Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research is asking for a round from the Nursing workers do not speak in malayalam The medical director of the institute, Dr Anil Agarwal stated on Sunday, has been withdrawn.
An order issued by the Nursing Superintendent, Delhi Government Hospital on Saturday stated, “A grievance has been acquired in GIPMER concerning the usage of Malayalam language for communication at workplaces. Whereas many of the sufferers and colleagues have no idea this language and really feel helpless which causes a whole lot of inconvenience. Hence all nursing personnel are instructed to make use of solely Hindi and English for communication in any other case critical motion will probably be taken.
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On Sunday morning, Dr Agarwal stated the order had been withdrawn. “The order came neither from the Delhi government or the administration of the hospital, and I was not aware that it was issued. It seems to have been an internal communication within the nursing staff. Immediate action is to rectify the issue but those who are responsible will be pulled up… there was a complaint but it is a fundamental right for them to communicate in their own language and there cannot be such an order on that,” They stated.
The round had sparked outrage, with senior political leaders additionally condemning it. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had stated on Twitter, “Malayalam is as Indian as any other Indian language. Stop language discrimination!”
Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan KC Venugopal additionally wrote to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to withdraw the letter, writing that it was “highly discriminatory and deprived of the basic fundamental right guaranteed by our Constitution”.
Thiruvananthapuram Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had additionally tweeted, saying, “It boggles the mind that a government institution in democratic India can ask its nurses not to speak in their mother tongue to those who tell them understand. It is unacceptable, uncivilized, objectionable and a violation of basic human rights of Indian citizens. A reprimand is overdue!”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
