Congress workers show black flags to Himachal CM

Mandi: Congress workers showed black flags to Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur during his visit to Lahaul Spiti today.

The Youth Congress workers have been sitting on a chain hunger strike at Keylong for the past 25 days. They are demanding filling of vacant posts of specialist doctor in the District Hospital, Keylong.

Gyalchhan Thakur, president of the District Congress Committee, Lahaul Spiti, said: “The government is paying no heed to our demand, which has forced us to take the step. Healthcare is a fundamental right. The government should come forward to provide better healthcare.”

“The posts of gynaecologist, general surgeon, orthopaediatrician, ENT, paediatrician and eye specialist have been lying vacant for a long time,” he added.

The workers raised slogans against the Chief Minister, which made the situation awkward for him as well as Tribal Development Minister Ram Lal Markanda. The angry CM returned from Keylong without having a lunch there.

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