Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Son Pushes Ailing Mother to MLA’s House After Treatment Denial
Bhukya Bujji is a woman who has kidney disease.
Her son Raj Kumar took her to a government hospital because she became more ill.
He said hospital workers did not treat her or give her a bed.
He said she waited in a wheelchair for almost five hours.
Raj Kumar then pushed his mother in the wheelchair for more than two kilometres.
They went to the home of local MLA Premsagar Rao.
The incident upset many people after pictures and videos spread online.
A hospital official spoke with the family and promised that Bujji would be treated.
The mother and son then went back to the hospital.
Raj Kumar alleged that Mancherial District Government Hospital staff ignored his ailing mother.
Bhukya Bujji, 55, had reportedly been suffering from kidney disease for years.
He said she remained in a wheelchair for nearly five hours without treatment or a bed.
Raj Kumar pushed her more than two kilometres to MLA Premsagar Rao’s residence.
A hospital official assured the family that Bujji would receive treatment, prompting their return.
- Who
- Bhukya Bujji, her son Raj Kumar, Mancherial hospital staff, Resident Medical Officer, and MLA Premsagar Rao.
- What
- Raj Kumar pushed his ailing mother in a wheelchair to the MLA’s residence after alleging that she was not treated at a government hospital.
- When
- Tuesday night; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- From Mancherial District Government Hospital to MLA Premsagar Rao’s residence, a distance of about two kilometres.
- Why
- Raj Kumar alleged that hospital staff left his mother without treatment or a bed for nearly five hours.
Family’s allegation
Hospital response
Treatment and waiting
Family’s allegation
Raj Kumar alleged that staff ignored his mother, left her in a wheelchair for nearly five hours, and provided neither treatment nor a bed.
Hospital response
The Resident Medical Officer spoke with the family and assured them that Bujji would receive treatment.
Public reaction
Family’s allegation
The incident and social-media visuals prompted outrage over alleged delays and poor treatment of seriously ill patients.
Hospital response
The hospital’s reported response was to address the family’s complaint and bring them back for treatment.
- Patient
- Bhukya Bujji, 55
- Patient’s condition
- Long-term kidney disease
- Hospital
- Mancherial District Government Hospital
- Reported waiting time
- Nearly five hours
- Distance traveled
- About two kilometres
- Destination
- Local MLA Premsagar Rao’s residence
- Outcome
- The Resident Medical Officer assured the family that treatment would be provided.