On Saturday morning, Dr Raj Bahadur, the Vice Chancellor of Baba Farid University, resigned from his post due to Punjab Health Minister Chetan Singh Jauramajra’s ‘rude behaviour’.
According to reports VC Dr.Raj Bahadur has resigned over his humiliation yesterday by health minister Mr. Chetan Jouramajra. Punjab CM @BhagwantMann should immediately dismiss his Health minister for publicly humiliating one of our medical luminaries. pic.twitter.com/jqEphYsplK
— Pargat Singh (@PargatSOfficial) July 30, 2022
The move comes after Dr. Bahadur was ‘forced’ by the minister to lie on a dirty hospital bed during an inspection. The minister visited Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital in Faridkot to take stock of the infrastructure and arrangements after receiving several complaints of lack of cleanliness.
The Punjab minister, who was accompanied by the press and the cameraperson, scolded Dr Bahadur for not keeping clean mattresses for the patients and further ordered them to lie down on dirty mattresses. In the video that was shared and Jauramajra can be heard asking the Vice-Chancellor, “It’s all in your hands, but what is it?”
The Project Director and Member Secretary, Regional Spinal Injury Centre, Mohali is Dr. Bahadur, a renowned Spinal Surgeon of the country. The National Medical Commission, India’s apex medical regulatory authority, also includes the 71-year-old.
Punjab health minister criticized for his abusive behavior
State Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring tweeted on Friday: “The abusive behavior of Punjab Health Minister with Dr. Raj Bahadur is highly condemnable. The minister should apologise.”
After Dr Bahadur resigned from his post, Waring wrote, “The theatrics of AAP’s health minister cost Punjab. Principal Government Medical College Amritsar Dr Rajeev Devgan and now VC Baba Farid University Dr Raj Bahadur have resigned. These are the same people who saved Punjab during COVID-19, even when the Delhi model failed. Disappointing!”
Congress leader Pargat Singh also said that such behavior of the crowd would demoralize the medical staff of Punjab. He said that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann should immediately sack his health minister as he has publicly humiliated one of our doctors.