AMRI arrests

Kolkata Police as usual has been slow in doing things.

Yesterday, they arrested the Chairman of the AMRI Board Dr Mani Chhetri and another Director Dr Pronab Dasgupta. Though it is really a sad day as pride of Bengal is under arrest now. Dr Mani Chhetri, one of the best doctors of Kolkata is arrested for something he was not responsible for. I cannot say that he was totally not responsible but indirectly he was. Still, if the police at all wanted to arrest him and Dr Dasgupta, they should have done it on the first day. I am saddened today to write that great people have to suffer to the hands of foolish even for smallest negligence of their own and everyone should learn a lesson out of it. Did these doctors ever think that this type of incidence could ever occur and after devoting so many years of genuine service to the state and the patients, they would be arrested for something they actually did not do at the age of 91?

If something happens to this great personality, like West Bengal lost Dr. Sital Ghosh, we would still lose another great man in the history of medical science.

Shocking is that the Kolkata Police still needs to think on four outgoing and sitting directors (government representatives) of AMRI. Does the Kolkata Police think that the arrest is not necessary? Then why are the others arrested?

Or does the Kolkata Police think that these directors are not at fault? I would say rather these government representatives should have had more knowledge of the government rules, regulations and policies than any other director or employee of AMRI. Else, these persons should have had no right to be government representatives at AMRI.

Or is the West Bengal government protecting these persons??

When law is equal for all, these persons should not be spares either. Nor the Fire Department employees who issued the conditional NOC for three consecutive years be spared. Nor should the CMC employees who issued/renewed the Trade Licence of the hospital be spared. Nor should the Health Department employees who issued/renewed the Health License be spared.

The Government of West Bengal and Kolkata Police should act immediately to bring all negligent people to books.

We do hope that in future, after every train accident, the Railway Minister is arrested and after every negligent death in hospital, the Health Minister is arrested.

Fire Safety measures in the Hospitals of West Bengal

There was a massive fire at one of the hospitals in Kolkata. AMRI

Six directors on the board of the hospital surrendered them to the police the same afternoon and were arrested.

It was a tragic incidence where 91 people died and it was an irrepairable loss to the family members of the persons who died in the incident.

It was a matter of fact that there was negligency towards fire safety at the hospital and it was obligatory on part of the directors of the hospital to surrender themselves to the law of Land.

But surprisingly, three directors of the board did not surrender for the negligence nor did the police or the government tried to arrest them. WHY?

Because one of them was a renowned doctor and the other two were govt nominated directors. Was it not their duty to keep a track on the activities of the hospital? Or they are supreme being government employees? Shameful. Law should be equal for everyone. May it be a common man or even the Chief Minister of the State or the Prime Minister of the country.

A person did in the SSKM hospital owned by the Govt. of West Bengal. Reason : A mouse had eaten away the private part of the man. Should the Health Minister not be arrested? Should the Medical Superintendent and other authorities not be arrested? Shame on the West Bengal Government.

Coming back to the fire incidence. How many private or government hospitals in West Bengal have proper infrastructure to fight fire at the first instance? Do all the private and Govt hospitals in West Bengal have sprinklers, smoke detectors and alarm systems as specified by the Law?

Would the West Bengal Govt like to answer this question or they would still pretend to be ignorant?

If the Government of West Bengal has an answer, let them come in open and put it to the knowledge of the people through print and digital media.