Maoists launch hunger strike in jail, seek better medical aid
HAZARIBAG: Nearly 40 Maoists, lodged in the high security cell of the
Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narayan Central Jail at Hazaribag, went on hunger
strike on Thursday in protest against lack of medical facilities for the
inmates. The protesters alleged that the ailing convicts in the jail
are not attended to by the by the authorities in times of need. The
hunger strike call was led by Ravi Sharma, member of the central
politburo of the CPI(Maoist) and member of the Bihar
-Jharkhand-Chattisgarh Central Committee.
He was arrested in November 2009 near the Salparni Park in the
district The protest was launched following the death of life convict
Daso Mahato of Ramgarh district. Mahato suffered a paralytic stroke in
the jail and was undergoing treatment in the Jail Hospital. Later he was
shifted to Hazaribag Sadar Hospital but when his condition did not
improve he was taken to RIMS, Ranchi. However, he died on December 22.
This was the second death of an ailing convict in the recent times.
The fasting Maoists alleged that neglect by the jail authorities and
the jail doctor led to Daso’s untimely death. Sometime back, another
inmate died in the Hazaribag Sadar hospital after prolonged illness. The
fasting Maoists said they had no alternative but to go for
hunger-strike inside the jail. When contacted, a spokesman of the
central jail confirmed the development. Denying allegations of the
fasting Maoists, he said that in the convicts are usually treated at
Jail Hospital when they fall ill and if that does not help they are
shifted to Sadar Hospital. He denied the allegations of Maoists that
convicts were ill treated and are not given proper medical aid inside
the Jail. However Hazaribag SP and civil durgeon were not available for
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