The assault and counter assault among the MLAs that took place in West Bengal Assembly was unfortunate and unprecedented.But what's more unfortunate was the way the doctors treated two of the injured in the assembly scuffle at SSKM hospital.One MLA Gouranga Chatterjee of CPI(M) whose head was bleeding profusely was allegedly released after giving first aid only with the advice that he didn't need admission to hospital.The same treatment was meted out to another lady MLA Debolina Hembrom of CPI(M) who complained of stomach pain.Later it was found Mr.Chatterjee suffered crack in his skull and that apart he was a cardiac patient.So SSKM doctors should have seriously examined him and admitted him to hospital.Debolina's stomach pain was later found due to her gall stone which could have been diagnosed if SSKM doctors did her an Ultra sonograpohy.In fact, doctors of the premier hospital of the city seemed to have examined the traumatized MLAs most perfunctorily.If the public representatives are treated this way at the best govt hospital of the state then what is in store for common people is any body's guess.
However,leader of the opposition Suryakanta Misra is smelling a rat in the above incident.He complained doctors were not to blame as they couldn't admit the injured to the hospital at the instance of the higher-ups in the administration who intended to play down the injury of the opposition MLAs.If it's true, it's a serious allegation that warrants thorough investigation.But whatever the case may be, the doctors who examined the injured and almost gave them clean chit of health after primary examination can't escape public criticism for negligence of their duties.
