Delhi BJP slams health minister for ‘passivity’ in doctors’ harassment case

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva condemned the harassment of a woman doctor by the medical superintendent of a government hospital in Delhi. Sachdeva criticized Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj for his silence on the issue until it gained media attention, stating that the public is now witnessing “the dual face of the AAP leaders”.

“The Delhi BJP strongly denounces Bharadwaj’s silence, especially considering that he had full knowledge of the matter,” Sachdeva noted. He further termed MP Sanjay Singh’s recent letter to the Lieutenant Governor as a “shameless act”, implying that Singh was trying to divert attention from the AAP government’s “inaction” in the matter.

Sachdeva explained that Singh was fully aware that the LG had recommended the suspension of the Medical Superintendent in November 2023 to the National Capital Civil Service Authority (NCCSA), which was chaired by the then Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “Despite the passage of eleven months, neither Kejriwal nor Atishi has convened an NCCSA meeting to implement the LG’s recommendation,” he noted, accusing Bharadwaj, Kejriwal and Atishi of being the “real culprits” in this situation are.

Criticizing Singh, he said, “Instead of writing to the LG, he should have called Kejriwal or Atishi to inquire as to why the Medical Superintendent has not been suspended yet despite the LG’s directives since November 2023.”