It was not long ago that three women died at the Government Maternity Hospital at Sultan Bazaar after delivering babies by C-section method. Yet, pregnant women throng the hospital in hundreds, both for pre-natal care and deliveries, every day.
A visit to the hospital presents pathetic scenes in the morning hours everyday at the out-patient block where pregnant women have to wait until doctors and para-medical staff resume duties at 9 a.m. Over 300 of them are seen everyday in the waiting hall since 5 a.m. but there are only 30 to 40 seats that wind their way to the doorsteps of the doctors’ rooms.
As the norm is first-come, first-served, the early comers get the seats while the others leave their chappals in a queue and hang around. The scene is reminiscent of pots in a queue at a water point in peak summer.
KCR at receiving end
The Telangana Government is at the receiving end in dealing with long-pending recruitment of teachers as numerous announcements by the government in the past did not fructify and has created scope for the aspirants to mock at the Government on social media. There are some serious, some funny and a few really annoying comments from the aspirants circulating in social media that can embarrass the Government. Such is the fun generated that every time an announcement comes from officials or the Ministers, aspirants target Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao comparing him with popular characters in iconic Telugu films.
Officials concerned with recruitment say the anger is growing and aspirants seem to have lost confidence in the Government’s announcements.
A wise move?
Strange are the ways political parties adopt to deflect the attention of people whenever a core issue comes up.
The ruling TRS is proving itself to be quite adept at such manoeuvres these days. The BJP had organised a public meeting addressed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at Nizamabad on September 17, coinciding with the Telangana Liberation Day.
Media offices busy covering Mr. Rajnath Singh’s address received a press release by the evening with news that the Government had decided to set up an IT hub in Nizamabad town and that 60 interested parties had submitted letters of intent. romotion of IT in Tier-II cities was on the cards, but Warangal and Karimnagar were touted to be the destinations. How come Nizamabad?. Sudden popping up of the town’s name surely smacks of political overtones say observers of the political landscape in the State.
(N. Rahul, R. Ravikanth Reddy and M. Rajeev)