Mumbai, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Thursday condemned the alleged assault on doctors at a municipal hospital in Maharashtra's Thane district by Shiv Sena leader Ramesh Mhatre, describing the incident as 'completely wrong'. He also questioned as to why a person with a criminal background was being given 'police protection'.
Speaking to IANS, Pawar said, "That behaviour was completely wrong. The corporator assaulted women doctors also, present at the hospital and has a criminal background. Despite having such a background, he was provided police protection for a long time. This is a very contradictory situation."
He further alleged that influential people in power were extending support to individuals accused of such acts.
"We raised the issue yesterday, following which he was arrested. However, he was later admitted to a hospital for treatment. Somewhere, people in power and influential individuals are supporting such behaviour," Pawar claimed.
The incident took place on July 6 at Shastri Nagar Hospital, operated by the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation in Dombivli. According to hospital authorities, the dispute began after two doctors, a man and a woman, advised the family of a newborn to shift the infant to another hospital because the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) was full. The doctors had recommended the transfer to ensure appropriate medical care for the baby.
The relatives subsequently contacted Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who arrived at the hospital along with his associates.
A video of the incident showed Mhatre and his supporters arguing with doctors and hospital staff. During the altercation, he allegedly approached a woman doctor from behind and struck her mobile phone, causing it to fall. He then allegedly assaulted another doctor and other members of the hospital staff. One of the doctors sustained injuries in the incident.
Mhatre has denied assaulting the doctors and refused to apologise. Speaking to NDTV, he claimed that he did not attack the woman doctor but merely pushed away her mobile phone as she was not listening to them. He also asserted that his intervention helped save the lives of a woman and her newborn, adding that he had nothing to regret.
Source: IANS
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