Raipur 13 June 2023. Aam Aadmi Party’s state in-charge Sanjeev Jha said that the state’s government hospitals are running on God’s trust, the state’s health system is on ventilators. In fact, raising questions on the state’s health system, Sanjeev Jha and other AAP leaders held a press conference on Tuesday. Jha said – There are no basic checkup facilities in the medical colleges and district hospitals of the state. Even after 23 years, the state’s health system is worse, BJP-Congress doing vote bank politics. Reminding the case of irregularities and embezzlement in DKS Hospital in the year 2019, he said that DKS Super Specialty Hospital is running on contractual basis. Raman Singh’s son-in-law Dr. Punit Gupta, who was the chief there, was accused of a scam worth crores, till now no investigation has been done in this matter. State Incharge of Aam Aadmi Party, Doctors’ Wing, Dr. Vikrant Kesariya also participated in this press conference. He said- There are a total of 9 government medical colleges, 3 private medical colleges and one AIIMS in the state. But the condition of all these medical colleges is from bad to worse. There are no basic arrangements including ICU, anesthesia doctor, gynecologist, radiologist, X-ray machine. Dr. Vikrant Kesariya said, the neuro surgery department has not been developed even after 23 years in the state’s second oldest SIMS Bilaspur. There was a neurosurgeon here, who was made the medical superintendent. In such a situation, any head injury patient who comes has to be referred to Raipur or a private hospital. Whereas whenever such patients come, it is very important to treat them immediately, otherwise they may die. SIMS Bilaspur is still operating in the old building.
The condition of Dr. Raman’s area
Dr. Vikrant Kesariya told that during the BJP rule, a medical college was built in Rajnandgaon, which is former CM Dr. Raman Singh’s home assembly constituency. From where he was continuously MLA, but till now the arrangement of city scan machine has not been done here. The patient is sent to the district hospital for CT scan. Even after 10 years, this arrangement has not been done here. The arrangement of MRI that should be made in the medical college is dependent on outsourcing. Patients are sent for MRI examination in private diagnostic centers.
What is the case related to Dr. Raman’s son-in-law?
In the year 2019, an FIR was registered against former Chief Minister Raman Singh’s son-in-law and former superintendent of Dau Kalyan Singh Superspeciality Hospital (DKS) Dr. Puneet Gupta at Raipur’s Golbazar police station. The police had registered an offense of cheating and embezzlement against Dr. Gupta. The mistake was of 50 crores.
Then on the basis of the preliminary report of the investigation committee of the government, the police had registered the case. In fact, Dr. Gupta was the Superintendent from the time DKS superspeciality hospital was built till the treatment started. During this, the inquiry committee had found violation of rules and misuse of government funds in awarding contracts including renovation of the hospital, appointment to various posts, purchase of treatment equipments. Dr. Gupta was then called to the police station a couple of times for questioning, but no arrest was made in this case.
