Madhya Pradesh Health Worker On Covid Duty Faces Conversion Probe

Bhopal:

A well being employee in Madhya Pradesh is dealing with police investigation after she was seen in a video that purportedly confirmed her going door to door and asking individuals to hope to Jesus Christ to remain protected amid the COVID-19 pandemic. BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma was amongst those that tweeted the video, alleging the well being employee’s motive was spiritual conversion.

In movies shared on social media, the well being employee is seen visiting houses at a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district. Some villagers alleged she is heard asking individuals to hope to Jesus Christ for cover from Covid and protected restoration, if contaminated.

A person is heard within the video confronting the well being employee. “Why are you asking individuals to hope to Jesus Christ? Who despatched you right here? From which hospital are you? Why are you telling those who they’ll get better by praying to Jesus Christ?” stated the person, who’s recording the video.

The well being employee, in a white coat, is heard replying: “Individuals are getting higher by providing prayers to Jesus Christ.”

Ratlam district tehsildar BS Thakur stated they have a grievance that the well being employee beneath authorities contract was propagating Christianity whereas finishing up the “Kill Coronavirus” marketing campaign on the village. Non secular pamphlets had been additionally discovered along with her, Mr Thakur stated.

The tehsildar stated a report might be despatched to senior officers.

Tweeting the video, BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma stated, “Will the coronavirus kill the conversion virus…”

क्या कोरोना वायरस को धर्म परिवर्तन का वायरस मार देगा ? हम तो डॉक्टर और हेल्थ वर्कर में ही भगवान देख रहे है परन्तु दवाई की जगह धर्म परिवर्तन की घुट्टी पिलाने वाले कतई बर्दास्त नही । 1/1@RSSorg@SuhasBhagatBJP@HitanandSharma@Ashutosh4BJP@anilscribe@rajneesh4npic.twitter.com/ldSIz2Wlv2

— Rameshwar Sharma (@rameshwar4111) May 23, 2021

“This isn’t the time to propagate any faith. Docs and medical professionals are engaged in selfless service to humanity. In such a state of affairs, the girl is propagating a faith. That is condemnable,” Mr Sharma informed information company PTI.

Chief medical and well being officer Dr Prabhakar Nanaware stated they’ll ship a report back to the district collector, searching for to finish the contract of the well being employee.

Native police inspector Dilip Rajoriya stated a case might be filed after investigation.

With inputs from PTI