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Pregnant Woman and Child’s Rewa Hospital Death Sparks Protest
A pregnant woman named Kalpana Mishra and her child died at a hospital in Rewa.
Congress MLA Abhay Mishra protested over their deaths.
He said the medical staff may have been careless.
He asked for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe.
He also asked Health Minister Rajendra Shukla to resign.
Mishra said similar incidents happen regularly in Rewa.
He held the protest outside Mantralaya.
Police took him away after about 30 minutes.
Congress MLA Abhay Mishra staged a sit-in outside Mantralaya over the deaths of Kalpana Mishra and her child.
Mishra demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the deaths at Gandhi Smarak Hospital in Rewa.
He alleged that negligence by attending medical staff caused the deaths.
Mishra also demanded the resignation of Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Rajendra Shukla.
Police detained Mishra after he had staged the protest for about half an hour.
- Who
- Congress MLA Abhay Mishra, pregnant woman Kalpana Mishra and her child, and Health Minister Rajendra Shukla are central to the report.
- What
- Mishra held a sit-in demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation probe and the health minister’s resignation over the deaths.
- Where
- The protest was held outside Mantralaya; the deaths occurred at Gandhi Smarak Hospital in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- The sit-in took place on Wednesday and lasted about half an hour before police detained Mishra.
- Why
- Mishra alleged that negligence by attending medical staff caused the deaths and said similar incidents regularly occur in Rewa.
Key facts
- Protester
- Abhay Mishra, Congress MLA from the Semaria assembly seat
- Deceased
- Pregnant woman Kalpana Mishra and her child
- Hospital
- Gandhi Smarak Hospital, Rewa
- Main demand
- A Central Bureau of Investigation probe
- Additional demand
- Resignation of Health Minister Rajendra Shukla
- Allegation
- Negligence by attending medical staff
- Police action
- Mishra was detained after about 30 minutes
Sources
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