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BJP organises rally on road; doesn’t give two hoots about public convenience
Jalandhar, January 23
Partner in the ruling alliance in Punjab, the BJP held a public rally in the middle of the road in clear violation of rules here on Sunday. Interestingly, the rally was attended by Punjab Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia, MP Navjot Sidhu, MLAs Bhagat Chunni Lal and KD Bhandari and Mayor Rakesh Rathour.

The rally, organised by the BJP, in the middle of the road at Patel Chowk leaves patients and commuters a harried lot in Jalandhar on Sunday. The rally, organised by the BJP, in the middle of the road at Patel Chowk leaves patients and commuters a harried lot in Jalandhar on Sunday. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh

Doc’s negligence leads to jail inmate’s death
Amritsar, January 23
A prisoner lodged in Amritsar Central Jail lost his life today due to alleged negligence of a government doctor, deputed on emergency service in the jail. The Jail Superintendent has lodged a complaint in this regard to the Director, Health Services.

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	BJP organises rally on road; doesn’t give two hoots about public convenience Dharmendra Joshi Tribune News Service Jalandhar, January 23 Partner in the ruling alliance in Punjab, the BJP held a public rally in the middle of the road in clear violation of rules here on Sunday. Interestingly, the rally was attended by Punjab Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia, MP Navjot Sidhu, MLAs Bhagat Chunni Lal and KD Bhandari and Mayor Rakesh Rathour. The rally, organised during the Rashtirya Ekta Yatra of the BJYM on the road adjacent to two private hospitals between Patel Chowk and Kapurthala Chowk, created problems for the patients and general public. Patients, admitted to Ranjit Hospital and Dr Goel’s Neuro Hospital, also had to bear with loud noise caused by the public address system in the rally. Chest specialist Dr H.J. Singh said the rally created a lot of problems for patients. The road for the general public remained blocked for the entire day. Even, he was not allowed to go to his own hospital on his car. He reached the hospital on foot after parking the car far away from the hospital, he added. Interestingly, the newly built road was also damaged at several places as it was dug up at several places to erect shamiana for the rally. When contacted, BJP District President advocate Subash Sood said the rally had been held on the road to involve public in the national cause. It was not in his notice that anyone had objected to holding the rally on the road. On the contrary, the public had welcomed the rally there as there was a national cause behind the rally, he claimed.
	Doc’s negligence leads to jail inmate’s death G.S. Paul Tribune News Service Amritsar, January 23 A prisoner lodged in Amritsar Central Jail lost his life today due to alleged negligence of a government doctor, deputed on emergency service in the jail. The Jail Superintendent has lodged a complaint in this regard to the Director, Health Services. In retaliation, the family members of the jail inmate today blocked traffic for over three hours outside the jail’s main gate. The agitated mob got dispersed only after the intervention of SDM Parampal Singh Sidhu. According to information, Amarjit Singh, lodged in the jail in a case under the Arms Act since December 11, was suffering from some respiratory problem and his condition deteriorated in the last two days. During wee hours today, he complained of difficulty in breathing. Immediately, the jail staff informed Dr Suman Kumar, who did not turn up on time. Meanwhile, the patient was taken to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital where he was declared ‘brought dead’. Questions are also being raised over the medical facilities available in the jail as it has been learnt that when Amarjit went to the medical centre two days ago, he was diagnosed as suffering from respiratory disorder but was not administered medicine because it was not available with the centre. Nevertheless, Jail Superintendent G.S. Sandhu said the incident occurred due to Dr Suman Kumar’s negligence and a complaint has been forwarded to the department concerned. “I have also approached the SDM to take action against the guilty doctor, who reached the spot only after lapse of over two and a half hours. Had he reached well on time, the patient could have been saved,” said Sandhu. Sources even said other jail inmates too sat on a hunger strike inside the jail premises in protest against the alleged negligence of the doctor. They demanded unbiased investigation into the matter and action against the erring doctor. The inmates ended their strike only after getting assurance from the Jail Superintendent. “Some inmates did come to me following this incident. They had demanded inquiry and appropriate action into the matter but no strike of the sort happened inside the jail premises,” he said.
	1.5 lakh kids administered polio drops Tribune Reporters Jalandhar, January 23 The Pulse Polio campaign was kicked off at the Civil Hospital here today. Inaugurating the campaign, Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Punjab, Satish Chandra said the Health Department would administer drops to as many as 40 lakh children below the age of five years in the state. Earlier, the district health authorities administered two drops of life to as many as 1,46,765 children out of which 63,218 children were covered in urban areas and 83,547 were given drops in the rural areas. Civil Surgeon Dr S.K. Kalia said besides this, 51 mobile teams had also been put on duty to provide polio drops to each child in the district. While the special door-to-door teams would further reach out to every home in the next two days. Batala: Polio drops were administered to about 8,000 children. Dr Mahinder Singh, Senior Medical Officer, Batala, said 46 teams were deputed to administer the drops today.
	Protesters block road, demand arrest of murder accused Tribune News Service Mukerian, January 23 Protesters blocked traffic at Chak Allah Baksh village on the Jalandhar-Pathankot National Highway on Saturday for several hours. They demanded immediate arrest of the accused in the murder of the then SGPC member Kuldeep Singh Chak, who was killed five years ago. The blockade lasted for four and a half hours. Kuldeep’s brother Ravinder Singh said NRI Gurdev Singh and his nephew Shalinder Singh Shinda had paid supari to eliminate Kuldeep. Gurdev, who was there in India at the time of the murder, fled to a foreign country, Shinda has been absconding since the murder. Later, both of them were declared proclaimed offenders, he added.
	Car thieves at work again Tribune News Service Amritsar, January 23 Just a week after thieves decamped with SDM’s vehicle, another one was forcibly taken from the residence in Kashmir Avenue, located just a few yards away from the Police Commissioner’s official residence. At 11.30, two unidentified motorcycle-borne persons snatched away the keys of the car (PB-02-AZ-7722) belonging to Dr Ashok Goel, associate professor, Department of Pharmacology, Government Medical College, when the car was being washed by a cleaner. While one of miscreants fled away with the car, other drove away on his motorcycle. It is learnt that the car was traced near Daburji by the PCR vehicle but due to delay on the part of policemen the stolen car could not be chased down. Confirming the event, Deputy Commissioner K.S. Pannu said the police petrol party chased down the vehicle on Manawala highway but could not catch the culprits. The Rambagh police had registered a complaint in this regard.