Agartala-based ILS Hospital closed itshelp desk at Akhaura examine publish.
Agartala:
A day after a Kolkata hospital determined to not deal with sufferers from Bangladesh over alleged atrocities in opposition to minority Hindus, a multi-specialty healthcare facility in Agartala adopted swimsuit on Saturday.
Agartala-based ILS Hospital, which has been a preferred vacation spot for sufferers from the neighbouring nation attributable to its proximity and inexpensive therapy prices, mentioned the choice was taken over atrocities in opposition to Hindus and disrespect to the nationwide flag in Bangladesh.
On Friday, JN Ray Hospital in north Kolkata stopped treating sufferers from the neighbouring nation for a similar causes.
ILS hospital chief working officer Gautam Hazarika mentioned, “We prolong full assist to the demand of suspension of therapy to individuals from Bangladesh at our well being facility. Our assist desks at Akhaura examine publish and ILS hospitals have been closed from at the moment onwards.”
Hazarika’s remarks got here in response to a bunch of people that had staged a protest on the hospital, demanding that the ability cease offering medical providers to Bangladeshi residents, citing disrespect in direction of the Indian flag and rising issues over the therapy of Hindus within the neighbouring nation.
One of many protestors mentioned, “Disrespect to the Indian nationwide flag and assaults on minorities is completely unrespectable. Fundamentalists are imparting coaching to college students on easy methods to disrespect our nationwide flags.”
The protestor added, “We enchantment to different establishments to cease offering any providers to Bangladesh residents.” “Seeing the tricolour being insulted, we now have determined to cease treating Bangladeshis. India has performed an essential position of their independence however regardless of that, we’re witnessing anti-India sentiments. We hope different hospitals will assist us and take related steps,” JN Ray Hospital official Subhranshu Bhakt mentioned on Friday.
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