It was shocking to note an aggrieved father observing hunger strike on the auspicious day of Eid -ul-Fitr (August 20).This was to highlight his ordeal to the authorities concerned. Unfortunately, he had lost his only son at the hands of a quack doctor some time back in Kandiaro.
The devastated father Jahangir Shah, who comes from a common family background, was shown in a report made by a Sindhi TV channel. But, sadly this episode was not covered by the national electronic media as well as English language press. Even though it is to be expected that the other TV channels would have also picked up this event for coverage in their transmissions.
It may not be out of place to mention here that mostly our media is less attentive to the sufferings of rural society and sometimes, the impression is created that they totally neglect the rural society which constitutes about 75 percent of country’s population.
The population in rural areas does not resort to street agitation, and vandalism, as is done in urban centers so the authorities conveniently ignore their pains. This creates in them a sense of deep alienation and deprivation.
I hereby appeal to the apex courts to kindly look into the incident. Also, I would urge the Chief Secretary of Sindh to call to account the District Administration for being indifferent to the complainant.
In the past such kinds of incidents have been covered in the editorials, but under the circumstances, there is need to take a fresh look into the foregoing matter. Mushroom growth of quacks across the province/country, must be checked with a firm hand.
M JAVED
Naushahroferoze
