Kolkata hospital says it will not treat Bangladeshi patients over alleged desecration of Indian flag
Images were widely shared online purportedly showing the Indian flag being stepped on by students at a university in Dhaka.
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A Kolkata hospital announced on Friday that it will not provide medical treatment to Bangladeshi patients to protest the alleged desecration of the Indian flag “in various places” in the neighbouring country, The Indian Express reported.
“Country is above all,” said Subhranshu Bhakta, the director of the JN Roy Hospital in the city’s Maniktala area. “Nothing can happen above the country. Medical service is a noble profession but the dignity of the country is paramount. Other medical institutions should also follow this path…”
“This is primarily because of the insults they have shown towards India,” PTI quoted Bhakta as saying. “Seeing the tricolour being insulted, we have decided to stop treating Bangladeshis.”
He urged other hospitals in Kolkata to join the protest against the alleged atrocities against religious minorities in Bangladesh, PTI reported.
This came days after images were widely shared on social media purportedly showing the Indian flag being stepped on by students at the entrance of the Bangladesh University of Engineering in Dhaka.
Following the collapse of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government in August, several parts of Bangladesh reported incidents of violence against religious minorities.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in August urged Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, to ensure the safety of Hindus and other minorities. Yunus had claimed that reports of attacks on...
