Cockroach Janta Party threatens ‘Maha Dharna’ if Warangal super-specilaty hospital is not opened by December 31

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A delegation from the Cockroach Janta Party visited the MGM Hospital in Warangal on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Monday demanded that the new super-specialty hospital building being constructed near MGM Hospital in Warangal be completed and opened to the public by December 31, warning that it would organise a ‘Maha Dharna’ in Warangal if the deadline is not met.

The demand came during a visit by a CJP delegation to MGM Hospital following an incident on Sunday in which concrete chunks fell from the ceiling inside the Arogyasri ward, leaving three in-patients injured.

CJP South Zone in-charge and National Media Head Vijay Mallangi, who led the delegation, said the government must ensure that the new hospital building is fully equipped with the required medical facilities before opening it to the public. The party also called for an immediate comprehensive safety inspection of the existing hospital building and repairs to structures found to be hazardous.

He said patient safety in government hospitals needs to be treated as priority and urged the government to take immediate measures to prevent similar incidents. The CJP also demanded an inquiry into the incident at MGM Hospital and called for better medical care for the patients who were injured.

The delegation said they also attempted to meet the Warangal District Collector who was present at the hospital when they arrived, but police personnel prevented them from meeting the collector. The delegation later sought to meet the hospital superintendent to obtain details about the incident. “Police informed us that the superintendent was in Hyderabad,” the delegation said.

Mr. Mallangi said the government should prioritise resolving problems in existing government hospitals alongside the construction and inauguration of new facilities.

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