BHBF launches hunger strike

Excelsior Correspondent

BHBF activists on hunger strike at Bhaderwah on Monday.   -Excelsior/Tilak Raj
BHBF activists on hunger strike at Bhaderwah on Monday.
-Excelsior/Tilak Raj

BHADERWAH,Nov 17: Bhaderwah Hospital Bacho Front today  urged the people of Bhaderwah  to teach a lesson to those who have spoiled the hospital and medical facilities in Bhaderwah. In a one day hunger strike launched here, today Bhadarwah Hospital Bachao Front (BHBF) in the premises of old hospital of Bhaderwah  Front Convener Ranbhir Singh Manhas   demanded implementation of Court order on the PIL filed by the Front according to which the Government has been ordered to provide round the clock emergency services besides 10 am to 4 pm OPD in the Old Sub-District Hospital Bhadarwah.
Front convener, alleged  about the non-implementation of Court order and also pointed out the inadequate medical facilities in the new hospital at Dandi including shortage of Doctors and proper men behind the newly acquired machinery and demanded one ambulance to carry the patients from the old hospital to new hospital or to other hospitals as per the requirement besides providing an additional Doctor in the OPD in view of the rush of patients in the old hospital.
Early in the morning Bhaderwah Hospital Bacho Front leaders sit on hunger strike in the premises of old hospital and started shouting slogans in favor of their demands .  Front leaders said one day hunger strike was aim to highlight the of shortage of medical facilities in Bhaderwah town and failure of the government to implement court orders for functioning 24 hours old hospital . Ranbhir Singh Manhas said it was due to lack of doctors and machinery in SDH Bhaderwah that last week Bhaderwah town lost  a valuable life of   Koshal Dogra, Had there been ventilators available in the SDH and a Cardiologist available the precious life of Dogra could be saved but not to think of ventilators even oxygen cylinders were found empty there , Manhas added.
He appealed people of Bhaderwah  to teach a lesson to those who have spoiled the hospital and medical facilities in Bhaderwah while exercising their franchise.
Ch Mohd Iqbal , Ab Haq Zargar , Desh Raj Kotwal , Ab Rashid Ganai , Neeraj Singh Manhas , Balbir Singh Charak , Sheikh Anitullah , Nazir Ahmed Mengnoo , Reshi Kumar Kotwal , Bhagat Singh Manhas , Raj Singh Charak , Manzooor Najar , Chuni Lal , Kalyian Singh , Balwant Singh Rathore and others were also present on the occasion.