The monsoon session of the Parliament recently began in both the houses. During the short duration discussion on the management of COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges that we face further, RJD politician and Rajya Sabha MP Professor Manoj Jha, delivered a short speech speaking on the behalf of all countrymen.
Just listen to this eight minute speech of @manojkjhadu in Rajya Sabha.
— Rishabh tiwari (@Iamrishabht) July 21, 2021
Whatever he said, it doesn’t feel like a speech but felt like something that we’ve always wanted to say. https://t.co/aBxfmtzLfq
Starting as a grieving citizen, he apologised to all those whose deaths we couldn’t even acknowledge.
Hum sabko ek saajha maafinaama un logon ke naam bhejna chahiye jinki laashe Ganga mein tair rahi thi.
Remembering the other MPs who we lost this year, he stated a hard-hitting fact that never in the history of Indian Parliament has an obituary been paid to 50 members between two consecutive sessions of the House.
Recently, there has been a lot of noise on COVID-related deaths but without going into the numbers (aankdein), he expressed everyone’s personal loss something we all would relate to.
Ek vyakti nahin hai iss desh mein, iss sadan mein, sadan ke bahar, uss sadan mein, jo ye kahe ki usne kisi jaane vale ko na khoya ho.
RJD’s Manoj Kumar Jha speaks for millions devastated by #COVID19, in life and in death. Thanks for sharing this heartfelt speech @zoo_bear https://t.co/dNskg4ZFyB
— Aarti Gupta (@aartiishere) July 20, 2021
You brought up all the Heartache in words that people like me were going through when we’re volunteering during second wave.
— Swatantra Dantre (@SwatantrVichaar) July 21, 2021
This speech somehow reinforced my loosening faith in the Legislature due prevailing state of affairs.@manojkjhadu respect sir.https://t.co/c340SC0ehd
The oxygen crisis that India faced during the second wave of COVID is something everyone knows about. Speaking further, he expressed how he and other MPs felt helpless when people urged them to arrange oxygen.
Hum arrange nahi kar paate the. Log sochte the saansad hai oxygen bichha dega. Naa. 100 phone me poore din mein shaam ko baith ke dekhte the success rate 2, success rate 3. Humko kisi aankdein ki baat nahi karni hai. Humko dekhna hai ki jo log gaye woh zinda dastavej chhod ke gaye hai humare failure ka.
A heart-rending speech that bemoans the thousands of #CovidDeaths due to #OxygenShortage, criminal negligence and incompetence of #Modi and his cohorts. Thank you Professor!#ModiMadeDisasterhttps://t.co/7QNNaD47Hb
— Y S GILL (@ysgill1) July 21, 2021
Calling it a collective failure of successive governments since 1947, he went on to say that how he was unaware of the connection between hospitals and oxygen and the names of life-saving drugs like Remdesivir until recently.
Taking a jibe at free vaccination and free ration posters everywhere in the country, he further explained how India being a welfare state owes it to its citizens.
He also made a strong case for introducing Right to Health and Right to Work amid all talks of new laws, amendments and policies by the government.
Right to Health ki baat kyun nahin karte hum log. Swasthya ka adhikaar. Usme koi kintu parantu lekin vekin nahi. Constitutionally guaranteed, Right to Life ke sath link kariye. Kisi hospital ki mazaal nahi hogi ki woh khilvaad kar paaye uske sath.
Take out 8-mins & listen to Prof @manojkjhadu’s speech in Rajya Sabha today.
— Amit Bhardwaj (@tweets_amit) July 20, 2021
It’s an apology to those who died of COVID19 due to collapse of India’s healthcare system
And more importantly,Prof Jha is passionately seeking what we all need-RIGHT TO HEALTH!https://t.co/WmQTVi2teC
And to all those who say the system failed, this is what he had to say:
Bachpan se sunte the ki ek system ke pichhe ek vyakti hota hai. System ke pichhe ek sanrachna hoti hai. Agar woh system fail kiya hai chahe Dilli mein ya kisi gaon ki galiyon mein. Toh vahan ki sarkarein fail hui hai ise system ka naam mat dijiye.
