Controversy: Paediatrician refuses to treat Gujarati patients citing harassment, sent on leave

Navsari: A controversy erupted at a government hospital after a paediatrician allegedly denied to treat Gujrati patients stating that the few Gujaratis had earlier harassed her and her father. The doctor has now been sent on five days leave by the Gujarat Government.

According to a recent report by The Indian Express, an inquiry was conducted which revealed that the paediatrician who was working as a medical superintendent at the facility denied "to treat the Gujaratis and stated that she would only treat patients hailing from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh."

The statement from the doctor came following an incident that took place on 7th August when a Gujarati lady along with her ailing 10-year old son visited her. It was almost more than an hour while the patient waited in line. Around 50 patients were waiting with their kids but there was no call from the doctor.

Further, the lady along with few other women entered the doctor's chamber and found her busy on her cell phone. The women asked the doctor to check the patients. Following this, the doctor allegedly asked them to move out and stated that she was not there to treat Gujarati patients. She further stated that she would treat patients of UP and Bihar, adding that Gujarati people have harassed her and her father earlier, reports the daily