Protesting against distribution of non-standardised medicines in Government hospitals, Youth Congress activists on Wednesday demonstrated at JP Hospital.
The activists led by their leader Monu Saxena gathered at the hospital campus and shouted slogans against the State government and the hospital administration for playing with the lives of innocent patients by distributing non-standardized medicines to them.
They demanded a high-level enquiry into the purchase of such medicines for supplying in government hospitals. later, a delegation of the activists submitted a memorandum to the hospital Superintendent Dr Veena Sinha, who told that distribution of one suspected medicine has been stopped, while decision regarding other medicines is being taken.
Earlier, as per pre-decided programme, the Youth Congress activists reached the hospital, but huge police force remained deployed there. When the activists tried to break the barricades to enter the hospital, the police personnel faced problems in stopping them. This is the continuous third day when the Youth Congress activists protested against the distribution of such non-standardized medicines to the patients. On Monday, they had gheraoed the bungalow of Health Minister Narottam Mishra.
On Tuesday, they had reached the office of Health Director in Satpura building and gheraoed his office.Since, he did not give any satisfactory reply to the demand of the activists, they shouted slogans against him and the State government.Youth Congress leader Monu Saxena told that Health Commissioner and other officials are not ready to take the responsibility of the irregularities, stating that the scam related to the year 2011.