Chandigarh/ New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office has sought a report from the authorities on a kidney patient’s death in Chandigarh, who allegedly didn’t get treatment on time after the PM’s security stopped him at a hospital.
IANS reports relatives of Sumit Prakash Verma, 32, died after the vehicle carrying him could not enter the emergency area of the Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attended a convocation at PGIMER on Tuesday.
Relatives alleged that their vehicle carrying Verma from Ambala was stopped at different gates of the institute due to which crucial time was wasted, IANS reports.
"We came near the PGIMER when the Prime Minister's motorcade was entering. The road near the emergency was sealed by police and we were told to use another gate. At that gate we were told to go to a third place and then directed to go to the original gate. This delayed our reaching the hospital and he died," Richa Verma, a relative, told media.
Verma was suffering from a major kidney ailment and had breathing trouble. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Sources in the PM’s office tell CNN-IBN Verma wasn't travelling in an ambulance and security personnel, therefore, did not know he was critical.
Singh arrived in Chandigarh on Tuesday to attend two functions at PGIMER. He will first attend a convocation at the PGIMER. He will also inaugurate the advanced cardiac centre at the institute.
Tight security measures were in place across Chandigarh in view of the Prime Minister's visit. The routes that he will take during the day were manned by armed police and traffic personnel.
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