Why were you running it?
03:54If you talk about ethics in UPSC, it was unethical.
03:55Where did your ethics go?
03:56Shivam?
03:57There is one paper in UPSC, GS4, that is ethics paper.
03:58They used to teach, you know.
03:59And primarily the UPSC teacher, Divya Kirti sir, he used to teach ethics, and he is the
04:00founder of Drishti IAS.
04:01Deepak Kalyan is the founder of Drishti IAS.
04:02Deepak Kalyan is the founder of Drishti IAS.
04:03Deepak Kalyan is the founder of Drishti IAS.
04:04Government should create 3-4 zones, and they have to provide, you know, the hostel facility
04:30and other facilities.
04:31Which is fair enough.
04:32But government should create, we are in Noida, and there are many men's and women's hostel
04:39in Noida, and there are many hostels for students, which are created by the government, and a
04:43particular number of seats are given to them.
04:45The question arises that even before this, there was a situation, you were taking money,
04:49you have already created 8 hotels.
04:51Karol Bagh metro station is sponsored by this particular name.
04:55Can you believe that, how much money that Delhi metro would have got for that?
05:00They are taking 2 lakhs, you know, minimum charges.
05:03From the students?
05:04From the students, from one student.
05:06And they have in one batch, 300 students minimum.
05:09So you can imagine, they are looting the money.
05:12And they are not providing the security.
05:14Again, see, I mean, that's another refrain that, you know, we'll be discussing at a different
05:20point of time.
05:21Yes, they have the quality for sure.
05:23But then the question is, if you are throwing the caution and the rules to win, and later
05:29on, when you are caught napping, then you start, they are mentioning the 40 years experience
05:38of their workers.
05:40Just so that we don't misquote them, I am reading it out.
05:44This whole incident percolated to the fore only because of a rainy, rain related incident.
05:53Drishti IAS is giving clearance and clarifying that their buildings follow the fire rules.
06:36They have taken the step afterwards.
07:01You know, the incident took place.
07:31I wanted to add something that Drishti IAS has released this press release, you know,
07:46right now published this press release.
07:48After three days, when the protesters, you know, the students came out on the road, they
07:53tried to, you know, throw the stones on the Drishti IAS, you know, coaching centers.
07:58They tried to hit them.
08:00They tried to mock them, you know, with the making photos, you know, then this response
08:05came like, now you can imagine how insensitive they are.
08:10They would have come, you know, after the incident.
08:13That's what the whole premise of this discussion is, Shivam.
08:15And that's why they have, they knew that people will question this.
08:18That's why I have mentioned 27th evening, the incident happened 30th of July is when
08:23the press release has come out at that in the afternoon.
08:26The very first line it says,
08:37And they knew it that this question would be asked that why there was this radio silence
08:41from their side.
08:42And hence, the very first point in this almost a 1200 page, 1200 worded press release, they
08:50have halved down to that fact.
08:52Now, if we see, what is the basic necessity that students need there immediately?
09:23Sometimes, usually the wires of the electricity, that is also there.
09:28So, people can lose their, you know, lives from that wire.
09:32So, there is multiple, you know, problems there.
09:35And students are facing,
09:52There is a separate burden of room.
09:54There are brokerage people sitting there, brokers.
09:56That is a separate burden.
09:57And because of that burden,
09:58Brokers are saying that the land there, you get 80-88 acres of land for 2 crores.
10:05So, whoever will buy it, he will not rent it for 5,000 rupees.
10:09So, he is sitting on a land mine.
10:11So, for that, the government should reduce the circle rate.
10:14That should be ensured.
10:15That is not happening.
10:16If the investor is investing money there, it is also fair for him.
10:19So, how is the cost reduced?
10:21The brokers have to be removed.
10:23They have to remove the brokers.
10:25Now, the demand, you know, they have put the 5 demands.
10:28The students who are protesting.
10:29And they have put the 5 demands.
10:31And the 5th demand is to remove the brokers from the middle.
10:34Now, they are saying, remove the brokers.
10:36Talk about me and the owners directly.
10:38I want to talk to the owners of the buildings.
10:41This is again a cyclical process.
10:44There is an app called No Brokerhood.
10:47Which means that they don't take brokerage if they suggest you.
10:50Then, how do they earn the money?
10:52They increase the rent of the house.
10:54They get brokerage from there.
10:56So, there is no way as of now.
10:58I mean, if you talk about feasible solutions.
11:00Removing the brokers.
11:01The brokers are there like cockroaches.
11:04So, how can you remove them?
11:05They will sit on the protest then.
11:07So, I think somewhere there is a demand and supply issue.
11:11Somewhere there is also a problem that the government will have to fix the circle rates.
11:15And the students will also have to see.
11:17If the students are coming to study in these coaching institutions.
11:20What is their success rate?
11:21You were saying that around 2000 students apply.
11:23Out of them, 700-800 students get selected.
11:26So, that is also a big factor.
11:288 lakh people.
11:298 lakh people apply.
11:30Out of that, 800 students get selected.
11:33And in this, Vikas Devikrity Sir has written.
11:35One more thing is special.
11:37The rules that he has just mentioned.
11:40For those rules, he is making a video.
11:43By keeping all the stakeholders in mind.
11:45A solution should be made.
11:46Now.
11:47So, this did not come before.
11:48He has said that we will make a video and give it.
11:51About this.
11:52Either he is writing it.
11:53And he is saying that to clarify the intricacies of this issue.
11:56We will soon launch an extensive investigation.
11:58So that all the students can be suspected by other parties.
12:03He is basically saying his own thing.
12:05That we will do this.
12:06That we will clarify what are the rules and regulations.
12:08All the stakeholders should know.
12:10Well, we will have to see whether Drishti IAS can take on the might of MCD, the DDA and the fire department.
12:17And actually practice what they preach is ethics and ethical.
12:22That's what which has been found missing in this whole episode of the unfortunate death of 3 students.
12:28In old Rajendar Nagar in New Delhi.