AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Sep 14 (TIWN): Tripura Govt has failed to restore 100% Free Medical Service in the Govt hospitals leading massive resentments. This unfortunate decision against APL families depriving them from free-medical-service generated no-trust situation against the State Govt as APL families covering 80% to 90% of the population here and many poor are not having BPL cards in this poverty gripped state yet. Moreover, on yesterday Congress leader Subal Bhowmik claimed that everyday there are reports from public for not getting free-medical-service in the Govt hospitals, rubbishing Ayushman Bharat is nothing but a business mode’s insurance project. A senior doctor has written an article how many people from APL families come to GB hospital who are neglected by the family members and also there are various patients with various problems which can not be generalized as APL and BPL. Opposition Congress, CPI-M have demanded 100% restoration of the service at the earliest.

Since September 6 a Govt notification scrapped all Free Medical Services, statewide protests took place and many people deprive of medical service which included ‘death’ of a lower-middle-class man named Pramod Modok in the GB hospital, although Govt later  denied the charge and clarified that the whole notification was leaked which was never implemented. It was just a draft with few typing errors.

Congress leader Subal Bhowmik told media today everyday people are not getting treatment, unable to do tests as Govt snatched free medical service.

Although State Govt claimed that Paresh Modok died as doctors could not take him inside OT due to high BJP but video footage of deceased’s wife, GB hospital junior doctor’s statements clearly said due to lack of money for operation and medicine purchasing Modok died.

Due to ‘Removal of Free Health Service’ in Tripura Govt hospitals, this old person died without treatment.

The GB doctor also was talking about “donation collection” if possible for Paresh Modok but soon after that he passed away.