Trinamool Congress MPs who amplified misinformation must apologise: Amit Malviya as doctors’ association demands apology from Abhishek Banerjee
The Hindu
Joint Platform of Doctors demands apology from TMC MP for spreading misinformation, BJP spokesperson calls out TMC MPs.
After the Joint Platform of Doctors, West Bengal, demanded an unconditional apology from Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee for his post claiming the death of boy owing to lack of medical attention at R.G. Kar hospital, BJP national spokesperson Amit Malviya hit out at the TMC government and said several TMC MPs who had joined the chorus, to amplify the misinformation too must apologise and delete their posts.
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In a post on X, Amit Malviya shared, “After Mamata Banerjee, the Joint Platform of Doctors, West Bengal, now exposes her nephew for spreading #FakeNews, in order to weaken the doctors’ protest demanding #JusticeForRGKar. They seek an unconditional apology for inciting violence and hostility towards the medical fraternity. Several TMC MPs had joined the chorus, to amplify the misinformation. They too must apologise and delete their posts.”
He further alleged that the TMC wanted to discredit and diffuse the protests as if the young lady doctor was never raped and murdered. ”It is obvious that Mamata Banerjee and her entire clan are least interested in resolution or justice. After erasing all evidence, they want to somehow discredit and diffuse the protests and move on, as if the young lady doctor was never raped and murdered. Sick state of affairs. Mamata Banerjee is evil and must go,” he further added.
Earlier, the Joint Platform of Doctors, West Bengal, in a letter to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee said they were writing to formally protest and express deep concern regarding the untrue and malicious statement he posted on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on September 6, 2024, at 10:27 p.m.
The letter stated, “In your post, you stated that a young boy from Konnagar lost his life today following a road accident, after bleeding for three hours without receiving medical attention, a consequence of ongoing protest by doctors in response to the #RGkar incident.
”The letter said this statement is categorically false and misleading. The young male patient, suffering from polytrauma due to a tragic road accident, was referred to a higher centre from Srirampur and was received at R.G. Kar Medical College promptly at 9:10 a.m. on the same day, September 6, 2024. The doctors on duty immediately attended to him and continued to provide medical care at several intervals until his unfortunate demise at 12:30 p.m., as noted in the provisional death certificate.