Sweeper sits on hunger strike protesting job termination
BY AKSHYA ROUT
Jajpur,NOV 20 : A sweeper of a government hospital in Jajpur district started an indefinite hunger strike by prostrating in front of the main entrance of the hospital protesting against his termination from the service as a result patients, doctors and other staff faced problems to enter the hospital.
The service of Deepak Gochayat a fourth grade employee of the Community Health Center at Bari was terminated by the medical officer last week on the alleged charges of dereliction of duties in the hospital and taking liquor regularly for which he started an indefinite hunger strike by lying down since the past two days , demanding his reposting as a sweeper in the hospital.
When contacted Dr Sabir Hussein the Medical Officer of the CHC said “ Deepak Gochayat had been working in the hospital as a contractual worker. He used to come to the hospital in an inebriated state regularly for which we terminated his service after serving him notice. ”.
