The CPI (Ml) Red Star, Bhubaneswar on Wednesday staged a demonstration here in protest against SUM Hospital fire incident that killed 21 patients and submitted a 7-point charter of demands to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Governor Dr SC Jamir.
Party's Bhubaneswar area committee secretary Chintamani Moharana, State secretary Sivaram and State committee members Rebati Ballav Mohanty, Pramila and Sabyasachi led the demonstration.
The demands included stopping of profit-making private health institutions, exemplary action against the SUM Hospital authorities, judiciary probe into the fire incident, compensation of Rs 50 lakh to each deceased's family, free treatment to the injured, strict safety measures against fire in all the Government and private hospitals.