MTA Election – 20-- Speech by Dr ABC contestant Vice President

MTA Election – 20--  Speech by Dr ABC contestant Vice President

In the name of Allah Who is the Most Praiseworthy!
Standing in front of you is Dr ABC, a candidate to be elected as Vice President on behalf of Democratic Group for Medical Teacher Association Election 2014, here at Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan.
I am feeling utmost pleasure to talk to my colleagues who by the Grace of Allah Almighty have honour to be the saviours of human life on Earth and, more than this, they are teachers which may ultimately mean prophet, preacher, mentor and creator of such noble souls as I see in front of me at the moment. To be the part of this community has been the greatest honour which I could ever have in my life. My profession as well as my colleagues is the right reason of pride and self respect for me and, no doubt, for all of us.
Protection of rights and privileges of medical teachers and restoration of any such rights and privileges has been and will always be the key priority of Democratic Group. If elected, I will make all possible to protect and preserve the rights of medical teaching staff.
Unity is important in every strata of life but it has pivotal role here in medical field keeping in view the sensitivity of the duties. It is necessary so that the services of medical teachers could be availed of without any interruption which may occasionally arise out of frustrations due to contradictions in policies of the administration. Exercising all my influence, I will make utmost efforts to unite all the medical teaching staff.
While making decisions about medical teachers, it is necessary to consult them. An active interaction with government authorities, CPSP, PMDC and UHS will be made sure which will ultimately result in benefit of all of us, medical teachers and administration. Democratic Group will effectively work to reduce confrontation either with authorities or teaching community itself. I will represent the true opinions with full care and boldness during any interaction with the authorities.
Presence of Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Sheik Zayed Air Port, Cotton Ginning Industry,  a number of sugar mills, top level education systems , flourishing businesses, excellent shopping centers, large agricultural and industrial produce, carpeted roads, efficient communications systems, ever growing number of vehicles on roads , majestic housing societies ,millions of population, grand generation of revenue and migration of folks of other parts of the country towards this city all are evident that Rahim Yar Khan is not a town but a large and metropolis city. This fact is not hidden from government but still our city has not been declared a large city. The teachers of medical colleges in big cities enjoy certain privileges and allowances which we are deprived of. To raise this issue is one my top priorities.
“SHADE UNDER THE LAMP” is a proven truth as far the teachers’ children are concerned. What an idea to keep their own children illiterate who teach rest of the world. This is the very logical right of a teacher that his child should have reserve seats in medical colleges. This had been in practice in the past. We will diligently make effort at all platforms for the restoration such reserve seats. I will never allow shade under the lamp and get the reserved seats restored for better future of our children.

My dear colleagues, rights and the infringement of rights co-exist in every sphere of life from the very humble life of the nomads living in shanty towns to the noble ones dwelling in majestic royal palaces. Infringement comes with rights and rights come with responsibilities. Thus, rights exist only when there exist responsibilities. Demanding for rights simply means asking others to perform some specific obligations in certain regards. The dream of rights can be achieved only if all of us perform our obligations without fail. Performance of duties can be made sure by: First, enforcing appropriate legislations, rules, regulations and just division of labour. Second, awareness should be created among those about whom these duties are assigned. Rules have already been devised in the entire medical field all over the country but still we see things happening contrarily. Justice is not a unilateral process, it demands the thorough investigations and hearing from both the aspects of the matter concerned. Following the same framework, let the administration do its job. Nevertheless, this can never be allowed to hinder the work of the administered while they are also working under the same framework of same rules. Sadly this juxtaposition has been in vogue since the very beginning of our careers as teachers here at Sheikh Zayed Medical College. The very obvious reason is the lack of a body representing the medical teachers’ true opinions , their just rights and setting margins for  their duty spheres. Sheikh Zayed Medical College always have active, devoted, sincere and bold teachers. They should not play the second fiddle but come forward for the protection of rights of entire community of medical teachers. Democratic Group has the potential to claim to be  such a body , making sure that your rights are protected.
To be Vice President of MTA doesn’t mean any luxury but a diligent strive to achieve the goals mentioned above but still I dare to accept this responsibility for the sake of justice, for the sake my sincere colleagues, for the sake of nobility of my service and for the sake of all the medical teachers and all would-be teachers. You sincere pray and invaluable vote would make decision to see our common dreams realized. May Allah bless all of you!
Allah Hafiz