Shimla, May 12
Block Medical Officer of Fatehpur of Kangra district sought FIR under Disaster management act against BJP vice president of Himachal and former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Kirpal Parmar for allegedly misbehaving with him while performing his Covid duty .
A complaint address to Superintendent of Police Kangra and copy of which forward to Deputy Commissioner Kangra, CMO Kangra, SHO Fatehpur and President of State Medical Association, BMO said that he received a telephone call on May 8, at 1000hrs from the former MP threatening and abusing him for declaring Surya Hospital at Raja- Ka-Talab as Covid Centre.
BMO has saved and recorded the telephone conversation made by BJP state vice president which was also forward to DC, SP and CMO Kangra.
The complainant stated that in this testing times of Corona Pendemicand rising cases of Covid-19 patient , they (doctors) are doing their best.
He said that this threatening phone call is a criminal offences on a medical officer on duty.
BMO alleged in the complaint that former MP intimidated him and used derogatory and unconstitutional language .
” The Ex MP has threatened to burn down the BMO Office. This has caused me immense mental truma and I am unable to concentrate on my work. I am looking after two block of Fatehpur and Nagrota Surian since February 2020.” BMO said that he is seeking registeration of FIR against the former MP to deliver him justice.
It’s worthwhile to mention that audio clipping went viral on Socoal media after the complaint in which BJP leader abuse the BMO and other doctors showing suspicion that doctors or medical staff who are serving in Covid wards are also attending non Covid patients.
BMO tried to explain (in the audio) that he is performing his duty and if any lapses would be their it be reviewed by him moreover declaring hospital as Covid Centre is not his individual decision however BJP leader kept on accusing the BMO and threatened him to set the hospital on blaze.
