Chandigarh: Another minister in the cabinet, Fauja Singh Sarari, has apologized for the minister’s actions following the opposition’s attack on Punjab minister Chetan Singh Zoramja’s resignation after he left the dean in a dirty hospital bed.
Minister Fauja Singh Sarari said that ministers are there to show respect and not to exercise power. Political leaders should not dominate or exert pressure on officials. I apologize on behalf of the Minister.
The state government will take action against any corrupt activity. Be it ex-minister Bharat Pushan Ashu, he said that none of those who took bribes can escape.
Earlier, Punjab Health Minister Chetan Singh Joramja visited Fareed Medical University yesterday. Alleging that the beds there were unsanitary, the minister suddenly forced the Vice-Chancellor Dr. Raj Bahadur, who was with him, to lie on the patient’s bed. The bed was dirty. Dean lay back on the bed for a few seconds and got up due to the minister’s compulsion. These scenes were broadcast on television news. After this the Vice Chancellor resigned from his post.
Pointing out this incident, the opposition parties including the Congress and the BJP are criticizing the Punjab Health Minister and the Aam Aadmi Party.
Dr. Raj Bahadur, is an expert spine surgeon. In this case, the opposition parties said that forcing Minister Dean to lie on a dirty bed after questioning about the hospital hygiene was a reprehensible and humiliating act.
In this regard, Pawan Kumar Bansal of Congress Party posted on his Twitter, “Medical University Vice-Chancellor does not need to answer to such rude ministers. He is responsible only to answer directly to the Chancellor.”
In a tweet posted by BJP’s Manjinder Singh, “The action of the Health Minister is disgusting. He has insulted the University Vice Chancellor. He has proved how an uneducated minister can behave. Is this the kind of change Arvind Kejriwal wanted to bring?”
The Aam Aadmi Party registered a landslide victory in the last assembly elections in Punjab, defeating the ruling party. Bhagwant Mann of the party took charge as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
In this case, the action of the Punjab Health Minister has sparked controversy.