Paralysed man seeks 'permission to die'
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Ranchi: A slag picker paralysed by an accident has sought permission from the President, for allowing him to die, as he is not able to earn his livelihood.
Dilip Machua, 30, a resident Jamshedpur, was a slag picker, who earn a living by picking up steel scrap thrown out of blast furnaces. He met with an accident last November, following which he is unable to earn a livelihood to feed his old mother, wife and two daughters.
According to doctors, Dilip suffered grievous injuries to his spinal cord in the accident. Due to spinal damage, he suffered paralysis below his waist. Now he cannot stand or move. He was treated at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Jamshedpur. Later he was shifted to Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) in the state capital. Doctors have suggested that he should be treated either at New Delhi or Vellore in Tamil Nadu.
Disappointed with his life, he sent his euthanasia (mercy killing) petition to President Pratibha Patil on April 4. In his letter, he said the government should either arrange for his treatment or allow him to commit euthanasia. The copies of the letter were sent to Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and Governor Syed Sibte Razi.
A few NGOs and Dilip's neighbours have raised some money for his treatment, but that has proved inadequate to send him to New Delhi or Vellore. "The family condition is very bad. We have pinned hope on government aid," said Ram Singh Munda, general secretary of his neighbourhood residents' association - the Basti Vikas Samiti.
The local people met Land and Revenue Minister Dulal Bhuiya but failed to get an assurance of help.(IANS)
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Dilip Machua, 30, a resident Jamshedpur, was a slag picker, who earn a living by picking up steel scrap thrown out of blast furnaces. He met with an accident last November, following which he is unable to earn a livelihood to feed his old mother, wife and two daughters.
According to doctors, Dilip suffered grievous injuries to his spinal cord in the accident. Due to spinal damage, he suffered paralysis below his waist. Now he cannot stand or move. He was treated at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Jamshedpur. Later he was shifted to Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) in the state capital. Doctors have suggested that he should be treated either at New Delhi or Vellore in Tamil Nadu.
Disappointed with his life, he sent his euthanasia (mercy killing) petition to President Pratibha Patil on April 4. In his letter, he said the government should either arrange for his treatment or allow him to commit euthanasia. The copies of the letter were sent to Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and Governor Syed Sibte Razi.
A few NGOs and Dilip's neighbours have raised some money for his treatment, but that has proved inadequate to send him to New Delhi or Vellore. "The family condition is very bad. We have pinned hope on government aid," said Ram Singh Munda, general secretary of his neighbourhood residents' association - the Basti Vikas Samiti.
The local people met Land and Revenue Minister Dulal Bhuiya but failed to get an assurance of help.(IANS)
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