Rajasthan doctor advises people to follow Islam, lands in trouble

Bikaner: A senior doctor at Mukta Prasad dispensary in Bikaner is in trouble for advising her patients to follow Islam in order to get cured.

According to reports, the doctor in question, Jameema Hayat, has been warned repeatedly by Chief medical and health officer (CMHO) Dr Devendra Choudhary for her ‘religious approach’ while on duty. After failing to change her behaviour despite getting many complaints, the CMHO has issued her a fresh notice.

Choudhary said, “We have been receiving these complaints for a long time. We also warned her several times and issued notices to her but she refuses to listen to anybody.”

The matter has assumed serious proportions so much so that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has ordered a probe into it. The PMO has indicated that appropriate action should be taken if there is impropriety involved.

According to the report, one Manish Singhal was stunned recently when he took his daughter to the dispensary and was advised by Hayat to practice Islam, because ‘it can save his family from all troubles’. Singhal said, “After a formal checkup, Hayat started reciting Islamic quotations while my daughter was running a fever. I took my daughter to another doctor and got her treated.”

Hayat has been transferred frequently due to such religious exhortations on duty. Hayat’s two elder brothers were also famous medical practitioners, said the report.