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Impasse between doctors & Rajasthan govt ends after 16 days

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Jaipur: The impasse between the Rajasthan government and doctors, who were on strike for 16 days against the Right to Health bill, ended on Tuesday as both sides came to an agreement.
Consensus was reached between doctors and the government on eight demands on the Right to Health (RTH) Bill at a meeting of a doctors’ delegation with Chief Secretary Usha Sharma.
In the meeting, Principal Secretary, Medical Education, T. Ravikanth and the representatives of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), United Private Clinics’ & Hospitals’ Association of Rajasthan (UPCHAR) and Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Society (PHNS) discussed and agreed on various points.

According to the agreement, private multi-specialty hospitals having less than 50 beds will be kept out of the purview of this law in the first phase of its implementation. The law will also not be binding on those private hospitals that have not taken any concession from the government or any rebate in allotment of land for the hospital. As per the agreement, this law will be implemented in private medical colleges and hospitals, hospitals running on PPP mode, those hospitals that have been allotted land free of cost or on subsidised rates, and hospitals run by a trust that got land on concession or subsidised rates.
It was also agreed to consider the regularisation of hospitals functioning in different places in the state as per the ‘Kota Model’, under which relaxation in building rules will be considered for those hospitals that are functioning in residential premises.
Also, police cases and other cases registered during the agitation will be withdrawn. It will be considered to bring a single window system for licenses and other approvals. Similarly, giving fire NOC to private hospitals every five years will be considered. Along with this, it was also agreed that changes in the rules in the Right to Health law would be made in consultation with the representatives of the IMA.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot welcomed the end of this deadlock, saying: “I am happy that finally an agreement has been reached between the government and the doctors and Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to implement Right to Health.
“I hope that the doctor-patient relationship will remain the same in future as well.”

Gehlot said that the state government’s objective to bring in the Right to Health bill was that no one should suffer due to lack of treatment, and expressed satisfaction that the doctors fraternity agreed to the proposals put forth by the state government regarding Right to Health.
He said that all the people of the state have extended their cooperation to the state government in the favour of the bill and have welcomed this pro-people bill. “Now the doctors agreeing to this important bill is a good sign,” he added, expressing hope that all doctors will immediately join their duty and that private and government hospitals will make the Right to Health, and schemes such as the Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana and RGHS successful.
The Chief Minister expressed confidence that the way private and government hospitals had set an example with excellent management of Covid, they will similarly successfully implement these schemes on the ground and present the ‘Rajasthan Model of Public Health’.
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April 4, 2023
Talks between striking doctors, Rajasthan govt fail; protest to continue

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Jaipur: Talks between striking doctors and the Rajasthan government over the protest against the Right to Health Bill remained inconclusive on Monday.
The six-member delegation of doctors led by secretary of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Society, Vijay Kapoor met the state government representatives to resolve the impasse over the Bill and ensure appropriate medical care to the people.
The meeting, however, failed to reach a concrete solution to the issue.

Private doctors in Rajasthan are demanding withdrawal of the Bill passed in the state assembly on March 28. According to the bill, every resident of the state will have the right to emergency treatment and care “without prepayment” in any “public health institution, health care establishment and designated health care centres”.
Kapoor, in a statement, said the statewide complete medical bandh in protest against the Bill continued for the 16th day on Monday. A large number of doctors along with representatives of other social organisations reached the JMA auditorium. Supporting the movement, various social organisations urged the government to accept the just demands of the doctors and end this impasse immediately, he said.
He said the bandh continued in all districts of the state, adding that Dr Sohan Kumawat, who is sitting on a fast unto death in Sirohi, reached Jaipur on the fifth day of his fast.
Elaborating further on the support garnered by the protest, the Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Society secretary said 218 private hospitals in Jaipur have given their written consent to discontinue government schemes.
He said 100 per cent private hospitals from other 21 districts of the state have given written applications for mass de-empanelment of government schemes.

Kapoor also announced that a big rally will be held on Tuesday where a large number of medical workers will participate.
“We are getting support from other states of the country as well,” he added.
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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April 4, 2023
Rajasthan BJP chief C P Joshi attacks Gehlot over handling of Jaipur blasts case

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Kota: Newly appointed Rajasthan BJP chief C P Joshi on Monday attacked Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, alleging that the failure of his government to put up a strong legal team led to the acquittal of the accused in the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts case.
Joshi asked what was the reason and under “whose pressure he did not deploy even a single legal counsel” in the case.
On Wednesday, the Rajasthan High Court acquitted four accused who were convicted by a special court in 2019 for the serial blasts on May 13, 2008 in Jaipur that left 71 people dead and 185 injured.

Later, Chief Minister Gehlot had said the government would file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in this matter in the Supreme Court.
Joshi said the terrorists had at least 18 lawyers defending them “meanwhile, his AAG was not present there? Whose pressure was it”.
“When he had to save his government”, Gehlot deployed top lawyers, said Joshi who was on his maiden visit to Kota, a saffron bastion in Hadouti region, after assuming charge as the state BJP chief.
“Who were those he (CM Ashok Gehlot) wanted to please by not calling any counsel in the serial blasts case,” Joshi said.
Replying to queries, the BJP leader said Gehlot had been speaking against the Rashtriya Swamsevak Sangh (RSS) to save his government and to please his party leaders in Delhi.

“Ashok Gehlot called doctors, who are revered by all, ‘gaddar’ (traitors). However, he had even called his own party colleague Sachin Pilot a ‘gaddar’,” Joshi said.
Gehlot also “supported demand for Khalistan”, he alleged.
During his recent visit to Kota, Gehot had alleged that 4-5 doctors who had links with RSS were behind the doctors’ stir against the Right To Heath Bill and had called them traitors.
Joshi was given a rousing welcome at several places by party workers. There was some commotion as three workers slipped from a crowded stage at the Kunhari petrol pump in the city but no major injury was reported.
Referring to Congress-in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa’s remark, Joshi said, “Those who gave a call to kill(Prime Minister) Modi have died and crores of people of the country are standing with him (Modi) as his strength.’
Joshi also refuted claims of factional fighting in the state BJP.
“Entire Rajasthan and country are now a bastion of the BJP and the lotus is blooming in almost every state,” he said.
At a meeting in Kota, Joshi called upon the party workers to keep up their enthusiasm till the state election later this year to dislodge the Congress government.
The people of the state would not forgive the state government that restricted several religious processions, Joshi said.
Meanwhile, former BJP state president Arun Chaturvedi said the state government should stop the pretense of providing justice to the victims and instead file a strong appeal in the Supreme Court in the Jaipur blasts case.
The government is doing politics of appeasement, he alleged.
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April 3, 2023
BJP to organise protests across Rajasthan to corner Cong govt

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Jaipur: The BJP will organise protest demonstrations in all districts of the state against various issues including paper leaks, law and order and women safety in coming days.
Newly appointed BJP state president CP Joshi said the party will create a movement against the “anti-people policies” of the Congress government.
The issues and strategy to corner the Ashok Gehlot government were discussed in a meeting of office-bearers held at the party’s state headquarters here on Sunday.

It was the first state party meeting after Chittorgarh MP CP Joshi took charge as the state unit president, succeeding Satish Poonia.
“The Congress party has always done the politics of division. It was under the Congress rule that the massacre of Sikhs took place in 1984. Terrorists also got patronage and protection during the Congress government,” Joshi alleged in the meeting.
He said that in peace-loving Rajasthan, the government over the past four-and-a-half years has given protection to people who have been spoiling harmony.
Joshi also accused Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of doing politics of appeasement.
He said Chief Minister Gehlot talks about winning 156 seats in the 2023 assembly elections, while Congress MLAs and ministers have raised question marks on his current tenure. “So there is no possibility of repeating a Congress government”.

“The Congress could win only 21 and 56 seats in the assembly after the two terms of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. The people of Rajasthan will give an answer to the Congress government in the 2023 assembly elections. The BJP will get a huge mandate,” he said.
BJP national general secretary and state in-charge Arun Singh shared the party’s poll action plan with the office-bearers presidents of various state party units, district in-charge and district presidents.
Co in charge Vijaya Rahatkar and other leaders were also present in the meeting.
A meeting of BJP legislators and core committee was also held later.
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April 2, 2023
IPL 2023 Match 3: Rajasthan Royals vs SunRisers Hyderabad

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IPL 2023 Match 3: Rajasthan Royals vs SunRisers Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Players pay their last respects to former cricketer Salim Durrani before the start of the IPL 2023 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Uppal, in Hyderabad, Sunday, April 2, 2023. (PTI Photo)
Hyderabad: Rajasthan Royals player Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a shot during IPL 2023 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Uppal, in Hyderabad, Sunday, April 2, 2023. (PTI Photo)
Hyderabad: Tollywood actor Daggubati Venkatesh waves during IPL 2023 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Uppal, in Hyderabad, Sunday, April 2, 2023. (PTI Photo)
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Sunrisers Hyderabad opt to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in IPL

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Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad stand-in captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the toss and opted to field against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League season-opener here on Sunday.

The home side SRH handed debuts to England’s Adil Rashid and Harry Brook along with New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips and Mayank Agarwal. For Rajasthan Royals, the former West Indies captain Jason Holder and KM Asif made their debuts.

Senior India bowler Bhunveshwar is leading Sunrisers Hyderabad only for this game since their regular captain Aiden Markram is with the South African side on national duty.

Teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips (wicketkeeper), Umran Malik, Adil Rashid, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (captain), T Natarajan, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(captain & wicketkeeper), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, KM Asif.

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Lobby associated with RSS inciting protesting doctors in Rajasthan: CM

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Kota: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday alleged that a “lobby” associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was inciting and misguiding private doctors agitating against the Right to Health Bill in the state while patients are suffering.

The protesting doctors have claimed that the execution of the legislation will create hurdles in their smooth functioning and the involvement of local authorities will increase.

People have been given the right to access health services for free up to Rs 25 lakh as the government will pay for the treatment under the Bill, the chief minister told reporters here when asked about the ongoing strike. He also appealed to the doctors to end their protest.

“The recommendations given by the doctors to the finance secretary were all agreed upon but later on some four to five doctors, who are associated with the RSS, raised objections. It is not an allegation but the truth that they are people from the RSS,” Gehlot said. He also said the “four to five people, associated with the RSS, who misguided the doctors, are ‘gaddar’ (traitors)”.

The chief minister claimed that two people came from Delhi and called him up to meet him.

“They were directed to Finance Secretary Akhil Arora, but instead of meeting with the secretary, the two went to the governor. They after misguiding doctors here, returned to Delhi,” Gehlot said and claimed that the two persons from the national capital are also associated with the RSS.

The chief minister said that “a lobby of the RSS is ruining doctors, misguiding them…”. The notification for the RTH is yet to be issued and if there are doubts and confusion, they could be cleared, he said.

“It is not the time for politics as people are suffering and they should immediately end their strike,” Gehlot said

A delegation of the protesting doctors met the chief minister at the Kota airport. Gehlot listened to the doctors while trying to clear their doubts and appealing to them to end their strike.

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Disqualifying Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha part of conspiracy: Rajasthan CM

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Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday attacked the Narendra Modi government, saying the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha was part of a conspiracy that was hatched following the “massive success” of his Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Gandhi was disqualified as an MP following his conviction and two-year sentencing by a Surat Court last week in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark.

The chief minister, while addressing Congress workers at a Sammelan, also alleged that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who hails from Kota, was under pressure and did not allow Gandhi to speak in Parliament.

“Rising prices, unemployment, social disharmony and widening gap between the poor and the rich were the issues of the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra,” Gehlot said in Kota.

“Some people afraid by the personality of Rahul Gandhi that emerged out of the massive success of the Bharat Jodo Yatra hatched a conspiracy against him…,” he said on the issue of Gandhi’s disqualification.

The BJP will have to face the consequences of Rahul Gandhi’s expulsion from Parliament, Gehlot said in Jaipur while addressing a meeting of party workers.

The entire opposition is united on the issue of Gandhi’s disqualification and this unity is a good sign, the CM said at the meeting held in Sanganer.

The BJP has been attacking Gandhi, a former Congress chief, over his “democracy under attack” remarks in the UK and demanding he apologise, and has criticised him over his 2019 comment.

Before his disqualification, Gandhi was not allowed to speak in Parliament and he had also approached the Lok Sabha speaker, the chief minister said, adding that it was Birla’s duty to allow Gandhi to speak.

But the Congress leader was being forced to apologise and this meant that “Om Birla ji was working under pressure and if he had been aware of his position, and of dignity and glory of Rajasthan, his gesture should have been different”, Gehlot said.

Referring to Rajasthan assembly Speaker CP Joshi, the chief minister said he dealt with matters of members of both ruling and opposition parties with impartiality.

“Those who become speaker of a House no longer remains a member of a party,” Gehlot said and added that currently the post Birla holds, is not an ordinary post.

“Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who hails from Kota, should function impartially in Lok Sabha but he is not able to function impartially and is working under pressure,” the chief minister said.

The Congress succeeded in maintaining unity of such a grand nation like India, but the ways the Narendra Modi government and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have adopted is unfortunate for the country, Gehlot said and told party workers that their fight against them was ideological.

He said the Congress, which made several sacrifices during the country’s freedom struggle, does not need nationalism lessons from the BJP and the RSS.

“They (BJP and RSS) talk about India and nationalism will we learn nationalism from them? Those who got the country freedom will learn nationalism from them?” Gehlot said as he questioned the contribution of the BJP and the RSS in the country’s independence struggle.

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Rajasthan govt to challenge acquittal of 4 men in Jaipur serial blasts case to SC

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Jaipur:The Rajasthan government has decided to challenge in the Supreme Court the acquittal of four accused in the Jaipur serial blasts case by the High Court, an official said.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the government will file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in this matter in the top court.

An official spokesperson said the decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Gehlot at his residence Friday night.

Gehlot said the state government is determined that the culprits are given the harshest punishment.

A Special Leave Petition (SLP) will be filed in the Supreme Court against the decision of the Rajasthan High Court, he said in the meeting.

The chief minister also decided to terminate the services of Additional Advocate General Rajendra Yadav, who was appointed to appear in this case, the spokesperson said.

“After examining in a high-level meeting, a decision has been taken to appeal in the Supreme Court against the High Court’s decision in the Jaipur bomb blast case. The state government will ensure justice to the victims by engaging the best lawyers,” Gehlot tweeted.

Chief Secretary Usha Sharma, Principal Secretary (Home) Anand Kumar, Director General of Police Umesh Mishra and other officers were present in the meeting.

The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday had acquitted the four accused in the case, who were sentenced to death by a special court in 2019. The high court also pulled up the probe agency for its “poor” investigation.

The special court on December 18, 2019 had convicted accused Mohd Sarwar Azmi, Mohd Saif, Mohd Salman and Saifur Rahman in the case while giving benefit of doubt to Shahbaz Hussain and acquitted him. The state government challenged the acquittal of Shahbaz Hussain in the high court. At the same time, all four convicted had filed an appeal against the sentence.

A division bench of high court Justice Pankaj Bhandari and Justice Sameer Jain on Wednesday acquitted the four accused. The court, in its order, also confirmed the acquittal of a fifth person — Shahbaz Hussain — by the trial court.

Jaipur was rocked by a series of blasts on May 13, 2008 when bombs went off one after another at Manak Chawk Khanda, Chandpole Gate, Badi Chaupad, Chhoti Chaupad, Tripolia Gate, Johri Bazar and Sanganeri Gate.

The explosions had left 71 people dead and 185 injured.

One live bomb was recovered near Ramchandra Temple which was defused by a bomb disposal squad.

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Medical services hit in Rajasthan as doctors protest Right to Health Bill

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Jaipur: Medical services were affected in parts of Rajasthan on Wednesday after government doctors and faculty members in medical colleges went on a one-day strike in solidarity with private doctors agitating against the Right to Health Bill.

However, several government doctors attended to patients in OPDs at places like Bharatpur, Alwar and Udaipur.

Emergency services and ICUs were exempted from the strike.

A health department official said in the evening that there was no significant impact of the boycott because the OPDs were handled through alternative arrangements.

There was not much impact of the boycott in Sawai Mansingh (SMS) hospitals, the largest state-run hospitals in Rajasthan. Services remained unaffected in Dausa, the hometown of state Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena.

In Rajasthan, private doctors are demanding withdrawal of the Bill passed in the state assembly last Tuesday. According to the Bill, every resident of the state will have the right to emergency treatment and care “without prepayment” at any “public health institution, health care establishment and designated health care centres”.

Iqbal Khan, joint secretary, health department, had on Tuesday issued an order to medical college principals directing them to ensure that medical services in OPD, IPD, ICU, emergency and maternity wards were not affected and to take disciplinary action against the doctors going on leave without approval.

Meena said the strike was “unfair” and “unjustified” and that the doors of the government were always open for any negotiation.

Taking a tough stand, the state government warned of disciplinary action against the government doctors for going on leave without approval. As a result, some of the doctors returned to work after boycotting work for two hours in Alwar, Bharatpur, Udaipur and Dungarpur.

Amid the protest, Bundi collector Ravindra Goswami, who is also an MBBS doctor, attended to a few patients at the district hospital.

The management of OPD in SMS hospital was handled by additional principal, additional superintendent and other doctors engaged in administrative work.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )