Three Bhopal patients die

BHOPAL, July 4. from The Statesman
Three patients asked to leave when the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre was locked out on the night of 2 July died yesterday. The Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangathan has decided to file a special leave petition before the Supreme Court to ensure that the hospital, where doctors have been on strike for a wage hike, is not closed down.
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The hospital, set up in 2000 with a corpus of Rs 388 crore after a 1991 Supreme Court order, discharged all patients on Saturday as the doctors remained adamant. The 260-bed BHMRC admits up to 30 patients and provides services to more than 130 people daily.
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When it closed, a few patients were shifted to Kamla Nehru Hospital while some others looked for private facilities. The chief minister, Mr Babulal Gaur, told The Statesman: “Since the hospital is under direct supervision of the Supreme Court, the government cannot interfere in its functioning.”
Asked if the government can broker a truce, he said: “Unless we get a written complaint, we can’t do much.” He said he would get his chief secretary to look into the matter.
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Survivors organisations demonstrate solidarity with the striking doctors

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