BJP members on Wednesday gheraoed the residence of Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak here accusing the BJD Government of failing to take steps to check the rising infant deaths at the Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack.
The party workers led by BJP State spokesperson Samir Mohanty, vice-president Pruthviraj Harichandan and Bhubaneswar district president Amiya Das staged a protest meeting in front of the Minister’s residence.
Similarly, the party staged protests in front of all block offices across the State highlighting the crumbling healthcare services.
In urban areas, the party activists staged protes outside the offices of all Chief District Medical Officers (CDMOs) and ADMOs.
BJP State president KV Singh Deo led a protest march at Patnagarh of Balangir district, while vice-president Pratap Sara1ngi led the protest at Sambalpur.
A group of party leaders, including Nayan Mohanty, staged protest in front of the Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack protesting the child deaths in the premier paediatric hospital while the party’s senior leader Rama Chandra Panda led the protest at Brahmapur.
“The healthcare service in all Government-run hospitals in the State is in a pathetic state, and recent infant deaths at the Sishu Bhawan are a glaring example of it,” Singh Deo said, adding, “It’s not only in Cuttack, it’s in every hospital across Odessa too.”
Singh Deo said the Cuttack SDMO had gone on leave only to hide his fault. They would continue their strike until he joins office, he added.PNS n BHUBANESWAR
BJP members on Wednesday gheraoed the residence of Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak here accusing the BJD Government of failing to take steps to check the rising infant deaths at the Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack.
The party workers led by BJP State spokesperson Samir Mohanty, vice-president Pruthviraj Harichandan and Bhubaneswar district president Amiya Das staged a protest meeting in front of the Minister’s residence.
Similarly, the party staged protests in front of all block offices across the State highlighting the crumbling healthcare services.
In urban areas, the party activists staged protes outside the offices of all Chief District Medical Officers (CDMOs) and ADMOs.
BJP State president KV Singh Deo led a protest march at Patnagarh of Balangir district, while vice-president Pratap Sara1ngi led the protest at Sambalpur.
A group of party leaders, including Nayan Mohanty, staged protest in front of the Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack protesting the child deaths in the premier paediatric hospital while the party’s senior leader Rama Chandra Panda led the protest at Brahmapur.
“The healthcare service in all Government-run hospitals in the State is in a pathetic state, and recent infant deaths at the Sishu Bhawan are a glaring example of it,” Singh Deo said, adding, “It’s not only in Cuttack, it’s in every hospital across Odessa too.”
Singh Deo said the Cuttack SDMO had gone on leave only to hide his fault. They would continue their strike until he joins office, he added.