AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Sep 15 (TIWN): After 9 days of inhuman notification of scrapping Free Medical Services, BJP led Tripura Govt has failed to restore 100% Free Medical Service in the Govt hospitals leading massive resentments. This decision has been considered as the highest unfortunate decision of the BJP Govt in Tripura. This unfortunate decision against APL families depriving them from free-medical-service generated massive resentment, sense of deprivation 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. Congress State President Pradyot Bikram Manikya raised question on the credibility of “Cholo Paltai”, asked whether “Cholo Paltai” meant to hike prices and scrapping free medical services ? Opposition, even a major section of BJP supporters demanded to withdrawal of the notification. However, CM Biplab Deb said that this notification has not yet implemented and it’s still under drafting.

 Opposition, even a major section of BJP supporters demanded to withdrawal of the notification. However, CM Biplab Deb said that this notification has not yet implemented and it’s still under drafting.

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.

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.

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.

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 which various problems which can no t be generalized as APL and BPL. Opposition Congress, CPI-M have demanded 100% restoration of the service at the earliest.