Pappu Yadav meets CM to demand action against fake doctors

RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, who has launched an agitation against fake doctors and those charging exorbitant fee, today met Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and sought action against such practitioners.
Yadav, RJD Lok Sabha member from Madhepura, handed over a list of unqualified doctors practising in Madhepura, Supual, Saharsa and Khagaria and urged the Chief Minister to initiate action against them.
Yadav in his memorandum said that such unqualified doctors who are fleecing the public are playing with the life of people and need to be stopped.
"A sort of anarchy is prevailing in the field of health in the state as private practitioners and nursing homes are fleecing people while government hospitals are in bad condition," he said in the memorandum.

The RJD MP, who launched an agitation against doctors charging high fee and those practising without proper degree at Saharsa on October 13, said after Chhath festival he would extend his stir to other parts of the state.
The RJD MP has suggested Rs 150 fee for MBBS doctors, Rs 200 for MD/MS and Rs 300 for senior and experienced practitioners.

Recently, the Chief Minister had criticised some doctors for not being sincere in serving the poor.
At a function at Motihari last week he had made a scathing comment to "chop off hands" of doctors for neglecting treatment of poor.

The harsh comment of "chopping of hands" triggered strong reaction from Indian Medical Association and opposition parties. The Chief Minister said that he had used the expression as a Hindi proverb which meant to limit the power of somebody.