Hours after Haryana CM says no oxygen crunch during visit, protest over shortage in Rohtak

Rohtak: Hours after Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar claimed during his visit to Rohtak that there was no oxygen crunch in the state hospitals, kin of patients under treatment at a private hospital here on Tuesday protested on road demanding oxygen. The protesters raised slogans and blocked the road at Medical Mor by placing empty gas cylinders there.
One of the protesters Manju Rani said that her mother has been admitted at a private hospital here but doctors there were asking her to shift the patient due to non-availability of the gas. Sudhir from Chamaria village shared similar information.
Oscar hospital director D. Vipin Sangwan said they had informed the administration about the shortage of oxygen well in advance. “We want to help patients but finding it difficult without oxygen supply,” he said.
Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Sajjan Kumar reached the spot with police force and pacified the protesters by assuring them about the supply of oxygen. DSP Kumar said six oxygen cylinders had been given to the hospital for immediate use and administration was trying to meet their further requirement.
Meanwhile, kin of several patients here complained that they were being forced to take patients outside as there were no beds available in Rohtak district. One Kuldeep Sharma said his father was Covid positive but he developed lung-related problems. “I wanted to shift him to a Rohtak hospital but I had to take my father to Jind hospital for bed with oxygen,” he added.
Similarly, Punit Kumar who has his father admitted in Rohtak had to shift him to Rewari hospital after oxygen supply ran out at the local hospital.