Agartala-based ILS Hospital closed itshelp desk at Akhaura examine submit.
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 go well with on Saturday.
Agartala-based ILS Hospital, which has been a well-liked vacation spot for sufferers from the neighbouring nation resulting from its proximity and reasonably priced 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 help to the demand of suspension of therapy to folks from Bangladesh at our well being facility. Our assist desks at Akhaura examine submit and ILS hospitals have been closed from as we speak onwards.”
Hazarika’s remarks got here in response to a bunch of people that had staged a protest on the hospital, demanding that the power cease offering medical companies 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 companies 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 help us and take comparable steps,” JN Ray Hospital official Subhranshu Bhakt mentioned on Friday.
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