The visit of Punjab Medical Education
and Research Minister Chunni Lal Bhagat to the city to inaugurate
state-of-the-art machinery at TB Hospital and the newly renovated
emergency ward at Rajindra Hospital was marred by protests.
Members of various factions of the employees and other associations obstructed the Minister’s way while protesting against the manner of functioning of hospital authorities and state government officials concerned.
After the Minister inaugurated the facility at the TB Hospital, the representatives of the Aam Aadmi Party obstructed his way seeking action in the Rs 2 crore medicinal herb scam. Members of the Rajindra Hospital Bachao Sangharsh Committee also handed over a memorandum to Bhagat for various reforms in the hospital, including keeping OPD timings on the pattern of the PGI, Chandigarh, holding all medical tests in the hospital itself and filling of vacant posts of doctors, nurses and other employees for smooth running of the hospital.
The worst came in the form of a protest by members of the Contract Basis Nursing and Paramedical Staff Association, following which the Minister had to make a back-door exit from the hall where he was holding a press conference. Perturbed over non-regularisation of their services even after three-and-a-half years and non-disbursal of their salaries for the last five months, the contractual employees gheraoed the Minister’s car for almost half-an-hour.
Members of various factions of the employees and other associations obstructed the Minister’s way while protesting against the manner of functioning of hospital authorities and state government officials concerned.
After the Minister inaugurated the facility at the TB Hospital, the representatives of the Aam Aadmi Party obstructed his way seeking action in the Rs 2 crore medicinal herb scam. Members of the Rajindra Hospital Bachao Sangharsh Committee also handed over a memorandum to Bhagat for various reforms in the hospital, including keeping OPD timings on the pattern of the PGI, Chandigarh, holding all medical tests in the hospital itself and filling of vacant posts of doctors, nurses and other employees for smooth running of the hospital.
The worst came in the form of a protest by members of the Contract Basis Nursing and Paramedical Staff Association, following which the Minister had to make a back-door exit from the hall where he was holding a press conference. Perturbed over non-regularisation of their services even after three-and-a-half years and non-disbursal of their salaries for the last five months, the contractual employees gheraoed the Minister’s car for almost half-an-hour.
