Admitted Children Forced To Sit In Heat For Event In Madhya Pradesh Hospital: Child Rights Body

The relatives of hospitalised patients and children admitted in the child ward were forcibly taken to the venue by the guards and nurses, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has said.

Top child rights body NCPCR has sought strict action against those who allegedly made children admitted to a hospital ward in Madhya Pradesh sit in scorching heat for crowd mobilisation at a function. In a letter to the Madhya Pradesh chief secretary on Saturday, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said during the inauguration of an oxygen plant at the district hospital in Vidisha, the relatives of hospitalised patients and children admitted in the child ward were forcibly taken to the venue by the guards and nurses. The child rights body pointed out that the district collector was also present at the function. "The admitted children were made to sit in the hot sun for two hours at the venue, which primarily appears to be a violation of section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015," it said.