MP doctor misbehaves with Home Gaurd jawan, shunted by govt

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The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday shunted out a doctor posted in the district hospital in Chhatarpur after a video showed him purportedly misbehaving with a Home Guard jawan and asking him to stay within his limits, reported news wire PTI.

The incident is said to be taken place on February 12. After the video surfaced online, state Public Health and Medical Education Minister, Rajendra Shukla ordered the removal of Dr Arunendra Shukla from the Chhatarpur district hospital. The minister said that this kind of behaviour would not be tolerated.

As per PTI report, the video which has gone viral on social media, shows the doctor telling the home guard jawan, "I am not afraid of the collector. If you threaten me, I will make you dance to my tunes. First of all, don't come to the hospital chewing gutka and don't forget your limits." The video also shows the doctor throwing away the documents belonging to the home guard jawan and asking him to get out.

The home guard staff had gone to the hospital to get the CT scan and X-ray of an accident victim known to him, when this incident took place, PTI report said quoting hospital sources.

Taking serious cognisance of the matter, the health minister on Friday ordered the transfer of Dr Shukla from his post. "This kind of behaviour in public life is intolerable. Dr Shukla has been removed from his post and the matter will be investigated further," he told reporters.

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In another action taken by the Madhya Pradesh authorities recently, Indore district administration sealed six firework outlets for operating without a licence and disobeying safety standards. The crackdown on the illegal fire factories in Madhya Pradesh was after the deadly blast and fire incident at a firecracker factory in the Harda district which left 11 people dead and 173 injured.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condoled the loss of lives in the tragic Harda factory blast and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister National Relief Fund to the next of kin of each of the deceased. He also announced Rs 50,000 for the injured.

(With PTI inputs)