To: Superintendent Dharmitra Singh
From: Ms Shashi

Stampede that took place at Lucknow

The whole incident started on the Thursday 6th of March 2006, 3pm in the noon. I accompany my grandmother to Lucknow to collect free saris which Mr Lalji Tandon, a member of Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's BJP party, was distributing to celebrating his birthday. The place was very crowded as about 5000 people gathered in a small area, which was fenced in and turn into a temporary tent. Everyone seems very excited and desperate to get the free saris when they started to distribute it to the public.

At first everyone was lining up orderly to receive the saris everything just seem normal, suddenly someone at the front row start shouting there were no more saris anymore. When everyone heard that news, they started to rush and squeeze through the way hoping they can get at least one saris. The whole situation was getting very messy and out of control, although the staff who was giving away those saris was trying to tell them there were still enough saris, no one seem to listen to him. When I tried to find a route for my grandmother to get out it just seem impossible, as the bamboo poles which were supporting the tent was starting to collapse and there were people rushing from different direction. I could hear nothing but screaming from everywhere, Chairs and tables were scattered all around.

There was one thing that made me felt shocked and heartbroken was that one old lady was being stamped to death when she fell down. She was not the only one that was being stamped to death, there were still a few more as most of them only care about their lives so they would not care about others they just step on them. My and grandmother and I were lucky enough to escape alive. My comments were if there is another occasion similar to this I really hope they can have it in a building which is stable. They also can have police officers to maintain the safety and help in the distribution make sure everyone is in order.

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04/06/2006
(stefanie Hoong, 5A1, (4)

Reflection and stuff...

Going through lots of thinking and reflection these few days, wondering what i'll be in future what jobs i want to work in and stuff..Parents were encouraging me or you can said telling me to take up courses which is ''useful'' and will benefit myself. Really, I am lost sometimes on the road and wishing someone will guide me through this merciless world. Stress has slowly grow within me and I don't know why as I never been like this for the past few years. Maybe this year is the most important one as it can determine my ''life and death'' and where I suppose to go. There is times I wished I can just run away from toubles and do not want to face the reaclity just don't know why a lot of contridiction have happened here and there. Feeling tired about things that had happened in my life like those that had happened at home, misunderstanding, make a fuss out of something that is ridiculous, being unreasonable and stuff. Can't really find anyone to talk maybe is because of myself, as I don't really like to shared some very personal stuff to others even my closed ones. I prefer to keep it in my heart as there are some stuff that I'll feel uncomforable to say it out(Oh Whatever), Don't feel like revealing too much of myself.... I just felt there's some kind of force keep draining me off (just my imagination). If I have the power to change my life and fate I'll want better one, one that without troubles I know its impossible just dreaming and talking rubbish.

I feel like I'm walking on a rocky path that really need lots of thinking and making decision on how to make it into a better one. Trying hard to write my own story in life and not written by others as this is my life I want to have full control of it. There are so much more to learn in life its a never ending journey or you can said study. As time pass I hope I can be more mature in handling some things like emotion and stuff...God Bless and nitez...