Several police parties on Sunday demanded a probe into the death of a pregnant woman due to the alleged medical negligence at at Child and Maternity Care Hospital in Anantnag district.
National Conference MP from Anantnag Hasnain Masoodiexpressed grief and sorrow over death of the pregnant woman from Seer Hamdanand alleged negligence of medical staff.
While welcoming action taken by authorities against thedoctors and other staff suspected to have acted negligently, he demanded timebound enquiry and action warranted in light of the results of the enquiry.
Masoodi also demanded probe into death of a woman fromKharpora, Breng village at the hospital a few days ago.
He expressed condolences with the bereaved family and askedthe administration to pay compensation to the dependents of the deceased.
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader Rafi Ahmad Miralso demanded time-bound and fair probe into the death.
In a statement, Mir said the death due to the allegednegligence of medical staff speaks volumes about mismanagement at the hospital.
“This is not a case in isolation but there are otherinstances wherein such patients suffered immensely because of acute dearth ofinfrastructure and manpower in health department in the district. Preciouslives have been lost because of this apathetic attitude of the government,” Mirsaid.
Mir said reportedly the family of the deceased was not evenprovided with an ambulance to ferry the body of their loved one to her nativevillage.
Expressing grief over the death, Mir expressed condolencesto the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul.
CPI (M) leader MY Tarigami demanded that an FIR must belodged against the culprits without any delay.
He said the family of the deceased has alleged that doctorsdelayed her treatment and later asked to shift her to Anantnag hospital. “Suchnegligence on part of doctors needs to be thoroughly investigated and theculprits must be given exemplary punishment under law,” he said.
He said there should be no eye-wash or cover-up as due to”willful negligence” of the doctors a mother and a yet to be born baby havelost their lives.
“We salute the valor of doctors and health workers who areat the forefront of the fight against COVID19, but at the same time demandstrict action against those involved in the death of the woman,” Tarigami said.