Case registered against Shiv Sena MP Hemant Patil after he makes Nanded hospital dean clean toilet
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (PTI): Police registered an FIR against Shiv Sena MP Hemant Patil on Wednesday, a day after he made the acting dean of a government hospital in Nanded, where 31 patients died in 48 hours, clean a dirty toilet and urinals, according to police.
The case was registered following a complaint by the acting dean, S R Wakode, on charges of obstructing the public servant from doing his duty and defaming him.
Amid outrage over the deaths, including of some infants, from September 30 to October 2, the Hingoli MP visited Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday and took stock of the situation.
A viral video showed Patil handing a broom to Wakode and making him clean a toilet and wall-mounted urinals.
"The government spends crores but I am pained to see the situation here. The toilets have not been cleaned for months. The toilets in the wards of the hospital are locked. No water is available in toilets," Patil, who belongs to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, had told a news channel.
Following a complaint by Wakode, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered on Wednesday morning against Patil and 10-15 others under Indian Penal Code section 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 500 (defamation) and 506 (criminal intimidation), as well as provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, an official said.
While Wakode was busy preparing for a minister's inspection tour, Patil came to the dean's office at around 12.30 pm on Tuesday, the FIR said quoting the complaint.
While walking towards a ward, Patil asked that he be shown the toilet (at the hospital). As the toilet was in a dirty condition, Patil made the dean clean it, said the complaint.
A video of it went viral, which has defamed the dean, it claimed.
Later, Patil also made Wakode clean a toilet in ward no. 6 (of the hospital). "This led to an increase in my blood pressure," Wakode said in the complaint.
BJP MP Hemant Patil makes dean clean toilet of Maharashtra hospital where 31 died in 2 days#Nanded #BJP #MP #HemantPatil #Hospital #Dean pic.twitter.com/A0noyLQreH
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31 newborns lost their lives at a Govt Hospital in Nanded, Maharashtra due to shortages of Medicine which is an administration failure more than that of Doctor
— Dr.Dhruv Chauhan (@DrDhruvchauhan) October 3, 2023
For this the M.P hemant Patil made Dean Dr. Shyamrao Wakode clean toilets rather than finding cause behind the incident… pic.twitter.com/SV4mc7OkJY
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Karnataka Health Dept bars leave for staff amid ASHA workers’ strike starting Aug 12
Bengaluru, Aug 11 (PTI): In response to a planned three-day strike by ASHA workers starting August 12, the Karnataka Health Department on Monday issued a notice prohibiting all officers and staff from taking leave during the protest period, except in cases of medical emergencies.
Accredited Social Health Activists workers are demanding the fixed honorarium of Rs 10,000 promised by the state government in January. They have announced a continuous state-level protest from August 12 to 14.
The notice stated, “Information about ASHA workers absent from duty within district limits will be collected daily from primary health centres, compiled at the district level, and submitted to the commissionerate by 3 pm during the protest.”
The Health Department also urged community health officers, primary health protection officers, health inspectors, and Anganwadi workers to cooperate in ensuring that health services to the public remain uninterrupted.
