Sidhu Hospital Case Human rights body demands action against culprits.
Our Correspondent Doraha, July 16.

The Human Rights Protection Mission, Punjab, has demanded action against the culprits responsible for creating ruckus and manhandling the senior doctors and staff of Sidhu hospital. Satinder Jawanda, President, Women cell of the mission, said the government should order an inquiry into the matter. How could any person, throwing all sanity and regulations to the winds, engage in such merciless manhandling of a doctor and the staff,” Jawanda said. Sadbalihar Singh Guru, President of the mission, said as per Punjab Protection of Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions Act, 2008, any act of violence against a medical service person or damage to property in a medical service institution, should be prohibited. "Further, an offender, who commits any act in contravention of the provisions of this act, will be punished with an imprisonment, which may extend to one year or with fine, which may extend to Rs 50,000 or with both. Also, any offence committed under this act, will be cognisable and non-bailable and the offender will be liable to pay a penalty of twice the amount of purchase price of medical equipment damaged or loss caused to the property, as may be determined by the court," he added. Chairman Navneet Shergill said the way the leaders and workers of the BJP created panic among the patients, their attendants and the hospital staff and destroyed the hospital’s equipment, is highly condemnable. The mission demands stern action against the ones responsible for taking law in their hands and creating panic among the staff and the patients at the hospital.” The mission has demanded that an expert medical committee be constituted and action initiated against the doctor only in case the negligence is thoroughly proved on the latter’s part. Further the withdrawal of criminal case against the doctor too is demanded, for they opine that the doctor can be indicated only if the case is proved and in no case before that.