A tribal organisation has launched an indefinite sit-in at the State-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital (MYH) here, demanding action against top officials over the deaths of two newborn girls, who had been bitten by rats.
Members of Jai Adivasi Yuva Shakti began their protest on Sunday and sat at the main gate of MYH.
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The 75-year-old MYH is among the largest government hospitals in Madhya Pradesh and is attached to the State-run Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore.
The protesters alleged gross negligence on the part of the college dean Dr. Arvind Ghanghoria and MYH Superintendent Dr. Ashok Yadav. They demanded their suspension and registration of a case of culpable homicide against the two senior doctors.
